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The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Connecticut's foundational 1639 colonial charter establishing the structure and principles of civil government and law.
Adopted 14 January 1639 by Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield. Transcribed from F. N. Thorpe, ed., The Federal and State Constitutions (Washington, DC: GPO, 1909), via the Avalon Project.
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