| Description | Letter to George Gordon from his cousin John Gordon of Glencat, London, mentioning visit to Bi[shop?] Chaû who says the young ladies are very welcome, but Mr Sheppard the chaplain will know better, he is procurator for Lisbon College, ‘school boarders are 20 guineas per year each and two guineas and a half entrance each, or two guineas and a silver table spoon, which spoon is left to the house when the lady leaves it … no tea is allowed for breakfast but bread and butter, milk porridge etc. … they are taught needlework, writing and accounts … there is no school at Durham I presume York is intended’ but if they come to London he will see them safely from boat to school, arrival of medals for Mr Richard, Mrs Gordon still ill, 23 October 1764 |