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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence between David Cobb and others, regarding land, settlement and politics |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Cobb, David Bingham, William Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Date | 7-22 Sep 1797 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about the settlement of Maine and questions concerning statehood for the district, 7 Sep. 1797 Account of David Cobb with William Bingham for 7 Oct. 1796-May 1797, 7 Sep. 1797 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Alexander Baring about the settlement of Maine lands, 12 Sep. 1797 Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb ordering lumber for fencing a Pennsylvania farm, 13 Sep. 1797 Letter from Henry Knox (Boston) to David Cobb about the launching of the frigate U.S.S. Constitution, the outbreak of yellow fever at Philadelphia, attacks on Alexander Hamilton, and relations with France, 16 Sep. 1797 Letter from David Cobb (Castine, Me.) to William Bingham about road building and land sales in Maine, 22 Sep. 1797 |
| 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 | Yellow Fever Health and Medical Towns and Cities Construction and Building Travel and Transportation Stores and Supplies Forestry and Logging French Foreign Policy Settlers and Settlement Government and Politics |
| Places | Gouldsboro; Maine; Castine; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Baring, Alexander (1774-1848) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Themes | Land & Property; Government & Politics |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |