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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | David Cobb accounts, receipts and letters |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | Cobb, David Hare, Charles W. |
| Date | 2-18 Jan 1802 |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Correspondence |
| Contents |
Includes: Account of [David Cobb] of expenses for a trip to Castine, Me., [1802] Instructions by [David Cobb] for settling accounts, [1802] Cash account of David Cobb for 1802, 1802 Letter from William Bingham (Bath, England) to David Cobb about the improvement and sale of Bingham's Maine lands, with copy of same, 1 Jan. 1802 Letter from Samuel S. Wilde (Hallowell, Me.) to David Cobb about statehood for Maine, 2 Jan. 1802 Letter from David Cobb (Taunton) to Messrs. Willing and Francis of Philadelphia inquiring about whether they will accept Cobb's draft, 3 Jan. 1802 Bill to David Cobb for postage due for 19 Aug. 1801-4 Jan. 1802, 4 Jan. 1802 Letter from Willing and Francis (Philadelphia) to David Cobb about who will accept a draft on William Bingham's account, 11 Jan. 1802 Order from Cobb and Richards on Thomas and Leland to advance Davis Wasgatt $50.00, receipted and transferred by Wasgatt on verso, 14 Jan. 1802 Letter from C[harles] W. Hare (Philadelphia) to David Cobb informing him that Hare has no instructions from William Bingham to accept Cobb's draft on Bingham, 16 Jan. 1802 Receipted bill from Nathaniel Balch to David Cobb for a cocked beaver hat, 18 Jan. 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 | Land Transaction and Property Banking and Finance Clothing |
| Places | Castine; Hallowell; Maine; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Taunton |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Bingham, William (1752-1804) |
| Themes | Business, Trade & Commerce |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |