| Description | Letter to James Gordon of Letterfourie, London, from Daniel Henry Smith, Madeira, regarding receipt of letters, safe arrival of Mr and Mrs Murray, asking about quality of wine delivered, ‘we suppose it to be some of Searle’s that he puts into Horse dug to advance it ripening sooner’, prospects of shipping next year are poor, worried that the trading in Madeira will harm their business, the new regulations are impeding business, asking for iron hoops of different types, hoping for payment from A. Watt if they are patient, Simon Lee is to recover money for them in Barbados, current restrictions make it hard for them to help him to trade, several people have had problems landing their own furniture, double dealing of local merchants, harmful activities of Donaldson, new regulations for shops, material arrived from Norwich, slightly damaged, cargo of fish from the St Lawrence River, more fish required, asking for corn from France, the Barbary Coast or Venice, or rye from Danzig, Holland or Hamburg, a local smith has asked for an anvil, vices and files, will send certificate that Captain Lovell never arrived, for insurance, 12 December 1775 |