▁char ter . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 6 8 7 , ▁And ros ▁finally ▁decided ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Connecticut ▁to ▁personally ▁see ▁to ▁the ▁matter . ▁He ▁arrived ▁in ▁Hart ford ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁an ▁honor ▁guard , ▁and ▁met ▁that ▁evening ▁with ▁the ▁colonial ▁leadership . ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁the ▁char ter ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁table ▁for ▁all ▁to ▁see ▁during ▁this ▁meeting . ▁The ▁lights ▁in ▁the ▁room ▁unexpected ly ▁went ▁out ▁and , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁rel it , ▁the ▁char ter ▁had ▁disappeared . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁hidden ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁o ak ▁tree ▁( re ferred ▁to ▁after ward ▁as ▁the ▁Char ter ▁Oak ) ▁so ▁that ▁a ▁search ▁of ▁nearby ▁buildings ▁could ▁not ▁locate ▁the ▁document . ▁ ▁Wh atever ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁the ▁legend , ▁Connecticut ▁records ▁show ▁that ▁its ▁government ▁formally ▁surrender ed ▁its ▁se als ▁and ▁ceased ▁operation ▁that ▁day . ▁And ros ▁then ▁tra ve led ▁throughout ▁the ▁col ony , ▁making ▁jud icial ▁and ▁other ▁appoint ments , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Boston . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 6 8 7 , ▁the ▁domin ion ▁council ▁formally ▁extended ▁its ▁laws ▁over ▁Connecticut , ▁comple ting ▁the ▁assim ilation ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁colon ies . ▁ ▁In clusion ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁the ▁Jer se ys ▁On ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 6 8 8 , ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁East ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁West