| 18/28 Apr 1689 |
the government of the Territory and Dominion of New England effectively collapsed following the insurrection in Boston on 18/28 Apr 1689 (Byfield's Account of the Revolution in New England, pp. 5-10) |
| Oct/Nov 1692 |
the Province of West New Jersey is placed under the administration of a Governor and Council in accordance with letters patent (commission) issued by order of the Proprietors on 11/21 Apr 1692 in London which was read and published in West New Jersey in Oct/Nov 1692 [1] |
| 16/26 Sep 1692 - 11/22 Aug 1703 |
Province of East New Jersey |
| 17/28 Apr 1702 |
the power of government over the Provinces of East New Jersey and West New Jersey is 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)
[2] |
| 11/22 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 11/22 Aug 1703 in Perth Amboy and on 13/24 Aug 1703 in Burlington (New Jersey Archives, Series 1, 2:489-500, 3:1-6) |
