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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence between David Cobb and others regarding land and the lumber trade |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Cobb, David Bingham, William Hunt, Ebenezer |
| Date | 3-29 Nov 1795 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from Ebenezer Hunt (Northampton) to David Cobb about the reasons for the lack of interest in Maine lands, 3 Nov. 1795 Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about lumber stealing, road building, the sale of Maine lands, dislocating his knee, and the activities of Henry Knox, 7 Nov. 1795 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about timber stealing, road building, and Cobb's plans to go to Philadelphia, 8 Nov. 1795 Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about Maine lands and the settlement of Gouldsboro, Me., 12 Nov. 1795 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Phineas Bruce authorizing him to act on behalf of Cobb's agents while he is absent in Philadelphia, 15 Nov. 1795 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Colonel Nathan Jones about the supervision of lumbering on the land under Cobb's control, 15 Nov. 1795 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Stephen Jones about illegal lumbering on the Bingham lands in Maine, 15 Nov. 1795 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to David Wass about the prevention of lumber theft from the Bingham lands in Maine, 15 Nov. 1795 Letter from Henry Knox (Boston) to David Cobb about the sale of Maine lands to Baring Brothers and Co., 19 Nov. 1795 Letter from David Cobb (Boston) to William Bingham about his plans to be in Philadelphia in a week, 29 Nov. 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 | Land Transaction and Property Crime Forestry and Logging Government and Politics Travel and Transportation Health and Medical |
| Places | Gouldsboro; Maine; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hunt, Ebenezer (1744-1820) |
| Themes | Land & Property |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |