| Description | Copy letter from Patrick Duff, Cawnpore, to his brother James, London, reporting that he and their brothers William and John are well, enclosing half-pay certificates, plans to leave India for good, the financial dealings of James Grant, cloth for Mrs Duff, loan to his brother-in-law R. Duff to take a share in an indigo work of which he is manager while supernumerary in the army, ‘I have also paid 14000 rupees to bring in Mr Cook to be a partner in the Circulating Library, which is also a line when a good deal of Cash can be made’, list of cloth he is sending home, pleased with Colonel Macleod of Macleod and his wife, currently with the 73rd, death of Mrs Laird the doctor’s wife, Dr Laird has been ill-used by the establishment just as Duff has, ‘There is war all round us, but I see no chance of our being engaged in any, except the cause comes from Europe’, 15 February 1788; copy letter from same to same, regarding six younger officers having been promoted over him, waiting for a response from Lord Cornwallis, 22 February 1788; copy of letter from Colonel Ross, Calcutta, to Colonel Duff concerning Lord Cornwallis’ likely response to his request, 24 December 1787; copy of part of Colonel Duff’s response regarding rearrangements of Army List – he approves, but it cannot benefit him and he will not serve under any who have previously served under him, 23 January 1788; copy of part of Colonel Ross’s response, 3 February 1788; copy concluding part of letter from Patrick Duff to James Duff regarding his intention to retire: ‘I might its true have been a much richer man than I am, but to make up for that I have very few things to reproach myself with’; copy letter from Patrick Duff, camp near Furrockabad, to James Duff, complaining that he has nothing interesting to write about for the place he is in is only famous for robberies and murders, very cold in winter and very hot in summer, but his health is good, 20 February 1788; copy letter from Major Charles Deare, Fort William (Bengal) to James Duff, London, regarding accounts, and reporting good health of Patrick, William and John Duff, 28 February 1788; copy letter from Lawtie & Farquharson to James Duff regarding payment under Captain William Ogilvie’s will, of which Patrick Duff was an executor, n.d.; copy letter from Captain Cuming to Major Deare, assuring him that Colonel Duff’s parcel will be well looked after, and hoping it is small enough to pass through the India house as a present, 23 January 1788 |