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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence regarding the use of land and other business, and accounts with David Cobb |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Bingham, William Cobb, David Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Date | 24 Sep-30 Oct 1796 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about business arrangements with [Alexander] Baring, [Henry] Jackson, and [William] Shaw, 24 Sep. 1796 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about logging operations on Bingham's Maine lands and Cobb's narrow escape from drowning, 14 Oct. 1796 Accounts of David Cobb with William Bingham for "old and new concerns," 14 Oct. 1796. Enclosed with letter from Cobb to Bingham, 14 Oct. 1796. Letter from Henry Knox (Montpelier) to David Cobb about lumbering operations on Knox's Maine lands, 18 Oct. 1796 Settled account of Elisha Prescott with Cobb and Richards, 29 Oct. 1796 [damaged] Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about various business operations on Bingham's Maine lands, the activities of Henry Jackson and William Shaw, and the possibility of establishing Gouldsboro Harbour as a whaling port, 30 Oct. 1796 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to John Brewer about the supervision of lumbering on the Maine lands owned by William Bingham, 30 Oct. 1796 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Thomas Davis, treasurer of Massachusetts, about an enumeration of the settlers on William Bingham's Maine lands and the appointment of Thomas Cobb to the post of justice of the peace, 30 Oct. 1796 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Stephen Jones about Jones's post as superintendent of lumbering operations on William Bingham's Maine lands, 30 Oct. 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 Forestry and Logging Banking and Finance Towns and Cities Health and Medical River Rheumatism Settlers and Settlement |
| Places | Gouldsboro; Maine; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Montpelier |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Baring, Alexander (1774-1848) |
| Themes | Business, Trade & Commerce; Natural World; Land & Property |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |