| Title | Copy letters, first to James Gordon from James Duff and Daniel Henry Smith, Madeira, regarding news from home, arrival of ship and passengers with whom business connexions have been made, trouble caused by India ships stopping at Madeira, |
| Description | Copy letters, first to James Gordon from James Duff and Daniel Henry Smith, Madeira, regarding news from home, arrival of ship and passengers with whom business connexions have been made, trouble caused by India ships stopping at Madeira, sale of sofas, shortage of brandy and herrings, unusually stormy weather, death of one neighbour and imminent death of another, 21 January 1774; second, to Alexander Gordon from his brother James, London, regarding bankruptcy of a customer, letters from John Duff to his son William but no news from him directly, issue of Patrick Duff wanting to recover his rank, ‘I am also at work to get Patrick acknowledged a Lieutenant Fireworker in the Royal Regiment of Artillery’, 3 March 1774 |