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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence between David Cobb and others, regarding politics and business |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Fabrique, John Lee, Silas Cobb, David Bingham, William |
| Date | 16-31 Dec 1800 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from John Fabrique (Ellsworth, Me.) to David Cobb about the development of the settlement at Mariaville, Me., 16 Dec. 1800 Letter from John Lee (Castine, Me.) to David Cobb informing him that liquor licenses are good in only one place, 16 Dec. 1800. Another copy enclosed in letter from Lee to Cobb, 2 Jan. 1801. Letter from Silas Lee (Washington) to David Cobb forwarding a copy of the new treaty with France, 22 Dec. 1800 Letter from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Samuel Torrey enclosing two bills of exchange drawn in Torrey's favour on William Bingham, 24 Dec. 1800 Note from David Cobb (Gouldsboro, Me.) for $500.00 drawn on William Bingham for payment to Samuel Torrey, 24 Dec. 1800 Account of David Cobb with Cobb and Richards for expenses for 1800, [25 Dec. 1800] Receipted account of Ebenezer B. Cobb with Cobb and Richards for wages, 26 Dec. 1800 Letter from William Bingham (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about the development of Bingham's Maine lands and other business matters, 31 Dec. 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 | Treaty Government and Politics Land Transaction and Property Alcohol Law and Order Settlers and Settlement Pay and Wages |
| Places | Ellsworth; Maine; Castine; Washington; Gouldsboro; Massachusetts; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Lee, Silas (fl. 1800-1801) Torrey, Samuel (fl. 1800) Cobb, Ebenezer Bradish (1781-1840) |
| Themes | Government & Politics; Business, Trade & Commerce |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |