| Description | Letter to James Gordon, London, from his brother Alexander, Madeira, glad to hear of his safe arrival in London, hurrying to catch a ship as the captain anticipates a change in weather, order of goods from Lisbon, good idea to have a colleague there, asking for Irish cambrics, explaining about wheat quotas, wine orders fulfilled, quality and price of wines, appears to break off, 14 December 1760: on reverse copy letter to Carlisle & Dalton, regarding cargo of grain, 10 November 1760, and to J. & A. Gordon from Gidney Clark, Barbados, acknowledging receipt of wine, 30 May 1760 |