Dear Sarah,
This night I have received more news from York. Simcoe needs more settlers for Upper Canada. He has been searching for a while, and he found that the United States would be a great source for settlers. Even though the United States might create lots of settlement in Upper Canada, Simcoe does not trust the people in the United States. Simcoe has already created different lots for different classes of people, much like the society in England. He has given large grants to wealthy and educated people, and he has set aside 100-acre lots for government officials moving from Newark. Simcoe is also allowing Late Loyalists to receive lots as long as they swear an oath of loyalty. Simcoe's wife, Elizabeth, makes it seem not so bad to move. Our family might consider moving.
Your brother,
George Davis Lanott
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