| Description | Copy letter to Dr. John Taylor, London, from Colonel John Gordon of Cluny, thanking him for the copy of Burke's commoners volume, looking forward to his visit to Cluny 'with this understanding, on my part, that you leave all notions of English Luxury and Comfort behind; for as my Castle is neither Finished nor Furnished, and as I am Roughing it in what is, ultimately, intended to be Accommodation for Servants, I cannot venture to promise you more than a Well Aired Room, badly furnished, some Good Home Fed Mutton, and a Hearty Welcome' (with transcription)19 November 1836 |