| Description | Copy letter to James Gordon of Letterfourie, London, from Daniel Henry Smith, Madeira, regarding import of wheat, business with Captain Watt, business looking dull, dispatch of ordered wine, gossip about other businesses, complaints of Captain Ogilvie, problems shipping citron, glad to hear of British successes in America, uneasy at news of unknown vessel near the island, hoping that the battles at sea will soon be over, fight between packet people and boatmen on the beach, some chance of good wine, no room to ship all the wine destined for India, good price for herrings, asking for stock for a shop for Manoel Moniz de Sa, 6 February 1777 |