| Description | Letter to Alexander Gordon, Letterfourie, from his brother James, London, regarding the problems they both have in writing, asking him to write more frequently, Alexander's plans to marry, annoyed that his linen has been delayed, various transactions, paying off Loggie’s executors, debts incurred by priests, including one ‘who to be sure is clever … I wish he may have success in his plan but am doubtful of it, none but Literati can be judges or have taste for such a performance, and am of opinion their number is rather on the decline than increasing in the country. Authors of scandalous invectives, scurrilous, immoral, and rebellious performances are plenty amongst us … few of the people in my line of acquaintance have any more knowledge or idea of Horace than of Confucius or the man in the moon’, money problems, trying to move young John Duff from his present trade into the army as he will ‘never make anything’, ‘It will require a great deal of money to send J.D. out to India, and the Madeira funds can ill spare the advance for the reasons above given, how able his Brothers are to bear the expence I can’t tell, but bear it they ought, as you and I are not obliged to beggar ourselves for that poor family’, sorry that Alexander has not turned to marriage sooner, asking if Alexander has been reimbursed for the expences of their sister’s funeral, asking about land improvements, 11 June 1778 |