| Description | Letter to James Gordon of Letterfourie, London, from Daniel Henry Smith, Alexander Gordon & Co., Madeira, regarding a service of plate from the Portuguese Ambassador, shipping arrangements for wine orders, missed chance to ship wine to India, expectations of further ill-dealings by Ahmuty, Finzie and Searle, no clear picture of what the new vintage will be like, hoping for orders from the West Indies, 11 December 1773 |