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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence between David Cobb and others regarding land and expenses |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Cobb, David Bingham, William Maltby, Isaac Tappan, Benjamin |
| Date | 1-19 Dec 1795 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Contents |
Includes: Account by [David Cobb] of expenses for a trip from Taunton to Philadelphia and the return, Dec. 1795 Letter from Isaac Maltby (Hatfield) to David Cobb about the purchase of townships in the Bingham lands in Maine, 3 Dec. 1795 Letter from Benjamin Tappan (Hatfield) to David Cobb about terms for the purchase of Maine lands, 7 Dec. 1795 Letter from Isaac Maltby (Hatfield) to David Cobb informing him that a large number of people are interested in purchasing Maine lands, 8 Dec. 1795 Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb suggesting that he remain at Boston to meet Alexander Baring and enumerating expenses to be taken into account when the Bingham lands in Maine are offered for sale, 9 Dec. 1795 Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb instructing him to forward a letter to [Alexander] Baring, 15 Dec. 1795 Letter from David Cobb (New York) to William Bingham about a meeting with Alexander Baring, 17 Dec. 1795 Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about the price of land to be offered to Alexander Baring, 19 Dec. 1795 Letter from David Cobb (Boston) to William Bingham about the sale of Maine lands to Alexander Baring, 28 Dec. 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 | Banking and Finance Land Transaction and Property Communications Towns and Cities |
| Places | Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; New York; Hatfield; Massachusetts |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Tappan, Benjamin (1773-1857) Baring, Alexander (1774-1848) |
| Themes | Land & Property |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |