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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence relating to land and settlement |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Richards, John Epes, Benjamin |
| Date | 16 Jul-7 Oct 1806 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Notes |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from Benjamin Kimball (Bridgton, Me.) to David Cobb informing him that [John] Fabrique has cheated Kimball out of a parcel of land, 16 July 1806 Letter from [David Cobb] (Castine, Me.) to Charles W. Hare about the survey of Maine land under Cobb's management, 25 July 1806 Letter from John Richards (Boston) to David Cobb about the Kennebec Tract and the settling of William Bingham's estate, 1 Aug. 1806 Letter from John Richards (Boston) to David Cobb about the survey of William Bingham's Maine lands and differences with Charles W. Hare, 12 Aug. 1806 Letter from Gowen Wilson (Cherryfield, Me.) to Cobb and Wilson about lot boundaries, 19 Sep. 1806 Letter from Benjamin Epes (Mariaville, Me.) to David Cobb offering to build bridges and roads and requesting authorization, 2 Oct. 1806 List of settlers with names and numbers of their lots in Township No. 2, Kennebec Tract, Me., 7 Oct. 1806. Settlers include Joshua Ames, Nathaniel Ames, Joshua Foss, Samuel Humphrey, Daniel Jameson, Lazerus Jones, Taylor Page, Barnabas Palmer, Eliphalet Quimby, Jonathan Quimby, Peter Quimby, Enoch Whitten, John Whitten, Joseph Whitten, Charles Willey, Turner Willey, Liberty Woodcock, and Edward York. Power of attorney to Philip Leavitt to act on behalf of the inhabitants of Township No. 2 in the Kennebec Tract of the district of Maine, 7 Oct. 1806 [incomplete and damaged] |
| 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 | Crime Land Transaction and Property Borders and Boundaries Settlers and Settlement Law and Order Surveying Construction and Building |
| Places | Bridgton; Maine; Castine; Boston; Massachusetts; Cherryfield; Mariaville |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) |
| Themes | Land & Property |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |