| Description | Letter to Alexander Gordon, Letterfourie, from his brother James, London, cross that Alexander says he asked for oils and paints which he has not received and which James is sure he never asked for, possibility of letters coming from Madeira, discussion of an excambion of their lands, mention of Miss Gordon and Riddoch: ‘I do not see him, and don’t chuse it, but sent my servant to him with a trifle of money as he is almost starving’, 27 June 1774 |