The latter employed him to draw up their complaint against my Lord Cornbury, and he was made the bearer of it to the Q,neen." " Li 1732," remarks Dnnlap, "a question was raised, whether Van Dam (who administered the government until the arrival of Cosby) should receive the whole salary allowed to a governor, and the opinion of the assembly was asked ; but they declined giving an opinion, leaving it to the council, who consented that the warrants should be drawn for the whole. Cosby, on his arrival and friendly reception by the assembly, waited until their adjournment, and then produced the King's instructiDUs to take to himself one half the salary and emoluments, during Van Dam's administration, leaving him one half. Van Dam agrees, provided Cosby accounts for certain monies received by liim, and shares with Van Dam such monies. Cosby refuses, and erects a court of exchequer to compel Van Dam to comply with his terms. Suits commence on their part, but Cosby appoints the judges. Van Dam denies the legality of the proceedings. CJiief Justice Mori is declines to obey the Governor's orders in the case, as illegal, and is by him suspended, after serving twenty years unimpeachably. James de Lancey was ap-

= "He was one of the Council in that province, and a judge of the supreme court there in lfi92. Upon the surrender of the government to Queen Anne, m 1702, he was named to be governor of the colony; but the appointment was changed in favor of Lord Cornbury, the Queen's cousin." " Within the limits of Shrewsbury, (says Mr. Whitehead,) Col. Lewis Morris had extensive iron works, employing si.xty or seventy negroes, in addition to white servants and dependants." " The land (3540 acres) was granted to him, Oct. 25, 1676.