| Description | Bundle of letters to Robert Gordon, Letterfourie, from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, 1858 – 1861
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, regarding James Cassie’s petition to be appointed berthing master for Buckie harbour, asking if there are preparations in hand for granaries and stores, 2 April 1858, with copy reply
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, regarding purchase of a boat, with advice on how to fix it up, 1 December 1858
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, enclosing diagram from John Geddes, shipbuilder at Portgordon, regarding finishing the boat Gordon has bought at Findochty, 8 December 1858
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, enclosing letter from John Sinclair, boat builder, Cullen, regarding fitting out an old fishing boat for going to the steamer, 15 December 1858
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, regarding Gordon’s unexpected departure and problems with the steam ship company who are refusing to make Buckie a port of call, 4 May 1859
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, hoping that the granaries are properly positioned, enclosing a letter from London regarding withdrawal of steamer ‘Kangaroo’ from the Moray Coast line, 25 May 1859
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, regarding purchase of boat to meet the steamers from Buckie, confusion over granaries, 2 June 1859
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, with news that Buckie is to become a calling port, enclosing letter from Joseph Falconer, North of Scotland Steam Shipping Company, explaining the problems in calling at Buckie, 28 June 1859
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, regarding transferring the agency from Mr Hendry to himself, with detailed arrangements, 2 July 1859
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, regarding costs of boat to steamer, and enclosing letter from the North of Scotland Steam Shipping Company agreeing to signal for the boat, 12 July 1859
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, regarding how to make a steamer boat pay and asking to buy one, 13 July 1859
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, pleased to hear that Gordon has recovered his health, asking for authority to buy a good suitable boat to meet the steamers, 17 May 1860
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, regarding progress on granary, 1 June 1860
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, asking for information about renting the granary, 31 July 1860
Letter to Robert Gordon from Alexander Bremner, Buckie, regarding his own ill health, lease of granary, ‘The amount of money laid out on the harbour would never be raised by a joint stock company in Buckie’, current problems with harbour, 6 March 1861
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