Correspondence of Lord Fife concerning court martial and career of Lieutenant Gordon Correspondence of Lord Fife concerning court martial and subsequent career of Lieutenant John James Gordon: James Grant at St. Augustine - debts and voyage home, January 1771; J. J. Gordon to Colonel Taylor, Commander 9th Regiment Foot - date of court martial, May 1772; Proceedings of general court martial, 15 June 1772, of Lieutenant J. J. Gordon for having behaved in manner unbecoming to officer and gentleman - quarrel over girl, fight with officer, duel with unequal weapons when drunk, injuring officer, found guilty but mercy recommended; Lord Ligonier - information about conduct for Fife; Alexander Gray, Drummonds & Co., John Ferrar concerning debts; Duncan Urquhart - efforts to mitigate sentence; Brief on behalf of J. J. Gordon, evidence of James Young, soldier; Captain Gordon of Park, James Abercromby - future action/appeal; James Duff, John Innes; John Gordon of Perth - place for J. J. Gordon; Cox and Mair, Captain Urquhart, Lieutenant William Gordon - commission. 1771 - 1773