The Memorial History of the City of New-York, From Its First Settlement to the Year 1892
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But few new buildings were erected in New- York. The bad govern- ment checked population. The last days of Cosby's administration were filled with mortifi- cation and pain. He had been seized with consumption, and was slowly passing away. Now and then his physicians gave him hopes of recovery, and his amendment was announced in the courtly "Gazette." His mental may have been the cause of his physical suffer- 1 Laws of New- York, 1735, Smith and Livingston. 2 Smith's Hist, N. Y., p. 224 ; see al...so Kalm and Buruaby. 246 HISTOEY OP NEW-YOEK ing: all Ms plans had failed, all his hopes of wealth and power were gone. The ministry in England had grown weary of his endless complaints, and were convinced of his want of discretion. They had decided in a royal council that Morris had been improperly removed from ofiace. They paid no attention to Cosby's charges against his enemies, and reproved him for voting in the council. He had been guilty, too, of acts that were criminal in their nature and might lead to an impeachment.
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