Image: Hiding-the-original-charter-in-the-oak
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Description: "Hiding the original charter in the Oak." The original royal charter of Connecticut was hidden in the trunk of a nearby large white oak tree in 1687, to hide it from agents of King James. Undated (likely 19th century) woodcut. Cleaned up with Photoshop "neural filters".
Title: Hiding-the-original-charter-in-the-oak
Credit: https://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/history/charteroak.htm
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