| 17/28 Apr 1702 |
the power of government over the Provinces of East New Jersey and West New Jersey are surrendered by the Proprietors to the Queen of England, in accordance with a deed sealed and signed by the Proprietors on 15/26 Apr 1702, and accepted by the Queen in Council on 17/28 Apr 1702 (New Jersey Grants, Concessions and Original Constitutions, pp. 609-618) [1] |
| 14/25 Aug 1703 |
East New Jersey and West New Jersey are reunited into the Province of Nova Cæsarea or New Jersey and placed under the administration of a Governor and Council in accordance with letters patent (commission) issued by command of the Queen of England on 5/16 Dec 1702, which was read and published on 14/25 Aug 1703 in Burlington (New Jersey Archives, Series 1, 2:489-500, 13:301) |
| 14/25 Aug 1703 - 2 Jul 1776 |
Province of New Cæsarea or New Jersey |
| 2 Jul 1776 |
the Constitution of New Jersey is adopted by the Provincial Congress at the session held in Burlington on 2 Jul 1776 (New Jersey Session Laws, 1776, Constitution, pp. iii-x; New Jersey Convention 1776, pp. 35-36) |
