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• Allan & Brown to William Mackinnon. Forwarding A. & J. Inglis favourable letter with repeated order query.
• James Farquharson to William Mackinnon. - road workers landed, lime carted, railing measured & ordered, demolition started, contractor not to appropriate any freestone
• Henry Inglis to William Mackinnon. Telegram
• James M. Hall to William Mackinnon. William Mackinnon on way back; details post and possible Paris meeting. Going to London for Burmah Co. meeting, before Paris. Re "Caringa" dbcle survey report soon" Inglis equally annoyed, Henderson embarassed, probably little chance of legal compensation- fault, poor quality iron plates, insisting on two steamers building, Inglis have definite specifications, instructions to deal only with best firms, and an experienced foreman plates to be hired (details Glasgow, Port Glasgow wages.) Salt account bad because of Government production. Easy about finances. Lists piece-goods ordered in Manchester, of dyed cambrics through Liebert. American Civil War keeps prices high here, agrees with William Mackinnon Calcutta prices won't rise till stocks exhausted. Herriot taken asylum; went to Manchester to buy up anything salvable; ordered Calcutta to protect any agency consigned goods and to secure realisation of his assets for his family, Gladstone Wylie and Co. acting dubiously over "Black Eagle" correspondence; William Mackinnon's action will be accepted - only obstacle mistaken judgement over liability to penalty.
• A Brown to William Mackinnon. . Request to William Mackinnon. to speak to Postmaster General in favour of applicant for Stirling Postmastership; again a member of Church General Assembly; thinks Disestablishers are wearying