The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence between David Cobb and others, regarding Bingham's lands and personal matters |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Cobb, David Cony, Daniel Harris, Josiah |
| Date | 2-27 Oct 1800 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from Henry Jackson (Boston) to David Cobb about outfitting Cobb's son Henry for sea, 2 Oct. 1800 Letter from Samuel Freeman (Portland, Me.) to David Cobb about purchases Cobb has made for Freeman, 4 Oct. 1800 Notice from Josiah Harris (Machias, Me.) to David Cobb of taxes due on William Bingham's Maine lands, 15 Oct. 1800 Letter from Daniel Cony (Augusta, Me.) to David Cobb reporting on the survey of William Bingham's Kennebec lands and concerning the opening of a public road, 17 Oct. 1800 Letter from William Jones (Concord) to David Cobb about a plan to improve and develop William Bingham's Maine lands, 20 Oct. 1800 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Josiah Harris informing him that William Bingham's Maine lands are exempt from taxation, 26 Oct. 1800 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Samuel Freeman informing him that his business has been attended to by Thomas Cobb, 27 Oct. 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 | Clothing Commerce and Trade Travel and Transportation Expeditions and Exploration Taxation Construction and Building Land Transaction and Property Children and Family |
| Places | Boston; Massachusetts; Portland; Maine; Machias; Augusta; Gouldsboro |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Cony, Daniel (fl. 1800) Cobb, Henry (1784-1848) Cobb, Thomas (1772-1849) |
| Themes | Land & Property |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |