| Description | Letter to James Gordon, London, from his brother Alexander, Madeira, regarding letters, sales of beef and pork, good quantity of wine to fulfil orders, arrangements for doing that, financial arrangements, problems doing business with Joao Fr. de Freitas, hoping to send wines to Maynes before the rains come, sending onions and onion seed, would be pleased to have some herring, but they must be well packed, shortage of flax from Gothenburg, hoping for supply of iron, asking James to call in Hull on his way to or from Scotland to see what supplies can be ordered there, delay to a pipe of wine going to Tobago, Lord Adam Gordon has a number of plants going on this ship, sorry to hear of James’ unhappiness but recommends he be patient, list of bills, 25 June 1766 |