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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence between David Cobb and others, regarding recent treaties, elections, and land and property |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Padelford, Seth Swift, Foster Eustis, William Baylies, Hodijah |
| Date | 19-29 Jan 1795 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from William Eustis (Boston) to David Cobb about local politics, 19 Jan. 1795 Letter from Foster Swift (Taunton) to David Cobb giving a detailed account of the votes in the late election, 19 Jan. 1795 Letter from Foster Swift (Taunton) to David Cobb about local politics, 21 Jan. 1795 Letter from Hodijah Baylies (Dighton) to David Cobb about the rumour that Cobb is to be postmaster general, 24 Jan. 1795 Letter from William Eustis to David Cobb about Massachusetts politics and the militia, 25 Jan. 1795 Letter from Foster Swift (Taunton) to David Cobb about local happenings, 25 Jan. 1795 Letter from Ebenezer Bradish (Cambridge) to David Cobb about the sale of real estate and personal matters, 26 Jan. 1795 Letter from Samuel Fales to David Cobb about local political matters, 26 Jan. 1795 Letter from Oliver Leonard (Boston) to David Cobb about Maine lands and Leonard's work for [William Bingham], 26 Jan. 1795 Letter from Seth Padelford (Taunton) to David Cobb concerning local news and enclosing election returns, 26 Jan. 1795 Letter from William Eustis to David Cobb about plans for a new state house and reactions to John Jay's treaty, 29 Jan. 1795 |
| 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 | Government and Politics Treaty Election Land Transaction and Property Labour and Employment |
| Places | Taunton; Boston; Massachusetts; Cambridge; Maine; Dighton |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Eustis, William (1753-1825) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Cobb, Ebenezer Bradish (1781-1840) Padelford, Seth (1807-1878) Baylies, Hodijah (1756-1843) Jay, John (1745-1829) |
| Themes | Government & Politics; Land & Property |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |