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He was co-proprietor of New Jersey from 1664 to 1674. He sold his share to a group of quarrelsome Quakers because of the political difficulties created by New York Governor Richard Nicolls , George CarteretSir George Carteret ( 1610 1680) was an English royalist statesman, who served on the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy. He was born on the island of Jersey in 1599. Entering the navy at an early age, he attained a high reputation as a naval off, and himself. He effectively split New Jersey into two colonies: East JerseyNew Jersey was governed as two distinct provinces, West Jersey and East Jersey for the 28 years between 1674 and 1702. Determination of an exact location for a West Jersey/East Jersey borderline was often a matter of dispute, but the old provinces corresp (belonging to other proprietor Sir George Carteret) and West JerseyNew Jersey was governed as two distinct provinces, East Jersey and West Jersey for the 28 years between 1674 and 1702. Determination of an exact location for a West Jersey/East Jersey borderline was often a matter of dispute, but the old provinces corresp. The colony was divided until 1702Events March 8 William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. March 11 The first regular English language newspaper, The Daily Courant''. is published for the first time. May 4/ 14 The War of the Spanish Succes when West Jersey went bankrupt and the colony was given back to the English crownThe Crown is a term which is used to separate the government authority and property of the state in a kingdom, as opposed to any personal influence and private assets held by the current Monarch. In the United Kingdom (and by extension, most of the nation, who unified the colony again.
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