Out of two American colonies that had a series of skirmishes and raids between 1701 and 1765 at the disputed border, the British proprietary colony, that John Cruger Jr.  was the speaker for, became a royal colony on the northeast coast of North America.
The New York  New Jersey Line War (also known as the N.J. Line War) refers to a series of skirmishes and raids that took place for over half a century between 1701 and 1765 at the disputed border between two American colonies, the Province of New York and the Province of New Jersey. 
The Province of New York (16641776) was a British proprietary colony and later royal colony on the northeast coast of North America. 
John Cruger Jr. (July 18, 1710  December 27, 1791) was the speaker of the Province of New York assembly and the 41st Mayor of New York City. 
