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Field name | Value |
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Title | Correspondence and business accounts for David Cobb |
Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
Author | Cobb, David Hare, Charles W. Herbert, George Richards, John |
Date | 1-31 Dec 1804 |
Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
Contents |
Includes: Letter from Samuel S. Wilde (Hallowell, Me.) to David Cobb informing him that Wilde has been defeated in a recent election, 1 Dec. 1804 Account of David Cobb with the estate of William Bingham, 3 Dec. 1804 Letter from David Cobb (Boston) to Charles W. Hare about the extent, value, and management of William Bingham's Maine lands, Cobb's partnership with John Richards, and the employment of Daniel Cony, 3 Dec. 1804 Letter from George Herbert (Surry, Me.) to David Cobb informing him that he has been appointed executor of the estate of Donald Ross, 6 Dec. 1804 Letter from C[harles] W. Hare (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about the estate of William Bingham, 10 Dec. 1804 Letter from John Richards (Gouldsboro, Me.) to David Cobb about business matters and the continued silence of [Charles W.] Hare, 20 Dec. 1804 Account of David Cobb for sundries purchased in 1804, [28 Dec.] 1804 Account of David Cobb of cash paid for sundries and as wages for 1804, [31 Dec.] 1804 Account of David Cobb with Cobb and Richards, 31 Dec. 1804 [damaged] Account of Daniel Cony with David Cobb for the management of William Bingham's Kennebec lands for 1800-1804, 31 Dec. 1804 Letter from Daniel Cony (Augusta, Me.) to David Cobb informing him that Cony cannot collect rents until he has received deeds for lands sold, 31 Dec. 1804 |
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 Commerce and Trade Labour and Employment Election Government and Politics Commissions and Appointments |
Places | Hallowell; Maine; Boston; Massachusetts; Gouldsboro; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania |
People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Cobb, Thomas (1772-1849) Hare, Charles W. (fl. 1802-1807) Wilde, Samuel S. (fl. 1795-1824) |
Themes | Land & Property; Government & Politics |
Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |