New York: Polity Style: 1664-2024 |
| 12/22 Mar 1664 |
part of the territory in North America known as New England is granted to James Duke of York in accordance with letters patent issued by command of the King of England on 12/22 Mar 1664 (New York Colonial Documents, 2:295-298; New York Colonial Laws, 1:1-5) |
| 29 Aug/8 Sep 1664 |
New Netherland and its dependencies in possession of the Netherlands are surrendered by the Director General of New Netherland to the commissioners of the King of England in accordance with the conditions agreed on and signed on 27 Aug/6 Sep 1664 (effective on the exchange of ratifications on 29 Aug/8 Sep 1664) (New York State Archives. New York (Colony). Council. Dutch colonial administrative correspondence, 1646-1664. Series A1810-78. Volume 15, NYSA_A1810-78_V15_0145c; Brodhead's History of New York, 1:762-763 (revised edition); New York Colonial Documents, 2:414-415) |
| 29 Aug/8 Sep 1664 - 30 Jul/9 Aug 1673 |
Territories of the Duke of York in America [1] |
| 30 Jul/9 Aug 1673 |
the sovereignty of the King of England over the territories in New England is extinguished as a result of the capture of Fort James and the city of New York (30 Jul/9 Aug 1673) by the forces of the Netherlands and subsequent submission of adjacent territories (New York Colonial Documents, 3:199-202; Waard, 41-43) |
| 30 Jul/9 Aug 1673 - 31 Oct/10 Nov 1674 |
Nieuw-Nederland |
| 24 Feb/6 Mar 1674 |
the territories seized by either side during a war between the Netherlands and England are restored to the former lords and proprietors in accordance with a treaty signed by the representatives of the States General of the Netherlands and of the King of England at Westminster on 9/19 Feb 1674 (effective on the exchange of the ratifications in The Hague on 24 Feb/6 Mar 1674) (Davenport, 2:229-240) |
| 29 Jun/9 Jul 1674 |
the grant made to James Duke of York in 1664 is confirmed and expanded in accordance with letters patent issued by command of the King of England on 29 Jun/9 Jul 1674 (New York Colonial Laws, 1:104-105) |
| 31 Oct/10 Nov 1674 |
New Netherland and its dependencies in possession of the Netherlands are surrendered by the Governor General of New Netherland to the Governor appointed by the Duke of York and representing the King of England (Brodhead's History of New York, Appendix, 2:658; New York Council Minutes Calendar 1668-1783, p. 19; Pennsylvania Archives, Second series, 5:648-649; General Entries Book 1674-1688, pp. 1-2) |
| 31 Oct/10 Nov 1674 - 11/21 Aug 1688 |
Territories of the Duke of York in America : Colony of New York : Province of New York [1] |
| 6/16 Feb 1685 |
the territories granted to James Duke of York by letters patent of 29 Jun/9 Jul 1674 reverted to the Crown of England on accession of the Duke of York as James II King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland on 6/16 Feb 1685, the proclamation of James II in New York took place on 23 Apr/3 May 1685 (Brodhead's History of New York, 2:425) |
| 11/21 Aug 1688 |
New York is placed under the administration of the Captain General and Governor-in-Chief and the Council of the Territory and Dominion of New England in accordance with a royal commission to Sir Edmund Andros of 7/17 Apr 1688 which was read and published at the meeting of the Council on 11/21 Aug 1688 in New York (New York Colonial Documents, 3:554-555; 3:567) |
| 18/28 Apr 1689 |
the government of the Dominion in Boston ceased to function as a result of the coup d'état of 18/28 Apr 1689, Lieutenant Governor of the Dominion and some members of the Council continue in office in New York (Andros Tracts, 1:3-10) [2] |
| 27 Jun/7 Jul 1689 |
a Committee of Safety is constituted at the meeting of the representatives of the city of New York and several counties of the Province of New York (The National Archives, UK, CO 5/1081) |
| 27 Jun/7 Jul 1689 - 25 Nov 1783 |
Province of New York |
| 4 Jul 1776 |
the British colonies represented in the Continental Congress are proclaimed "free and independent states" in accordance with a declaration approved by the Congress on 4 Jul 1776, session of the Congress, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Journals of the Continental Congress, 5:510-515) [3] |
| 9 Jul 1776 |
the Declaration of Independence approved by the Continental Congress is supported by a resolution passed by the Provincial Congress of New York at White Plains on 9 Jul 1776 (New York Provincial Congress Journals, 1:518) |
| 10 Jul 1776 |
the style or title of the Provincial Congress is changed from the Provincial Congress of the Colony of New York to the Convention of the Representatives of the State of New York in accordance with a resolution passed by the the Provincial Congress of New York at White Plains on 10 Jul 1776 (New York Provincial Congress Journals, 1:519) |
| 10 Jul 1776 - |
State of New York |
| 6 Feb 1778 |
the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union are approved, the delegates of New York in the Continental Congress are authorized to proceed with ratification in accordance with an act passed by the Legislature of New York (Senate on 29 Jan 1778, House of Assembly on 4 Feb 1778; approved by the Council of Revision and signed into law on 6 Feb 1778) (New York Senate Journal, 1777-1779, pp. 39, 49; New York Assembly Journal, 1777-1778, pp. 43-44; New York Session Laws, 1777-1778, sess. 1, c. I) [4] |
| 9 Jul 1778 |
the engrossed copy of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union is signed and ratified by the delegates of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina to the Continental Congress, session of the Congress, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Journals of the Continental Congress, 11:677) |
| 1 Mar 1781 |
the State of New York
formed part of the United States upon the taking effect of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (Journals of the Continental Congress, 19:213-223) |
| 25 Nov 1783 |
the royal government of the Province of New York ceased to function upon the evacuation of the armed forces of Great Britain from the city of New York (Rivington's New-York Gazette, and Universal Advertiser, No. 748, 26 Nov 1783, p. 3) |
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| [1] |
The grants of territories in New England to the Duke of York in 1664 and 1674 defined the boundaries of the possessions, but never specified any common designation for the granted lands. The commissions to proprietary governors issued by command of the Duke in 1664, 1674 and 1682 referred to "ye lands islands and places" (as defined in the grants). The style of governors in legislation, commissions and other documents between 1664 and 1683 referred to the possessions as "his [i.e. the Duke of York's] Territories in America." The "Colony of New York and its Dependencies," however, was used in the instructions to Govenor Dongan (27 Jan/6 Feb 1683) and his commission as Vice Admiral (3/13 Oct 1682). After the accession of the Duke of York to the thrones of England and Scotland (6/16 Feb 1685), his former possessions became a crown colony and the "Province of New York" went into official use. The first seal received from the Duke of York in October 1669 bore the inscription Sigill. Provine Novi. Eborac. (the earliest known impression is dated 20 Aug 1670). The royal seals starting from 1687 bore the inscription Sigillum Provinciæ Nostræ Novi Eboraci in America. |
| [2] |
The Lieutenant Governor (Nicholson) and some members of the Council received a report on the deposition of the Governor-in-Chief (Andros) at their meeting in New York on 26 Apr/6 May 1689 (New York Historical Society Collections, 1868, pp. 244-245). The Council continued to meet until 10/20 Jun 1689. Nicholson departed from the city of New York on 11/12 Jun 1689 and sailed for England on 24 Jun/4 Jul 1689. |
| [3] |
The delegates of New York in the Continental Congress abstained from voting on the Declaration of Independence, pending the receipt of instructions from the Provincial Congress. |
| [4] |
Full title: An Act of Accession to, and Approbation of certain proposed Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union, between the United States of America, and to authorize the Delegates of the State of New York to ratify the same on the part and behalf of this State, in the Congress of the said United States. |
