474 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Governor Hunter, was spent in New Jersey," where lie signalized him- 

 self in the service, both of the Proprietors and the Assembly. The 

 latter employed him to draw up their complaint against my Lord Corn- 

 bury, and he was made the bearer of it to the Queen. "In 1732," says 

 Dunlap), " a question was raised, whether Van Dam (who administered 

 the government until the arrival of Cosby) should receive the whole sal- 

 ary allowed to a governor, and the opinion of the Assembly was asked; 

 but they declined giving an opinion, leaving it to the council, who con- 

 sented that the warrants should be drawn for the whole. Cosby on his 

 arrival and friendly reception by the Assembly, waited until their adjourn- 

 ment, and then produced the King's instructions 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 



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Autograph and arms of Lewis Morris. 



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 com- 

 ply with his terms. 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 Council in that Province, and a Judge of thfl Supreme Court there in 

 1C92. Upon the surrender of the government to Queen Anne. In lTOz. 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 Mor- 

 ns had extensive iron works, employing sixty or seventy negroes, in addition to white ser- 

 vants and dependants." "T lie land (3540 acres) was granted to him Oct. ■.■.->, 1676. full lib- 

 erty was given to him and his associates, 'to dig. delve, and carry away all such mines for 

 Iron, as they shall hnd or Bee lit to dig and carry away to the iron works, or that shall be 

 found in that tract of land that lies inclosed between the BOutheast branch of the Haitian 

 river and the whale pond on the sea-side, and is bounded from thence bj ihe sea and branch 

 of the river, to the eastward, to the Raritan river, he or they paying all such just damages to 

 the owners of the land wl Hall dig mines as shall be judged is done by trespase oi 



cattle or otherwise sustained by the carting and carrying of the said mine to the work." — E. 

 J. Records, B page 155. 



