▁Col on ies ▁in ▁the ▁Se vent e enth ▁Century ▁( 1 9 0 4 - 1 9 0 7 ), ▁which ▁received ▁favor able ▁reviews ▁in ▁the ▁academic ▁literature . ▁Os good ▁then ▁spent ▁years ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁four - volume ▁sequ el , ▁The ▁American ▁Col on ies ▁in ▁the ▁E igh teenth ▁Century , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁all ▁but ▁finished ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death — a ▁chapter ▁on ▁sla very ▁was ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁written , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁final ▁editing . ▁D ixon ▁Ryan ▁Fox , ▁his ▁son - in - law , ▁edited ▁the ▁manuscript s , ▁and ▁the ▁set ▁was ▁published ▁post hum ously ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁Because ▁he ▁had ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁working ▁in ▁various ▁state ▁arch ives , ▁Os good ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Historical ▁Association ' s ▁Public ▁Archives ▁Commission ▁project ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁survey ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁records ▁and ▁their ▁pres ervation . ▁Os good ▁handled ▁the ▁section ▁on ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁while ▁the ▁reports ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁state ▁records ▁were ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁curs ory , ▁Os good ' s ▁report ▁was ▁thorough , ▁ran ▁in ▁length ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 ▁pages , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁separately ▁published ▁so ▁that ▁libraries ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁could ▁ac quire ▁it ▁more ▁easily . ▁As ▁a ▁public ▁service , ▁Os good ▁also ▁edited ▁the ▁eight - volume ▁Min utes ▁of