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Lord Baltimore was granted a charter making him the proprietor of Maryland. The English "buggery" law was considerd in force, and apparently remained so in Maryland until 1793.<ref>Quoted from Jonathan Ned Katz, ''Gay/Lesbian Almanac'' (NY: Harper & Row, 1983), p. 73, which cites: William Kilty, ed., ''Report of All Such English Statutes as Existed at the Times of the First Emigration of the People of Maryland'' (Annapolis, Md.: John Chandler, 1811), p. 161. For the law of 1793: William Kilty, ed., ''The Laws of Maryland...'' (Annapolis, Md.: Frederick Green, 1800), vol. 2, ch. 57 (no pagination).</ref>
 
Lord Baltimore was granted a charter making him the proprietor of Maryland. The English "buggery" law was considerd in force, and apparently remained so in Maryland until 1793.<ref>Quoted from Jonathan Ned Katz, ''Gay/Lesbian Almanac'' (NY: Harper & Row, 1983), p. 73, which cites: William Kilty, ed., ''Report of All Such English Statutes as Existed at the Times of the First Emigration of the People of Maryland'' (Annapolis, Md.: John Chandler, 1811), p. 161. For the law of 1793: William Kilty, ed., ''The Laws of Maryland...'' (Annapolis, Md.: Frederick Green, 1800), vol. 2, ch. 57 (no pagination).</ref>
  
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Death for buggery

Lord Baltimore was granted a charter making him the proprietor of Maryland. The English "buggery" law was considerd in force, and apparently remained so in Maryland until 1793.[1]


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  1. Quoted from Jonathan Ned Katz, Gay/Lesbian Almanac (NY: Harper & Row, 1983), p. 73, which cites: William Kilty, ed., Report of All Such English Statutes as Existed at the Times of the First Emigration of the People of Maryland (Annapolis, Md.: John Chandler, 1811), p. 161. For the law of 1793: William Kilty, ed., The Laws of Maryland... (Annapolis, Md.: Frederick Green, 1800), vol. 2, ch. 57 (no pagination).


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