ThemangenerallyperceivedtobethevillainoftheZengeraffair,WilliamCosby,arrivedinNewYorkonAugust7,1731toassumehispostasGovernorforNewYorkProvince.Cosbyquicklydevelopedareputationas"aroguegovernor."Itisalmostimpossibletofindapositiveadjectiveamongthemanyusedbyhistorianstodescribethenewgovernor:"spiteful,""greedy,""jealous,""quick-tempered,""dull,""unlettered,"and"haughty"areasampleofthosethathavebeenapplied.
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