| Description | Letter to Alexander Gordon, Letterfourie, from his nephew James Duff, London, sorry to hear that James Gordon of Letterfourie has had a rheumatism, cold weather, brief news of Madeira, sale of Durn likely to be postponed till after Sir William Dunbar’s death, reluctant to follow Alexander’s advice to employ Thomas Gordon as agent as he has heard the man is addicted to gaming, recommends Andrew Steuart instead, a connexion of his wife, asking advice on the purchase of Durn, breakfast with Sir Hugh Munro who told him about the sale of the estates of Sir John Gordon of Invergordon, including his fine house, which he hopes Patrick Duff will buy, 16 March 1785 |