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Title Correspondence between David Cobb and others, regarding foreign policy, piracy, and family matters
Archival Reference Ms. N-1000
Sub-collection David Cobb Papers  
Author Cobb, David  Eustis, William  Cobb, Thomas  
Date 7-29 Apr 1794
Document Type Correspondence
Contents Includes:
Letter from William Eustis (Boston) to David Cobb about relations with Great Britain, the embargo, and his intention of voting for Samuel Adams, 6 Apr. 1794
Letter from Thomas Cobb (Taunton) to his father David Cobb about Mrs. Cobb's health and the impending election for governor of Massachusetts, 7 Apr. 1794
Letter from William Eustis (Boston) to David Cobb about the revocation by Lord Grenville of the Order in Council of 6 Nov. 1793, 13 Apr. 1794
Letter from Thomas Cobb (Taunton) to his father David Cobb about election returns in Massachusetts, 14 Apr. 1794
Letter from David Cobb (Philadelphia) to Samuel Bayley about relations with Great Britain, Edmond C. Genet's influence, and the nomination of John Jay as envoy to Great Britain, 18 Apr. 1794
Letter from Thomas Cobb (Taunton) to his father David Cobb about family and personal matters, 22 Apr. 1794
Letter from William Eustis (Boston) to David Cobb about the temper of people and about treating "Young Murray," who was probably involved in a duel, 24 Apr. 1794
Letter from William Eustis (Boston) to David Cobb about bad relations with Great Britain and public sentiment against revoking the embargo, 27 Apr. 1794
Letter from Thomas Cobb (Taunton) to his father David Cobb about family and personal matters, 28 Apr. 1794
Letter from Samuel Bayley (Newburyport) to David Cobb about relations with Great Britain and the fact that American vessels continue to be seized in the West Indies, 29 Apr. 1794
Sub-collection Information This collection consists of the papers of David Cobb primarily documenting his position as land agent for William Bingham in Maine, including papers related to the settlement of Maine, logging and the lumber trade, roads, and other subjects. Also included are papers related to his service during the American Revolution and his career as a politician and judge.

David Cobb was a Revolutionary War soldier and aide-de-camp to General George Washington, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and president of the Senate, physician, judge, member of Congress, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, and a founder of the Society of the Cincinnati and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

The collection contains letters to Charles W. Hare, Bingham's Philadelphia agent, and Alexander Baring, the future Lord Ashburton and representative of London's House of Baring. Also included are legal actions, financial accounts, maps, and inventories related to land development, fishing, lumbering, census reports, lotteries, the laying out of streets, and the construction of wharves, warehouses, and sawmills in Gouldsboro, Maine, which Cobb tried to develop as a major commercial port.

The collection also contains eight fragmentary diaries kept by Cobb, 1781-1818; a manuscript notebook with sketches; lists of British ships of the line; instructions for naval officers; letters to various members of the Cobb family; and letters from William Eustis, Henry Knox, Timothy Pickering, and Israel Thorndike concerning foreign relations, state politics, and miscellaneous financial matters related to the firm of Cobb and Richards, in which Cobb was partner.
Region American East  
Subjects Commerce and Trade  Health and Medical  Children and Family  Violence  Foreign Policy  Piracy  Commissions and Appointments  Election  
Places Boston; Taunton; Massachusetts; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania
People Cobb, David (1748-1830)  Eustis, William (1753-1825)  Cobb, Thomas (1772-1849)  Adams, Samuel (1722-1803)  Genet, Edmond-Charles (1763-1834)  
Themes Government & Politics; Children & Family; Law & Order
Library Massachusetts Historical Society  
Copyright Massachusetts Historical Society