| Description | Bundle labelled ‘Mr. Wm. Milne to R. Gordon, 1855 / 60’
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding delivery of stones, good news of Buckie fishing, shipping not so busy, 5 September 1855
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, enclosing a letter from Peter Bruce asking to let a piece of ground for a herring station, 30 June 1858, with Milne’s advice, quiet time in the harbour, 3 July 1858
Letter to R. Gordon, Lanark, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding financial settlements, account of a house auction, letting one of Gordon’s houses to a fisherman, 13 September 1858
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding his present address and possible purchase of a fish house, 27 September 1858
Letter to R. Gordon, Carluke, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding deposit in his account by Sir William Gordon, mention again of sale of Turner’s fish house which Gordon might wish to purchase, sale of meal, quiet herring season, 28 September 1858
Letter to R. Gordon, Airdrie, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding settlement of various accounts, ‘Lady Melvin has delivered the Key of the Lighthouse to me’, results of stormy weather, news of death of aunt Miss Glendinnan, 9 October 1858
Letter to R. Gordon from William Milne, Buckie, regarding the gas, possible sale of a house, Peter Bruce has caused trouble, arrangements for other properties, building a granary, asking after Miss Alexandra, 1 June 1859
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding collection of share dues, ‘Wm Wilson … commenced Cursing and said he would not pay’, problems with others, wondering if an arrestment could be made on Wilson’s ship until he pays, 3 June 1859
Letter to R. Gordon from William Milne, Buckie, regarding letting a house, giving money to James Reid, shipping news, passing news to Miss Alexandra that Anna Hay has not been well, 21 June 1859
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding lost tenant, Peter Bruce’s letter and changes to the curing ground, shipping news, news of the gas supply, building work, 16 July 1859
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, druggist, Buckie, concerning the building of the granary, enclosing another letter from James Gray making offer for the slater work on the granary, 22 July 1859
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding problems with a ship, the Dan Glaister of Macduff, ‘I went to get the Police but he was not at home, what is to be done an example ought to be made’, building work, 15 August 1859
Letter to R. Gordon from William Milne, Buckie, regarding continued problem with collection of share dues, ‘The Gas Engineer has not come, I have no Coals and no nothing so what will be done I would have had Gas ere this time but that was his fault’, request to finish the granary, 23 December 1859
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding disposal of building materials, payment due to James Reid, 12 January 1860
Letter to ‘Madam’ [possibly Miss Alexandrina], from William Milne, Buckie, keen to discover how Robert Gordon is, enclosing a sample Prison and Police Assessment form (two copies, one made out for Robert Gordon and the Fishery Board and one for Robert Gordon and Alex Geddes ‘Smackie’) which Gordon has to complete, Gordon owes him money for his payment of accounts on the granary, which is almost complete, 13 March 1860
Letter to R. Gordon from William Milne, Buckie, regarding dispute over account, continued refusals to pay, blaming Wilson for stirring trouble, wishing Gordon were in Buckie to deal with the matter, 23 July 1860
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding building the granary, poor herring fishing but busy harbour, 30 July 1860
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding the visits of a man Gerrie from Lossiemouth to Buckie and the dues he owes, ongoing complaints about Wilson and his refusal to pay interest on what he owes, 23 August 1860
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding busy harbour and herring fishing, asking James Reid for his account with quarries, accounts, visit of Sir William, 28 September 1860
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding rents and payments and the difficulty of getting them, 6 October 1860. With envelope
Letter to R. Gordon, Lanark, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding difficulties in raising dues, rent and repair costs to a house on the harbour, regrets that Gordon did not prosecute Wilson last year as a warning to the rest, settlements of various properties, 20 October 1860
Letter to R. Gordon, Lanark, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding sending harbour account, Gordon’s illness, difficulty in raising payments, ‘they laugh at me and say that they will pay when you make Wilson pay’, storm reducing income, 24 November 1860
Letter to R. Gordon from William Milne, Buckie, reporting on rent collection, asking for payment of the fish curer’s account, continued problems with payments, ‘they don’t care for you nor me they say and that the Harbour is theirs’, 30 November 1860
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding the condition of the house occupied by the late Alex Geddes senior, continued problems with refusals to pay, 23 January 1861
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding a warehouse and delivery of lime, a cargo of stones, and use of storage, 30 January 1861
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, regarding a sale, payment for the granary, use of curing stations and disputes over payment, 23 February 1861. With envelope
Letter to R. Gordon, Glasgow, from William Milne, Buckie, to cover payment for James Wilson’s house, Peter Bruce looking for a piece of ground for a salt cellar, with a small sketch plan of what he holds now, 27 February 1861
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