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"New York was not normally an important naval base with usually only one frigate appointed to the station. However, between 1756 and 1760, when it became the chief port for the supply of the British army in America, and again between 1776 and 1783, when the British made it their principle armed camp in the war with the Americans, it acquired vital though temporary strategic importance. In 1751 when Captain Henry Cosby, commander of the Centaur, was appointed to the New York station, Warren* (see note below) made an agreement with him whereby he let Turtle Bay facilities for £60 a year as long as Cosby remained on the station. (86) The idea was that Cosby in turn would ask compensation for his expenses from the Navy Board. Cosby died in October 1753, and the settlement of his affairs dragged on for many years; it is not known when the Warren heirs were credited with the £120 owing them from Cosby." (Gwyn, p.47)
"The reluctance of the executors of Captain Henry Cosby to claim from the Navy Board the rental income due to the Warren estate for the facilities at Turtle Bay affords a similar example. However, the usual difficulty was the poverty of the tenant." (Gwyn, p.57)
Excerpts from: Gwyn, J. The Enterprising Admiral, McGill-Queen's Press, 1974
"Henry Cosby, died captain of the Centaur, at New York, 16th October, 1753." p.327, Naval chronology: or An historical summary of naval and maritime events ... By Isaac Schomberg, Esq. Captain of the Royal Navy Found on: https://books.google.com/books?id=bUdKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA327&lpg=PA327&d...
Henry Cosby Nationality: British Roles: Sailor
Date from___Date to________________Event____________________________Source Lieutenant, 1740/03/22 W032___1744/081744/09/28 Shoreham As Commanding Officer BWAS-1714
1744/12___________1745/08 Mortar As Commanding Officer BWAS-1714 Commander, 1744/12/29 W032 Captain, 1745/08/26 W032
17471748/02 Shoreham As Commanding Officer BWAS-1714
1751/041753 Centaur As Commanding Officer BWAS-1714 Sources ID Description Author Type W032 Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy David Bonner SmithWeb Site BWAS-1714British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook Found on: http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=1846
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1719
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Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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1751 |
1751
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Westchester County, NY, United States
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1753 |
October 16, 1753
Age 34
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New York, New York, United States
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