| Description | Letter to James Gordon, London, from his nephew John Duff, Lucknow, mentioning writing to him about a year previously, recommending bearer, Major John Macpherson, ‘commotions in this country’, his brother ‘Patrick is now the oldest artillery officer in Bengal – he was of course called down in Novr last 1780 on being made Colonel, to Calcutta …’, his brother ‘William is still at Bombay’, he himself is now a Lieutenant and is constantly moving about the country, and has learned the languages fluently, hopes that recent troubles in London have not affected Gordon, enclosing letter for his brother at Madeira, 29 October 1781. With wrapper |