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February 18, 1841 -
NEW CASTLE lost to KENT.
(Del. Laws 1841, ch. 347/pp. 401-402; Scharf, 2:1030)
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September 02, 1775 -
February 18, 1841
NEW CASTLE boundary was completed westward to the Maryland line.
(Del., Laws of the State, vol. 1, ch. 229, sec. 4/pp. 569-570)
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November 29, 1704 -
September 02, 1775
By 29 November 1704, NEW CASTLE was separated from Pennsylvania when Delaware became a distinct colony.
(Penn, 4:309; Rodney, 239)
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May 28, 1687 -
November 29, 1704
NEW CASTLE gained from KENT.
(Scharf, 2:1030)
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August 24, 1682 -
May 28, 1687
NEW CASTLE transferred with rest of western Delaware Bay region from the Duke of York to William Penn; implicitly gained the southern tip of UPLAND remaining after county was eliminated in Jun 1681.
(Pa. Archives, 2d ser., 5:739-744)
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June 21, 1680 -
August 24, 1682
NEW CASTLE lost to creation of ST. JONES (now KENT).
(Docs. of N.Y., 12:654, 664, 666-667; Reed, 12)
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November 12, 1678 -
June 21, 1680
NEW CASTLE gained from UPLAND (extinct).
(Armstrong, 119, 198)
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November 11, 1674 -
November 12, 1678
By 11 Nov 1674 NEW AMSTEL was renamed NEW CASTLE.
(Docs. of N.Y., 12:515)
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