Episode 4 of 4

Formal Transfer

When
November 10, 1674
Where
New Netherland
Part of
Cession of New Netherland to England

Edmund Andros assumed control from Anthony Colve on November 10, 1674.

On November 10, 1674, the new English governor Edmund Andros took over from Dutch governor Anthony Colve. This act marked the transfer of the colony to English control following the Treaty of Westminster.

Sources

  1. New Netherland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20

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