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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence between David Cobb and others, regarding Maine land, Alexander Baring's travels, and lumbering operations |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Baring, Alexander Cobb, David Bingham, William Jackson, Henry |
| Date | 6-25 Nov 1797 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from Alexander Baring (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about the development of Baring's Maine lands, road cutting, and the appointment of John Richards as Baring's American agent, 6 Nov. 1797 Letter from Stephen Jones (Machias, Me.) to David Cobb about lumbering on William Bingham's Maine lands, 9 Nov. 1797 Letter from William Bingham (Lansdowne, Pa.) to David Cobb about the departure of Alexander Baring for Europe and the appointment of John Richards as his agent, 10 Nov. 1797 Letter from John Brewer (Passamaquoddy, Me.) to David Cobb about lumbering operations on William Bingham's Maine lands, 20 Nov. 1797 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about the purchase and sale of Maine land, 24 Nov. 1797 Letter from Henry Jackson (Boston) to David Cobb about Maine land sales and deeds and personal matters, 25 Nov. 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 | Pay and Wages Towns and Cities Travel and Transportation Forestry and Logging Land Transaction and Property Commissions and Appointments |
| Places | Philadelphia; Gouldsboro; Maine; Pennsylvania; Boston; Massachusetts; Landsdowne; Machias |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Baring, Alexander (1774-1848) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Themes | Business, Trade & Commerce; Land & Property |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |