Fundamental Orders, 1639
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/30002:720570220
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Contributor (ctb): Ludlow, Roger
Contributor (ctb): Haynes, John
Contributor (ctb): Hopkins, Edward
Contributor (ctb): Steel, John
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Fundamental Orders, 1639
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The Fundamental Orders, inspired by Thomas Hooker’s sermon of May 31, 1638, provided the framework for the government of the Connecticut colony from 1639 to 1662. It bound the three original towns of Windsor, Wethersfield and Hartford into a colonial entity based on the consent of the governed. The document consisted of a preamble and 11 orders or laws and is notable in that it assigns supreme authority in the colony to the elected general court, omitting any reference to the authority of the British Crown or other external authority. The preamble was a covenant, similar in many ways to the Mayflower Compact. The Connecticut General Court adopted the Fundamental Orders on January 14, 1639. Roger Ludlow of Windsor, a trained lawyer in the colony, is credited with drafting the document, with the assistance of John Haynes, Edward Hopkins and John Steel.
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Enacting jurisdiction (enj): Connecticut. General Court
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RG001-001_Fundamental
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