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Gordon family papers
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Title
Gordon family papers, circa 1715-1815.
Physical Description
1.42 linear feet (2 boxes)
Notes
Box 1: Bills and receipts for school and household items, and Chinese invoice. Box 2: Bills and receipts relating to landscaping at Letterfourie House.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Bernard Quaritch on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2017.
Organization
Collection is arranged roughly in the order received.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Alexander Gordon (1715-1797) and James Gordon (1706?-1790) were brothers from Letterfourie, Scotland. They began trading Madeira wine in 1730 and built Letterfourie House in Rathven, Scotland in 1773. Alexander had three sons: Alexander (1781-1810), Charles (1785-1805), and James (1779-1843).
Summary
Correspondence and financial papers relating to members of the Gordon family of Letterfourie, Scotland. Includes receipts for household items made out to Susan Gordon and Anna Gordon; bills and documents made out to James Gordon; bills made out to Alexander Gordon relating to housework done at Letterfourie House; and receipts to the Rathven schoolmaster for school supplies and clothes for his sons Alexander, Charles, and James Gordon. Also includes bills and receipts made out to Alexander and James for landscaping work at Letterfourie House; a manuscript map of land where Letterfourie was built; and an invoice for provisions during a stay by an unidentified merchant in Canton, China, partly written in Chinese.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Maps & GIS
Language
English; Chinese
Added to Catalog
August 13, 2021
References
Gordon Family Papers. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Gordon Family Papers. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Bills of sale - Scotland - 18th century.
Manuscript maps - Scotland - 18th century.
Receipts (financial records) - Scotland - 18th century.
Occupation
Merchants Great Britain 18th century.
Vintners Great Britain 18th century.
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