▁Jersey ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Domin ion . ▁They ▁were ▁remote ▁from ▁Boston ▁where ▁And ros ▁had ▁his ▁seat , ▁so ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁the ▁Jer se ys ▁were ▁run ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁Francis ▁Nich ol son ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Nich ol son ▁was ▁an ▁army ▁captain ▁and ▁prot ég é ▁of ▁colonial ▁secretary ▁William ▁Bl ath way t ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁Boston ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 6 8 7 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁And ros ' ▁honor ▁guard ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁to ▁his ▁council . ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 6 8 8 , ▁And ros ▁tra ve led ▁first ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁Jer se ys ▁to ▁establish ▁his ▁commission . ▁Domin ion ▁govern ance ▁of ▁the ▁Jer se ys ▁was ▁complicated ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁propriet ors ' ▁char ters ▁had ▁been ▁rev oked , ▁yet ▁they ▁had ▁retained ▁their ▁property ▁and ▁pet ition ed ▁And ros ▁for ▁what ▁were ▁traditional ▁man orial ▁rights . ▁The ▁domin ion ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁Jer se ys ▁was ▁relatively ▁une vent ful ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁power ▁cent ers ▁and ▁the ▁unexpected ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 . ▁ ▁Indian ▁diplom acy ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 7 , ▁governor ▁of ▁New ▁France ▁Jacques - R en é ▁de ▁Br is ay ▁de ▁Den on ville , ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁Den on ville ▁launched ▁an ▁attack ▁against ▁Sen eca ▁villages ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁western ▁New ▁York .