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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence between David Cobb and others, and appointments in legal capacity |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Cobb, David Hare, Charles W. |
| Date | 1-28 Jun 1803 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Certificates and commissions |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from Charles W. Hare (Philadelphia) to David Cobb informing him that William Bingham's Maine lands will be attached and that Cobb should secure a good appraisal of the land, 1 June 1803 Letter from David Cobb (Boston) to [Charles W.] Hare about a lawsuit brought against William Bingham, 8 June 1803 Letter from C[harles] W. Hare (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about a judgment against William Bingham in a lawsuit brought by Israel Thorndike, 13 June 1803 Certificate of the appointment of David Cobb as chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas of Hancock County in the district of Maine, 14 June 1803. Signed by Governor Caleb Strong. Appointment by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts of David Cobb as a referee in a dispute over land between Joseph Bragdon and Abigail Sullivan, [28 June 1803] Letter from David Cobb (Boston) to William Bingham about the improvement of Bingham's Maine lands, road building, the account of John Codman, and legal actions taken against Bingham by Israel Thorndike, 24 June 1803, with addendum, 28 June 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 | Law and Order Government and Politics Land Transaction and Property Construction and Building Commissions and Appointments Lawsuit |
| Places | Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Boston; Massachusetts; Maine |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Hare, Charles W. (fl. 1802-1807) |
| Themes | Government & Politics; Land & Property; Law & Order |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |