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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence, speech and description |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Cobb, David |
| Date | 16 Jan-19 Feb 1803 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Speech |
| Contents |
Includes: Address by [David Cobb] accepting his appointment as chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Hancock County in the district of Maine, [1803] Draft of letter from [David Cobb] to Gideon Granger, postmaster general of the United States, about the post office at Gouldsboro, Me., [1803] Letter from Samuel Thatcher (Washington) to David Cobb about the separation of Maine from Massachusetts, 16 Jan. 1803 Letter from Daniel Cony (Augusta, Me.) to David Cobb asking if Cobb has the power to execute deeds on William Bingham's Kennebec lands, 17 Jan. 1803 Description by [David Cobb] of the boundaries of an unnamed lot, [4 Feb. 1803] Letter from David Cobb (Boston) to Charles W. Hare about Cobb's salary, 9 Feb. 1803 Letter from Samuel S. Wilde (Hallowell, Me.) to David Cobb about the "derangement" of the courts in Hancock County in the district of Maine, 13 Feb. 1803 Letter from C[harles] W. Hare (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about financial matters, 19 Feb. 1803 |
| 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 | Pay and Wages Banking and Finance Land Transaction and Property Borders and Boundaries Law and Order Government and Politics Law and Order |
| Places | Maine; Massachusetts; Hallowell; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Boston |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) |
| Themes | Government & Politics; Law & Order |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |