| Description | Letter to James Gordon of Letterfourie, London, from Daniel Henry Smith, Madeira, mentioning again ordering herrings from Gothenburg, looking forward to arrival of casks, glad to hear of Alexander Gordon’s good health, trying to avoid being paid in kind for wine, hoping Klefeker & Co. will have a say in the appointment of a Danish consul after Smart’s death, arrangements for payments, local story of some long-contested bills, marriage of the French consul, Curson & Seton in New York have fulfilled an order quickly as they fear their port will be shut up, hoping not to have to send too many more bills to London, Smith has fallen and dislocated his shoulder but is on the mend, but cannot write this letter himself, prospects of vintage, receiving damask tablecloths from Hamburg instead of diaper ones but will try to sell them anyway, asking now for six diaper breakfasting tablecloths, Captain Duff and his wife send their respects, list of bills (signed by James Duff), 5 July 1775 |