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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Bills and receipts, and letters to David Cobb |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Bingham, William Jones, Stephen |
| Date | 15 Jul-25 Oct 1802 |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Correspondence |
| Contents |
Includes: Receipt to Cobb and Richards for payment of state and town taxes for Trenton, Me., for 1802, 15 July 1802 Receipted account of Davis Wasgatt with Cobb and Richards for his work as a surveyor, 17 July 1802 Receipt from Otis Pineo (Gouldsboro, Me.) to David Cobb for $15.00 received on the account of Cobb and Richards, 13 Aug. 1802 Receipted bill from Samuel Beal to David Cobb for harrowing, 23 Aug. 1802 [damaged] Receipt from John Fabrique (Gouldsboro, Me.) to Cobb and Richards for $55.00 on account, 4 Sep. 1802 Letter from William Bingham (London) to David Cobb concerning Bingham's Maine lands and giving Cobb instructions about lawsuits by Henry Jackson and the Cabot family, 6 Oct. 1802 Receipt from Nehemiah Higgins (Eden, Me.) to Cobb and Richards for taxes on land under their supervision in Eden, 6 Oct. 1802 Letter from Stephen Jones (Machias, Me.) to David Cobb about lumbering operations, local affairs, and politics, 25 Oct. 1802 |
| 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 | Taxation Commerce and Trade Forestry and Logging Government and Politics Surveying Pay and Wages Law and Order Lawsuit Towns and Cities |
| Places | Gouldsboro; Maine; Eden; Machias; Massachusetts |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Themes | Land & Property; Business, Trade & Commerce |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |