New Jersey: Governors: 1665-1673
| Governor of the Province of New Cæsarea or New Jersey | |
| Aug 1665 - 30 Jul/9 Aug 1673 | Philip Carteret [1][2] |
- Carteret arrived in New York on 29 Jul/8 Aug 1665, as evidenced by a letter from Richard Nicolls, Deputy Governor of the Duke of York's Territories in America, to the Secretary of State, dated 31 Jul 1665 (Old Style). Carteret then proceeded to New Jersey, where his first known grant is dated 30 Aug 1665 (Old Style).
- Carteret and the Council were compelled to move from Elizabethtown to Bergen after a rebel authority was established in the former town:
- President for the Country
- 14/24 May 1672 - May/Jun 1673
- James Carteret
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An assembly of the "Deputies or Representatives for the Country" was convened at Elizabethtown "without writts from the Governor or without the knowledge approbation or Consent of the Governor and Councill," and elected James Carteret "President for the Country." This style appears in a declaration issued by Governor Carteret and the Council, denouncing the rebellion.
- On 15/25 Jun 1672 Governor Carteret was advised by the Council to sail for England to seek assistance from the Lords Proprietors in suppressing the rebellion. Before departing, he appointed Berry deputy governor on 1/11 Jul 1672, after which Berry exercised executive functions during Carteret's absence:
- Deputy Governor of the Province of New Cæsarea or New Jersey
- 1/11 Jul 1672 - 30 Jul/9 Aug 1673
- John Berry
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The proprietary government was reestablished throughout New Jersey following the receipt of a set of documents, including letters from King Charles II and the Lords Proprietors, which were published on 22 May/2 Jun 1673. James Carteret left New Jersey in July 1673.