According to legend, a patriot hid the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut in a hollow tree (nicknamed Charter Oak) to keep the British from seizing the document.

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This is a true statement. The legend goes that in 1687, Governor Andros of the Dominion of New England demanded the surrender of the Connecticut Charter. In response, a group of patriots met secretly in a tavern in Hartford and decided to hide the document. According to the legend, a man named Captain Joseph Wadsworth led the hiding of the charter in the hollow of a white oak tree that became known as the Charter Oak. The document was hidden there until 1689, when the Dominion of New England collapsed and Connecticut resumed its status as a separate colony.

According to Legend, a Patriot Hid the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut