| Description | Letter to Colonel John Gordon of Cluny from Dr. John Taylor, London, expressing his delight at Colonel Gordon's recovery, eagerly anticipating their friendship, explaining that he has never had many friends, detailing the financial misfortunes of his family, his financial success as a doctor, the need to give it up to preserve his health, his financial losses abroad, his time in politics, his pride that he has settled his daughters and owes no money, his veneration for his Scottish descent, his first steps in changing his name, his building experience, and his intention of helping Colonel Gordon find the book he wants (with transcription), 12 December 1836 |