| Description | Letter to Alexander Gordon, Letterfourie, from his brother James, London, complaining of continued lack of letters, pleased to have news of him via Rannes, regretting that he himself must write so often about the business when it clearly annoys Alexander, James Duff is heading for Scotland with papers for Alexander, as Alexander is unlikely to go to Madeira again or to live in London James wishes he would settle his affairs and retire, and let James Duff replace James in London, and Robert Duff and Daniel Henry Smith run things in Madeira, Madeira business may well be on the decline, expenses of kitting John Duff out for India, some news of the war, still waiting for dimensions of drawing room windows for curtains, 7 November 1778 |