| Description | "Sir, not being personally known to anyone in Aberdeen I take the liberty of addressing you at present. I am very anxious to procure the address of a 'Mr. Michie' who is a Ship Master and who goes as I believe, once a year from Aberdeen to North America. I have a friend in America who led me to expect a letter from this Mr. Michie from Aberdeen more than three weeks ago, but hitherto I have been without any communication from him. I can neither tell you his ship's name or to what port he belongs but I think Mr. M has friends in Aberdeen. If you could procure me any trace of this gentleman, whether you have the name among your records being at your port in former years, if he is at Aberdeen now or if he has any friends there, it would greatly oblige. Your most obedient servant, James Sinclair, Sinclairs Terrace, Pulteney Town, Wick." |