I am sorry for the disturbances you have I can asure you we are hear in as great clamours, pray God things may end well, pertikculers you will have from better hands. I have Ruemetism in my hands can but just write this and to asure you none can have more sence of your goodness to me, & the oblegation I have to you then her whoe is with best wishes to You and Yours an

Affectionat frind

and Obliged hum^'^® Servtt

G. Cosby.

830 MANUSCRIPTS OF

HON : OL. DELANCEY TO SIR W^^. JOHNSON.

New York ye. 15 June 1766.

Dear Sir

I reed your Favour of y® 3'^ Instant yesterday in which you say you had Rec'd a Letter from M^s Cosby Relative to Her Concerns here and that she has taken advice -- that it is in Her to Dispose of the Lands and that she will indemnify whoever shall Purchase In answer to which I have to say that by the Advice I have taken the 1 ower is not in Her During W"* Cosbys Life and that an Inde iipnification from Her Cannot at Her Time of Life, be a Suffi( ent Security to me for the Risque I should run from the Heir f William, should She Die before Him it would be agreeable to my wishes to make the Purchase and will whenever I can have a secii'e Title I should be Glad you would Advise Her to Take the O tpinion of Eminent Council Wether the Estate Bequeathed to William by His Late Father, and he now a Lunatic, can be invested in M" Cosby his mother unless conveyed to Her by William before His Lunacy I am Greatly obliged to you for your Friendship in the offer but must beg to postpone the Purchase until the Title be Clearly in Her I always am