| Description | Sundry Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie: general business correspondence, 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Miss Jane Thomson, Whitgate, Letterfourie, recommending how wood should be distributed to the tenants, 24 January 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Miss Jane Thomson, Whitgate, Letterfourie, regarding her suspicions that John Bennett has in some way deceived her mother, 15 April 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Miss Jane Thomson, Whitgate, Letterfourie, complaining of behaviour of George Calder of Blowmore and others climbing on the Thomsons’ house, ‘shurly it is very Crul to anoy us’
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Wilson, Buckie, regarding Mrs Mackie, 27 January 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Wilson, Buckie, regarding Mrs Mackie, 3 February 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Wilson, Buckie, regarding Alexander Wilson, merchant in Rathven, and his desire to refurbish one of Sir Robert’s houses in Buckie, 14 February 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Wilson, Buckie, regarding Alexander Wilson and his desire to build a house, with financial arrangements, 22 February 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Wilson, Buckie, regarding settling his son in a Catholic business, asking for Sir Robert’s help, enclosing copy letter from his son in which he describes his growing dislike of lawyers and the law and asks for help to find a more honourable occupation, and a letter of recommendation of William Wilson from the town clerk’s office, Banff, 10 March 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Wilson, Buckie, regarding Andrew Wilson in Rathven and his desire to take on a building if Sir Robert would see it renovated, and hoping that Sir Robert has had a satisfactory response from the Lords, 22 March 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Wilson, Buckie, regarding finding nominators for an election, 2 April 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Wilson, Buckie, regarding a feu tenement and James Smith’s inventory, 29 July 1873
Letter from Alexander Wilson, Rathven, asking for money to pay mason and for wood, 27 October 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Wilson, Buckie, asking Sir Robert to call urgently, 1 November 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John McPherson, sawmiller, Nether Buckie, regarding a steam engine, 4 January 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Taylor, road surveyor, Inchgower, asking permission to divert a stream and move a planned road, with copy reply refusing permission, 11 January 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Philip, Nether Buckie, regarding late rent, 13 January 1873 Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from George Cumming, Banff, regarding Sir Robert’s share of costs for bridge repair after floods in the Enzie, with copy reply, 23 January 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from the Rev. William Mann, Tomintoul, asking for help for the poor and promising to say several masses for the contributors, with copy reply, 24 January 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from William Shirer, Buckie, asking for his support when he stands as returning officer for Rathven School Board, 24 January 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from the Rev. William Mann, Tomintoul, thanking for help with the poor, 30 January 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Taylor, road surveyor, Inchgower, asking for permission to take materials for an embankment from Sir Robert’s lands, with copy reply, 30 January 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from George Cumming, Banff, regarding the legal status of his request for payment towards bridge repair after the Enzie flooded, 3 February 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Forbes, Banff, enclosing some papers [absent] with a reference to Mr Knatchbull-Hugenon, and hoping that Sir Robert’s case goes well in the Lords, 7 February 1873
Copy letter from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie to David Paterson, regarding finding a replacement tenant for him, 8 February 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Hutchison, asking if he would be willing to serve on the school board, with copy reply, 10 February 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Black, Elgin Courant, asking to advertise Beremuir for him, with copy reply, 12 February 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from the Rev. James McLachlan, Rathven, regarding contribution to building of session house, enclosing call for heritors’ meeting, 24 February 1873
Copy letter from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie to the Rev. James McLachlan, Rathven, explaining his position with regard to payments to the parish church, 28 February 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Forbes, Banff, regarding penalties for non-attendance at the Fiars Court, 3 March 1873
Copy letter from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie to John McConnachie, Drybridge, regarding redirection of mill water, 3 March 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Major Hector, Hilton, Buckie, regarding a testimonial for the Rev Mr Russell, 7 March 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from the Rev James McLachlan, Rathven, regarding the legal responsibilities of the heritors of the parish, with copy reply, 8 March 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from David Paterson, Baremuir, asking not to be removed yet as he is ill, ‘the thought of leaving my Children Fatherless in a Strange land is weighing heavily on my mind as the Doctor says I would never stand the Seasickness let alone the Climate’, 11 March 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Hutchison, snuff and tobacco manufacturer, Buckie, asking to purchase fish for smoking herring, with copy reply, 19 March 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Forbes, Banff, thanking him for congratulations on his appointment, 22 March 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Peter Ferguson, High Church Registry Office for Births, etc., Glasgow, containing a list of merchants and ship owners with their West Indian connexions, 28 March 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Merson, Union Bank, Buckie, regarding a deposit, 31 March 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Hutchison, Buckie, regarding collection of burn wood, with copy reply, 31 March 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Thomas Macdonald, Buckie, regarding the holding of a tenement which belonged to the late Isabella Garden, and poor treatment of it, 2 April 1873
Copy letter from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie to James Ross, Gordon Arms Inn, Nether Buckie, regarding the legal status of the cellar under the Hall, 4 April 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from William Thomson, Buckie, asking for his signature on Thomson’s application for a dealer’s licence for his new shop, 11 April 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Thurburn, Buckie, informing him that Sir Robert has been elected a member of Rathven School Board, 15 April 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Henry A. Watt, North of Scotland Bank, Buckie, informing him that he is a candidate for the office of treasurer of Rathven School Board and asking for his support, 16 April 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from William Shirer, Buckie, informing him that he is a candidate for the office of treasurer of Rathven School Board and asking for his support, 16 April 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Mair, solicitor, Buckie, telling him that he is a candidate for clerk of the School Board and asking for his support, 17 April 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Merson, Buckie, asking to call on school board business, 19 April 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Macdougall & Co., tartan warehouse, Inverness, confirming receipt of his order, 24 April 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Mair, solicitor, Buckie, warning him that George Robertson, labourer, is likely to summons him for sums owed, with copy reply, 29 April 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from William Shirer, Buckie, telling him that he is a candidate for collectorship of poor rates, 1 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Henry A. Watt, North of Scotland Bank, Buckie, telling him that he is a candidate for collectorship of poor rates and asking for his support, 1 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Hutchison, Buckie, asking for his support for Mr Watt as collector of poor rates, with copy reply, 2 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Peter Bruce, fishcurer, Buckie, concerning his late payment of rent, 3 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Macdougall & Co., tartan warehouse, Inverness, regarding dispatch of order, 6 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Macdougall & Co., tartan warehouse, Inverness, regarding dispatch of order, 8 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Macdougall & Co., tartan warehouse, Inverness, regarding payment of account, 10 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Macdougall & Co., tartan warehouse, Inverness, acknowledging payment of account, 19 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Forbes, sheriff clerk, Banff, congratulating him on the success of his case in the Lords, and mentioning conveyancing of property from Mr Wilson, 21 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from William Milne, Paris, asking if he is entitled to an office on the decease of his brother, with copy reply listing what he knows about the property, 22 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Peter Bruce, fishcurer, Buckie, congratulating him on the success of his claim to ‘another Valuable Estate’, and asking for his help with his business, 23 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from J. Cumming, Banff, saying that Sir Robert has been elected vice president of Banff Cricket Club, with copy reply declining, 26 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from the Rev John Sutherland, Aberdeen, regarding designs and Sir Robert’s success in a case, 26 May 1873
Copy letter from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie to Forbes McGregor, crofter, reminding him of the restrictions on changing water courses on his croft, 28 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Forbes, solicitor, Banff, regarding documents relating to a property purchase from Mr Wilson, 30 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from J. Cumming, Banff, thanking him for donation to Banff Cricket Club, 31 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Mrs Jane Sandieson, Grange, asking for a lease on his gate house while she is building her own house, 31 May 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from William Hendry & Co., house carpenters, Nether Buckie, regarding building a mill, 2 June 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from the Rev Robert Shanks, Buckie, regarding retirement present for the Rev Mr Russel, 2 June 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Ranald Macdonald, Cluny Castle, concerning water supply at Mill of Buckie, with copy reply explaining what may have happened and offering to investigate, 3 June 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Milne, secretary, Buckpool Gas Light Company, giving notice of the monthly meeting, 3 June 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from George Milne, Cleanhill, regarding lease of grasspark, 6 June 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Hay, Fochabers, regarding payment of feu duty to Duke of Gordon, 9 June 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Hay, Fochabers, acknowledging payment of feu duty, 17 June 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Walker, North of Scotland Bank, Old Deer, with payment of a ground rent for the late James Walker in Fochabers, 18 June 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Mrs Jane Sandieson, Grange, explaining that she has no incumbrances except a girl who goes to the Catholic school, and asking to lease a gatehouse, 23 June 1873. Copy reply on reverse refuses the gatehouse but suggests the house at the sawmill as convenient for the Catholic school.
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Merson, Buckie, regarding payments to teachers, and asking for pea stakes, 25 June 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Peter Bruce, fishcurer, Buckie, regarding help with his business, 27 June 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Bennett, Blaemuir, offering to deliver a sack of oatmeal, 1 July 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Peter Bruce, fishcurer, Buckie, asking again for help with his business, with copy reply explaining that Sir Robert was only a go-between and the money should already have been paid, 4 July 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Stewart, Elgin (late of Deskie), asking for money, 8 July 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Mair, solicitor and clerk to School Board, enclosing relevant circulars for school board [absent], 14 July 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Stewart, Elgin (late of Deskie), thanking effusively for money, 14 July 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Mrs Jane Sandieson, Grange, accepting the lease of a house at the sawmill, Nether Buckie, 14 July 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from the Rev. James McLachlan, Rathven, regarding proposed session house, 14 July 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Mrs Dawson, Backstripe, asking for a lease on the property and making an offer, with copy reply stating conditions, 23 July 1873
Copy letter from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie to William Hendry & Co., sawmill, Buckie, passing on complaints about a subtenant of Hendry’s, and problems with work between George Raffan and Hendry, 29 July 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Mrs Margaret Thompson, Elgin, regarding feu duty payment on her daughter Henrietta’s houses, 30 July, with copy reply from Sir Robert, 4 August 1873
Copy letter from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie to Robert Grant, shoemaker, explaining that he cannot at present offer him a loan, 2 August 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Paterson, M.A., Longman, regarding his application for the post of schoolmaster at Rathven, 6 August 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Robertson, Whitelums, regarding repairs to property and noting that his wife will deliver this with a pair of fowls as thanks for Sir Robert’s help in his case with George Pirie, 13 August 1873
Copy letter from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie to John Forbes, Banff, asking for details of properties owned by the daughters of Mrs Thompson, widow of Alexander Thompson, 18 August 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Horn, M.A., Buckie, concerning his application for the post of schoolmaster at Rathven, 20 August 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Forbes, sheriff clerk, Banff, regarding properties owned by the daughters of Mrs Thompson, widow of Alexander Thompson, 21 August 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Forbes, Banff, regarding properties owned by the daughters of Mrs Thompson, widow of Alexander Thompson, with copy reply, 23 August 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Mair, solicitor, Buckie, asking him to hold on to school board circulars as copies are hard to replace, 26 August 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from W.L. Taylor, Cullen, enclosing his rent and reporting on good [salmon] fishing season, with copy reply on reverse, 28 August 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from David M.L. Salmond, Plymouth, enclosing testimonials for his application as teacher in Rathven Public School, and outlining his career, 28 August 1873
Copy letter from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie to David Paterson, Windsover of Tannachy, asking him to stop cutting the crop at Baremuir, 30 August 1873
Copy letter from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie to David Paterson, Windsover of Tannachy, regarding a mill, 30 August 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from F.D. Robertson, architect, Fife Keith, asking permission to submit plans for new school buildings in Rathven, with copy reply, 5 September 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Milne, secretary, Buckpool Gas Light Company, regarding postponement of meeting, 6 September 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from W.G. Bryson, Cullen House, asking for his share of payment for repairs to the church buildings of Rathven, 10 September 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from W.G. Bryson, Cullen House, acknowledging receipt of payment towards repairs of parochial buildings, Rathven, 17 September 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Bremner, Inspector, Rathven Parochial Board Office, Buckie, regarding payments relating to the poor of the parish, 17 September 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James S. Paterson, schoolmaster, Rathven, thanking for his support, 19 September 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Andrew Stewart, Auchluncart by Keith, regarding tenancies and shootings, 29 September 1873
Copy receipt for money received from Alexander Wilson, merchant, Rathven, for mason work on a house in Nether Buckie and copy draft obligation to pay this to Alexander Clarke, mason, for the work, 2-3 October 1873
Copy letter to John Hepburn, Nether Buckie, from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie, regarding a charter and borrowing money, 4 October 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Mrs Isabella Duncan or Scott, regarding sum owed by Sir Robert to her late father, 6 October 1873
Copy letter to John Smith, Bogs, from Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie, regarding price of crop at Letterfourie, 11 October 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Francis George, solicitor, Banff, regarding building loan for John Hepburn, baker, Nether Buckie, and his charter, 13 October 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Main, solicitor, Buckie, regarding Alexander Wilson’s bad debts, 15 October 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Smith, Bogs, regarding price asked for Letterfourie crop and making a lower offer, 16 October 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Smith, Bogs, regarding his offer for the crop on Letterfourie, October 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Scott, Banff, regarding his plans for the Rathven schools, 22 October 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Hutchison, Virginia Snuff and Tobacco Factory, Rathven, regarding school board agenda, with copy draft reply, 29 October 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from R.J. Hay, Prestonkirk, regarding an upcoming meeting of the Scotch Committee of the League of St Sebastian, 31 October 1873, with copy apology
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Hepburn, grocer, tea, wine and spirit merchant, Nether Buckie, regarding storage of a delivery of coals, 21 November 1873, with copy reply
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from J. Geddes Brown, Central Banffshire Farmers Club, asking for subscription, 1 December 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from J. Geddes Brown, Central Banffshire Farmers Club, thanking for his subscription, 8 December 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Scott, Banff, regarding his plans for the Rathven schools, 9 December 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Hepburn, Nether Buckie, saying that A.R. Maclean has wrongly charged him for rent he has already paid, ‘I have been too much victimised by his frauds already’, 11 December 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from A. Brown, fishcurer, Cullen, asking for land and a house and shop so that he can go into business on his own, 12 December 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Webster, Buckie, asking him to tell his shepherd not to let the Letterfourie sheep wander on to the lands of Gordon of Cluny, 16 December 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Merson, Nether Buckie, regarding petitions for new harbour, 16 December 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from John Hutchison, Virginia Snuff and Tobacco Factory, Buckie, asking for greenery to decorate the workshop, with reply, 20 December 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from Alexander Mair, solicitor, Buckie, regarding dispute over sheep grazing and trespassing on turnip field, with reply, 20 December 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from James Mackay, wine merchant, Banff, thanking him for his order, 22 December 1873
Letter to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie from William Duncan, Buckie, regarding rent for fish house, 31 December 1873
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