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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | [Accounts for various stores and supplies, land survey notes, and correspondence regarding food, finance, agriculture and personal matters] |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Cobb, David |
| Date | n.d. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document; Business and financial document |
| Contents |
Includes: "List of questions from [William Bingham] to [David Cobb] about the quantity and quality of agricultural products that can be raised on Bingham's Maine lands Letter from H. Bowles (Machias, Me.) to his uncle David Cobb about business and personal matters, 14 Sep. Receipted bill from Bradford and Read to David Cobb for books Certificate for land purchases in the Maine lands under the supervision of Cobb and Richards Letter from [John Richards] to David Cobb enclosing a recipe for pickling salmon and informing him of Richards's business activities Account of Cobb and Richards with James Andrews for bricks Invitation from B. Dandridge to David Cobb to dine with the president Invoice of supplies shipped by Henry Jackson to David Cobb on the schooner 'Cabinet' Invoice of supplies shipped by Henry Jackson to David Cobb on the schooner 'Charlotte' Memorandum on the results of a survey conducted by B[enjamin] R. Jones Settled account of David Cobb with Pelatiah Moore for corn, pork, and other supplies, 22 Aug. Note from [John Richards] to David Cobb requesting that Captain Godfrey bring Richards several cheeses Account of Mason Shaw with David Cobb List of notes sold by [David Cobb] to Mason Shaw for collection Lottery ticket no. 1935 for land belonging to Henry Sibly lying in William Bingham's Maine lands Letter from William H. Smith (Providence, R.I.) to James Hodges about financial matters, 16 May Description of a lot of land belonging to John Thomas Description of a tract of land surveyed by Davis Wasgatt for Nicholas Thomas Description of a tract of land surveyed by Davis Wasgatt for Ezra Leland". |
| 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 Food and Nutrition Land Transaction and Property Surveying Agriculture Leisure, Entertainment and Social Life Settlers and Settlement Banking and Finance Stores and Supplies |
| Places | Maine; Boston; Massachusetts; |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Moore, Pelatiah Hodges, James Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Themes | Business, Trade & Commerce; Land & Property |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |