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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence between David Cobb and others regarding construction, the lumber trade, and politics |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Cobb, David Bingham, William Cony, Daniel Barnes, David L. |
| Date | 5-10 Oct 1795 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from David L. Barnes (Providence) to David Cobb about politics and foreign relations, the actions of Joseph Fauchet and the Jacobins, and a meeting between Joseph Fauchet and [Edmund] Randolph, 5 Oct. 1795 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about Maine lands, log stealing, road construction, and shipbuilding, 5 Oct. 1795 Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about terms offered to [Oliver] Leonard for Maine lands and road improvements, 9 Oct. 1795 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Henry Knox about the sale of Maine lands and the affairs of William Bingham, 10 Oct. 1795 [copy] Letter from Daniel Cony (Hallowell, Me.) to David Cobb about the lumber trade in Maine, 10 Oct. 1795 |
| 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 | Foreign Policy Government and Politics Forestry and Logging Construction and Building Towns and Cities Land Transaction and Property |
| Places | Providence; Gouldsboro; Maine; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Hallowell; Massachusetts |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Cony, Daniel (1752-1842) |
| Themes | Business, Trade & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |