New York: Polity Style: 1664-1673

12/22 Mar 1664	James, Duke of York. is granted a portion of the territory in North America known as New England 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	Fort Amsterdam and other possessions of the Netherlands in New England are surrendered to the commissioners of the King of England, in accordance with the conditions signed on 27 Aug/6 Sep 1664 and made effective upon 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 Duke of York is dispossessed of his territorial holdings following 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 lands (New York Colonial Documents, 3:199-202; Waard, 41-43)

The grant of territories to the Duke of York in 1664 defined the boundaries of the possessions but did not assign any common designation to the granted lands. The commission to the proprietary governor, issued by command of the Duke in 1664, referred to "y^e lands islands and places" as described in the grant.