The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence between David Cobb and others, regarding land and lumbering |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Bingham, William Cobb, David Jones, Stephen |
| Date | 2-28 Oct 1797 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about the enumeration of settlers on Bingham's Maine lands and Leonard Shaw's land, 2 Oct. 1797 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about the falls of the Narraguagus River and the theft of lumber from Bingham's Maine lands, 11 Oct. 1797 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to John Brewer requesting his logging account and giving him instructions for the winter, 11 Oct. 1797 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Stephen Jones requesting his logging account and giving him instructions for the winter, 11 Oct. 1797 Letter from Stephen Jones (Machias, Me.) to David Cobb about the theft of logs from William Bingham's Maine lands, 15 Oct. 1797 Receipt from George Stillman (Machias, Me.) to David Cobb for payment of $9.50 for recording deeds, 16 Oct. 1797 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about the sale of Bingham's Maine lands and lumbering operations, 19 Oct. 1797 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Donald Ross requesting his account and discussing taxes, 19 Oct. 1797 Letter from Donald Ross (Union River, Me.) to David Cobb enclosing a logging report, 24 Oct. 1797 Report by Donald Ross on logging on the Union River, 24 Oct. 1797. Enclosed in letter from Ross to David Cobb, 24 Oct. 1797. Record of [Elisha Goodwin] of hay cut in the "Great Marsh" at [Gouldsboro, Me.], 25 Oct. 1797 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Stephen Jones about the theft of lumber from William Bingham's Maine lands, 26 Oct. 1797 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about the enumeration of settlers on Bingham's Maine lands, 28 Oct. 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 | Settlers and Settlement Taxation Banking and Finance Labour and Employment Forestry and Logging River Crime Agriculture |
| Places | Gouldsboro; Maine; Machias; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Baring, Alexander (1774-1848) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Themes | Business, Trade & Commerce; Land & Property |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |