| Description | Letter to James Gordon of Letterfourie from his brother Alexander at Letterfourie, regarding the condition of the estate of Edenvillie, poor harvest at Letterfourie, visit from Cluny and discussion of moors, James Ross has left the employ of the Duke of Gordon and will be much missed, a William Tod has replaced him but the Duke intends to do more business for himself, report on the health of Mrs Gordon [Alexander’s wife]: ‘She is tyred of Child bearing and I believe must lay fallow for some time’, news of servants: ‘The little boy Scott who you knew here has been at School at Fordyce all last summer in order to improve his writing Cyphering and Sillabling. He also attended at Portsoy twice a Week to learn to Shave etc.’, gardeners, prices and condition of the crops, 25 October 1782 |