| Description | Copy letters of Alexander Gordon & Co., Madeira, one to Roderick Williamson, sorry to hear that he cannot pay at present, his loss in a fire, interest on his account, 31 January 1774; the other to Major Hary Gordon, regarding dispatch of a pipe of best wine, asking him to remind other customers of dispatches, problems dispatching to St Vincent’s, asking him not to tell people they will not need to pay straightaway, trying to make sure the customers he recommends are likely to pay, account due by his dead brother Captain Peter Gordon, 26 February 1774 |