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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07035 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0135] September-December 1797 |
| Title | David Cobb to Henry Knox on the sorry state of politics and foreign affairs |
| Date | 1 October 1797 |
| Author | Cobb, David (1748-1830) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Responds to Knox's letter of 16 September 1797 with an apology for his "abrupt deportation from Montpelier." States that he has met with disappointments while participating in running the nation, commenting that "the inattention of our friends to this Country & me is unpardonable." Comments on Alexander Hamilton's recently exposed affair with Maria Reynolds. Possibly in reference to the Quasi War with France, General Cobb expresses a cynical hope for peace in regard to European affairs, claiming that the Old World is "too numerous and vicious to exist as Governments." Also comments on problems stemming from "Democracy" in Philadelphia, the quality of the country in Maine for farming, and his activities as a land agent. Cobb represented Massachusetts in congress from 1793 to 1795 and in 1796 became a land agent and farmer in Gouldsboro, Maine. |
| Subjects | Corruption and Scandal Government and Civics Women's History Quasi-war France Global History and Civics Peace Politics Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Waldo Patent Land Transaction |
| People | Cobb, David (1748-1830) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) |
| Place written | Gouldsboro, Maine |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Agriculture; Foreign Affairs; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |