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David McCowan, Trinidad
It is strongly believed that David McCowan (B 1775) and
his brother James had been emancipated from the virtual slavery of coalmining in Scotland in
1799.
David sailed from Port Glasgow for Trinidad on December 6 1800. After working as a
mason, he became a very busy importer of Scottish goods. He had perhaps taken advantage of
the interuption in trade with the American republic during the war of 1812 to launch his
own trading business with Britain. Financial difficulties evidently caused him to return
to the building trade that he knew so well. He was
eventually considered an architect. It appears that his brother, James, in Scotland was on the hook for
some of David's debts. David wrote a number of letters to James, 1800 to 1820.
James brought the letters to Canada and they are still in safe-keeping.
The Scarboro Heights Record V12
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The McCowans' Who's Who Vol. 9
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