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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Correspondence between David Cobb and others, regarding taxation, land, and family |
| Archival Reference | Ms. N-1000 |
| Sub-collection | David Cobb Papers |
| Author | May, Joseph Steward, Daniel Cobb, Thomas Sargent, Daniel |
| Date | 7 Jan-29 Apr 1819 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Contents |
Includes: Letter from Daniel Sargent (Boston) to David Cobb about taxes on the settlement at Mariaville, Me., 7 Jan. 1819 Letter from David Hodges (Taunton) to David Cobb about local and family news, 22 Jan. 1819 Letter from Joseph May (Boston) to David Cobb about the endorsement of lottery tickets, 27 Jan. 1819 Bill from Thomas Hill of the Gouldsboro post office to David Cobb for postage due for 1817-1819, 29 Jan. 1819 Letter from Daniel Steward (Norridgewock, Me.) to David Cobb enclosing a summary of taxes on lands under Cobb's supervision in Somerset County, Me., for 1812-1818, 10 Apr. 1819 Letter from Thomas Cobb (Bangor, Me.) to his father David Cobb about family matters and personal business, 19 Apr. 1819 Letter from John Black (Ellsworth, Me.) to David Cobb about business accounts and personal matters, 28 Apr. 1819 Receipted bill from Peters and Pond (Boston) to David Cobb for seed and other supplies, 29 Apr. 1819 |
| 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 | Stores and Supplies Taxation Children and Family Commerce and Trade Settlers and Settlement |
| Places | Boston; Taunton; Maine; Massachusetts; Bangor; Norridgewock |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Mellen, Prentiss (1764-1840) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Cobb, Thomas (1772-1849) |
| Themes | Business, Trade & Commerce; Land & Property |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |