Testimonial of support of Ezra Cobb, 1825

Testimonial of voluntary monetary support of Ezra Cobb of Camden, 1825

Testimonial of voluntary monetary support of Ezra Cobb of Camden, 1825

Name/Title

Testimonial of support of Ezra Cobb, 1825

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2011.22

Scope and Content

Testimonial of voluntary monetary support of Ezra Cobb of Camden, Maine dated October 1825. Mr. Cobb lost all his money and "valuable clothing" on his trip westward. Friends of Mr. Cobb pledge specific amounts of money "ever wishing to encourage and assist the deserving and useful in their laudable pursuits." Transcript as follows: "Mr. Ezra Cobb, an exemplary, worthy, & useful member of Society, of Camden, having obtained by his honest industry much hard labour, and exertion, money, to the amount of about four hundred dollars with which he intended in part to pay for his farm, and having recently, on his passage to the westward, for that purpose, unfortunately experienced the severe and discouraging loss of all his money, and most valuable clothing, leaving him unexpectedly involved in debt at a critical period of life. We, therefore, the undersigned ever wishing to encourage and assist the deserving and useful, in their laudable pursuits, and viewing this circumstance as an appeal to our friendship and liberality, do, in the spirit of sympathy and commiseration for the unfortunate, agree to pay the sums annexed to our names, to Mr. Cobb, or some one of his friends, for his assistance."

Collection

Walsh History Center

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2011.22

Source or Donor

Camden Historic Resources Committee

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Manuscript

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Correspondence, Documents

Search Terms

Camden, Maine

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Oct 1825

Archive Notes

Date(s): October 1825

Location

Location

Container

WHC 2011.22 Box

Shelf

Shelf 2

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 2

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Container

Old Documents Box

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 22, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

May 21, 2011

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Barnes, Benjamin

Person or Organization

Bass, Alden

Person or Organization

Bird, James

Person or Organization

Brawn, Nathan

Person or Organization

Chase, Robert

Person or Organization

Clark, James

Person or Organization

Curtis, Calvin

Person or Organization

Cushing, Benjamin

Person or Organization

Dillingham, Joshua

Person or Organization

Dillingham, Nathaniel

Person or Organization

Estabrook, Joseph

Person or Organization

Estabrook, Nathaniel C.

Person or Organization

Fay, Jesse

Person or Organization

Fay, Timothy

Person or Organization

Harkness, John

Person or Organization

Harkness, R.

Person or Organization

Hodgman, Job

Person or Organization

Hodgman, Joel

Person or Organization

Hunt, Simon (1784-1865)

Person or Organization

Huse, Dr. Joseph

Person or Organization

Mansfield, Joel

Person or Organization

Mansfield, Thomas

Person or Organization

Mirick, Joseph

Person or Organization

Ogier, Abraham

Person or Organization

Ogier, Robert

Person or Organization

Parker, Moses (Sr.)

Person or Organization

Parry, Abraham

Person or Organization

Pendleton, Isaac

Person or Organization

Perry, Oakes

Person or Organization

Russell, Ephraim

Person or Organization

Russell, Samuel

Person or Organization

Rust, William

Person or Organization

Sherman, Ignatius (1789-1870)

Person or Organization

Start, Eben

Person or Organization

Start, George

Person or Organization

Stetson, Joseph

Person or Organization

Thomas, Ebenezer

Person or Organization

Thomas, Eph.

Person or Organization

Welch, John

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2011-05-21

Created By

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Create Date

May 21, 2011

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025