We reviewed this letter at PRONI. D/654/B1/2B Londonderry Papers Jan 1730 Out letter book containing copy letters from Robert Cowan, Bombay to seniors and colleagues including William Phipps, John Gould, and James McCrae in London. About events in the trading stations, the help given to Portuguese to combat the Marrattas, news of the Portuguese and their dealing in Africa, the Dutch and the maintenance of their posittion at Mocha, and about Angria's son who appear to be more destructive than their father. There is also information about Cowans private trading and the discovery of Brazilian diamonds and its effect on the commission Cowan received for diamonds sent from India to London, and on his chances of remitting his fortune to England. He refers to his brother William, who he employs on the China trade route, the provisions he has made for his father, appointing Benjamin Davis his attorney and his willingness to buy his cousin THOMAS STEWART'S estate in DONEGAL. Regards, Robert Cowan