| Description | Letter to George Gordon from his cousin John Gordon of Glencat, London, regarding recovery of some more of Mr Reid’s books, not impressed by them, Anne Gordon has not told her mother of her brother Andrew’s illness, Anne objects to something he has done in relation to Macgilvary ‘as in full blood with the deceased should certainly take place before the second daughter who it seems is a very bad girl … and had I not meddled the old Woman never would have had a farthing how can any bargain for ready money be made with Mr Kay for a servant who is in Jamaica and who may be dead before now, I drew up a power of attorney … to dispose of the Negroe to the best advantage…’, hoping that Ch[arles] G[ordon] will pay his debts, asking for payment, ‘This day the French ambassador set out for Paris and in 6 weeks will return … I long to know the fate of Douay’, 1 August 1765. Damage to one side |