| Description | Extract from Robert Duff’s journal, regarding Jamie Gordon’s trip to the Canaries, 12 June 1787, and from letters: Dona Guismar can no longer recognise her own servants but is carrying on business, rumours of someone who owes them money, 14 July 1787, state of Mr. Smith’s health, he cannot live much longer so it is best not to part with him though he is no use in the business, 30 May 1787, Smith has been diagnosed with diabetes, ‘I never could find any good reason our Uncle could have, unless it was some family one (you’ll understand my meaning), from bringing such a man in to the House at all’, 20 June 1787 |