| Description | Letters to James Gordon of Letterfourie from his brother Alexander in Madeira, first: copy letter to cover list of bills and ship list, hoping to send wine, ordering oil, delivery of beef, pork, butter and candles, 10 February 1763; second, letter regarding sending inferior wines to Mr Pemberton, hoping for letters from James, damage to a cargo of pilchards in bad weather off Cowes, hoping James can make sense of Mr Carson’s remittances, hoping for more good Dutch flax, news of other businessmen in Madeira, ‘Please to send out for Dr Hebenden 2 pr marbled silk stockings of the very best to cost 18/ approx he desires the collour may be a mixed collour and fashionable vizt marine or purple and white’, 12 February 1763 |