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Title Correspondence between David Cobb and others, regarding health, politics, and land concerns
Archival Reference Ms. N-1000
Sub-collection David Cobb Papers  
Author Jackson, Henry  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Cobb, David  
Date 18-30 Apr 1800
Document Type Correspondence
Contents Includes:
Letter from H[enry] Jackson (Boston) to David Cobb about the health of Henry Knox and Massachusetts politics, 18 Apr. 1800
Letter from Henry Knox (Thomaston, Me.) to David Cobb about the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, 24 Apr. 1800
Letter from Elisha Coffin (Columbia, Me.) to David Cobb about a dispute between Coffin and Joseph Patten, 25 Apr. 1800
Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about Cobb's poor health and plans that John Merrick drew up for the development of the Kennebec Tract, 28 Apr. 1800
Letter from H[enry] Jackson (Boston) to David Cobb inviting him to visit Boston for the 4th of July or commencement and concerning Thomas Brattle's horticultural efforts, 28 Apr. 1800
Letter from Benjamin Vaughan (Hallowell, Me.) to David Cobb about the development of agriculture in Maine and the formation of the Kennebec Agricultural Society, 30 Apr. 1800
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 Health and Medical  Government and Politics  French  Agriculture  Land Transaction and Property  
Places Thomaston; Maine; Boston; Massachusetts; Gouldsboro; Columbia
People Cobb, David (1748-1830)  Bingham, William (1752-1804)  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Jackson, Henry (1747-1809)  Bonaparte, NapolĂ©on (1769-1821)  
Themes Land & Property; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics
Library Massachusetts Historical Society  
Copyright Massachusetts Historical Society