| Description | Copy letter to James Gordon of Letterfourie, London, from Daniel Henry Smith, Madeira, with list of orders executed, problems settling damage to rice, resolutions of Congress at Philadelphia regarding imports, heavy rains leading to plenty of food, sales of fish, the new wines are clearing fast, purchases will begin soon, volunteers and pressed men taken up by a Portuguese warship, truffles and morels spoiled on the journey, order for citron, correcting a couple of rumours, 15 November 1774; letter to same from same, dispatched with lemons, Addis was attended to, death of Dr Gordon of Jamaica in England, sorry for leakage in a barrel but a cracked stave is not their fault, glad that herring have been ordered, dispatch of onion seed, trade with America, anxious that if exports are stopped Madeira will run out of food, request for a milk cow for the governor, new buyer buying up wines in an irrational way for high prices, new arrangement for managing the King’s revenues, early delivery of wines to India essential, news of Mr Murray the consul, dispatch of citron, shipping news, late payments, shares in ships, note of manner of shipping wine to reduce accidents, no good malmsey at present, asking for a constant supply of flax, devious tricks to poach other houses’ customers, list of bills, 27 - 28 November 1774 |