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Title Correspondence and other documents relating to
Archival Reference Ms. N-1000
Sub-collection David Cobb Papers  
Author Cobb, David  Bingham, William  Jackson, Henry  
Date 17-30 Mar 1796
Document Type Correspondence; Legal document; Business and financial document
Contents Includes:
Receipted account from Henry Jackson (Boston) to William Bingham for supplies issued to David Cobb on Bingham's account for 5 June 1795-17 Mar. 1796, 17 Mar. 1796
Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about his dealings with Alexander Baring, Henry Knox, and Henry Jackson, 23 Mar. 1796.
Power of attorney from William Bingham to David Cobb, 23 Mar. 1796
Letter from David Cobb (Boston) to William Bingham about negotiations with the attorney general over title to Maine lands, financial matters, the activities of William Shaw, and lumbering operations, 28 Mar. 1796 [copy]
Letter from David Cobb (Boston) to Cyrus Swan about the value of land in Maine, 30 Mar. 1796
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  Law and Order  Forestry and Logging  Land Transaction and Property  Stores and Supplies  Towns and Cities  Banking and Finance  Settlers and Settlement  
Places Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Taunton; Boston; Massachusetts; Gouldsboro; Maine
People Cobb, David (1748-1830)  Bingham, William (1752-1804)  Jackson, Henry (1747-1809)  Baring, Alexander (1774-1848)  
Themes Land & Property; Law & Order
Library Massachusetts Historical Society  
Copyright Massachusetts Historical Society