Witnesse our trusty and well beloved Benjamin Fletcher, our capt. gen. and gov. in-chief of our province of Xew York, and the territories and tracts of land depending thereon, in America, and vice-admiral of the same, our lieutenantcommander-iu-chief of the militia and of all the forces by sea and land within our colony of Connecticut, and of all the forts and places of strength within the same, in council at our fort in New York, the Sth day of 3Iay, in the ninth year of our reign, Anno Domini, 1697."

By command of his excellency, BEN. FLETCIIER.

D.vvrD Jamesox, SecVy.

The greatest part of the life of Leuis Morris, before the arrival of

a -Vlb. liook of Fit. No. vii. C4 aud 70.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WtSTCHESTER.

Governor Hunter, was spent in New Jersey,'* where he signalized himself in the service, both of the Proprietors and the Assembly. Tlie latter employed him to draw up their complaint against my Lord Cornbury, and he was made the bearer of it to tlie Queen. "In 1732," sa)-s Dunlafi), " 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 vrarrants 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 instructions to take to himself onehalf the salar>- and emoluments, during Van Dam's administration, leaving him one-half. Van Dam agrees, provided Cosby accounts for