| Description | Alexander Gordon to James Skene. Acknowledges return of accounts and comments on his father's declining abilities; discussing letting of quarries, and difficulty of draining water, reports that Davidson has written to Lord James Hay. Mentions the need for a clerk and the problem of his wages; refers to Gibb's offer to lease quarries and his proposed installation of steam pumping engine; refers to Gibb's problems with new Bridge of Don and possibility of litigation. |