David Cobb papers, 1708-1833.

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David Cobb papers, 1708-1833.

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Papers of David Cobb primarily document his position as agent for William Bingham with respect to the latter's land interest in Maine. The papers relate to the settlement of and emigration to Maine, legal disputes, logging and the lumber trade, roads, lotteries, the development of Gouldsboro, Me. as a commercial port, the Kennebec River area, and Cobb's supervision of the lands even after Bingham's death. Also included are papers related to Cobb's business partnership with John Richards in the firm of Cobb and Richards, his career as a Mass. politician from the district of Maine and U.S. representative from Massachusetts, and as a judge in Maine. (Cont) Letters with Cobb discuss state and national politics, state elections, and foreign relations. Cobb's diaries document the Battle of Yorktown during the Revolution in which he was involved as aide-de-camp to George Washington, his trip to Philadelphia and work in Congress (1793-95); and trips between Gouldsboro and Boston. Correspondents include William Bingham, Alexander Baring (later the Baron of Ashburton), William Eustis, Henry Knox, Charles W. Hare, Henry Jackson, and members of the Cobb family.

6 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 3 vols. in a case.

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