| Description | Letter to James Gordon of Letterfourie, London, from Alexander Gordon & Co., Madeira, regarding possible break up of a business in London involving Mr Haddock, difficulty in shipping to Antigua or Bristol just now, problems with Dr Hawkins’ account, hoping Gordon has a good journey to Scotland, glad the cargo of corn has not arrived from Leghorn as there is too much on the island, the wheat from Danzig should sell better, rumours of peace between Spain and Portugal, still suspicious that the brigantine called the Dairs is going to supply the rebels, note from James Duff to James Gordon of Letterfourie, ‘not copied’, to say that ‘Master Jamie continues to be a very good and a very fine boy’, 6 July 1777 |