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George Brinley, ed., The Laws of Connecticut: An Exact Reprint of the Original | George Brinley, ed., The Laws of Connecticut: An Exact Reprint of the Original | ||
Edition of 1673 (Hartford: privately printed, 1865), p. 9.</ref> This code included the Connecticut law of 1642, which provided death for sodomy (here called "men lying with men"). Ludlow's Code was next revised in [ LINK| October 1672]]. | Edition of 1673 (Hartford: privately printed, 1865), p. 9.</ref> This code included the Connecticut law of 1642, which provided death for sodomy (here called "men lying with men"). Ludlow's Code was next revised in [ LINK| October 1672]]. | ||
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GLA 94
Connecticut Colony legislators adopted Robert Ludlow's codification of existing law, known as "Ludlow's Code." [1] This code included the Connecticut law of 1642, which provided death for sodomy (here called "men lying with men"). Ludlow's Code was next revised in [ LINK| October 1672]].
References
- ↑ 1650, May: Connecticut sodomy law; George Brinley, ed., The Laws of Connecticut: An Exact Reprint of the Original Edition of 1673 (Hartford: privately printed, 1865), p. 9.
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