| Description | Letter to [? probably James Gordon of Letterfourie] from Patrick Lawson, ship Lord Holland at the island of St Helena, announcing his safe arrival and passing on good news of the China market, apologising for not going to see him before he left England, pleased with Mr Riddoch and intending to give him all the responsibility in China, his policy of rewarding merit amongst his sailors and rarely having to punish, 20 April 1776 |