"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

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certain monies received by him, and shares with Van Dam such monies. Cosby refuses, and erects a court of exchequer to compel Van Dam to comply with his tenns. Suits commence on their part, but Cosby appoints the judges. Van Dam denies the legality of the proceedings. Chief Justice

a " He was one of the Conncil in that Province, and a Judge of th" Supreme Court there In ICyi. I pou the surreiiair of the Kovernment to Qiwon ,\une, in iTu.'. he wss named to be governor of the colony; bnt the iippoinrnient wa.-- cliari;,'ed in favor of Lord CoriiUury, the t^neen's cousin." " Within the limits of Shrewsbury, (says >rr. Whitehc.Kh, fol. Lewis Morris had extensive Iron work>. emiiioyins sixty or seventy negroes, iu addition to white servants and dcp-.-ndants." '• 1 he land (:;.>to acres) was granttd to liini (ict. -.o, KJTfi. Full libeny was uiven to him and his associates, 'to dljj, delve, and carrv awav all such mines for Iron, as tney shall ttnd ur si>e fit to di^r and caiTv awav to th- iron works, or that siiall be found in that tract of laud that lies inclosed between the south.asi biuiich of the Ix'aritan river and the whale pond on the SL-a-si.ie, and is boiiuded from thino' bv iiie sea and branch of the river, ro the ea<tw.inl, [u tlie UaritHU river, he or they p-.ivniu: a\\ sn.h just dainanr-s to the oivniers of the laud wh.'r>' tin-, sinll 1I11: mines as sli.dl !»■ ja.i:,'''d i> <i .■m- liy trespass i.f ca!:iei.riithi.r>vise .~U'iaiued by tae carting,' and car-vii'.i; of the said uii:!- to the work."-- t.