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Title Correspondence between David Cobb and others, regarding Bingham's lands and taxation, and Cobb's son Henry
Archival Reference Ms. N-1000
Sub-collection David Cobb Papers  
Author Ross, Donald  Jackson, Henry  Cobb, David  Bingham, William  
Date 5-28 Nov 1800
Document Type Correspondence; Business and financial document
Contents Includes:
Letter from Donald Ross (Union River, Me.) to David Cobb reporting on lumbering and haying on William Bingham's Maine lands, 5 Nov. 1800
Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about the development of Bingham's Maine lands, the activities of Daniel Cony, and road cutting by Charles Vaughan, 5 Nov. 1800
Letter from H[enry] Jackson (Boston) to David Cobb about Cobb's son Henry; political, personal, and business matters; and the activities of Henry Knox, 5-8 Nov. 1800
Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about the development of Bingham's Maine lands, 8 Nov. 1800
Letter from H[enry] J[ackson] [Boston] to David Cobb informing him that his son Henry Cobb is about to sail aboard the U.S.S. Constitution, 10 Nov. 1800
Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to William Bingham about business matters and the employment of the Gouldsborough Packet during the winter months, 17 Nov. 1800
Letter from Donald Ross (Union River, Me.) to David Cobb about business and personal matters, 19 Nov. 1800
Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about the settlement of Bingham's Maine lands, surveys by Daniel Cony, and the prospects of John Merrick, 24 Nov. 1800
Receipted bill from Thomas Hill to David Cobb for postage, 28 Nov. 1800
Letter from Lewis F. Delesdernier (Passamaquoddy, Me.) to Cobb and Richards about taxes due on the Maine lands under their supervision, 30 Nov. 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 Land Transaction and Property  Forestry and Logging  Agriculture  Children and Family  Labour and Employment  Construction and Building  Commerce and Trade  Travel and Transportation  Settlers and Settlement  Surveying  Taxation  
Places Gouldsboro; Maine; Union River; Boston; Massachusetts; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania
People Cobb, David (1748-1830)  Bingham, William (1752-1804)  Cony, Daniel (1752-1842)  Cobb, Henry (1784-1848)  Cobb, Thomas (1772-1849)  
Themes Business, Trade & Commerce; Land & Property; Children & Family
Library Massachusetts Historical Society  
Copyright Massachusetts Historical Society