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Date:         Sat, 17 Mar 2001 13:02:28 -0500
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From:         Akua Abotare 
Subject:      john hanson and the articles of confederation

doing a research paper on the articles of confederation,and ran into an
obscure reference to hanson and his role as presiding officer of the united
states in 1781.  has anyone else heard of him or this reference.

yours,

akua abotare
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Date:         Sat, 17 Mar 2001 16:24:59 -0500
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From:         David Hanson 
Subject:      Re: john hanson and the articles of confederation
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Yes, as a Hanson and history teacher, I can confirm that John Hanson was a
president of the Continental Congress in 1781.  It is a little-known fact
and probably of little importance except to us Hansons.  Most history
textbooks don't bother to mention him.

Dave Hanson
Department of History
Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, Virginia

At 01:02 PM 3/17/01 -0500, you wrote:
>doing a research paper on the articles of confederation,and ran into an
>obscure reference to hanson and his role as presiding officer of the united
>states in 1781.  has anyone else heard of him or this reference.
>
>yours,
>
>akua abotare
>
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Date:         Mon, 19 Mar 2001 13:02:02 -0500
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>From: David Hanson 
>Reply-To: African-American History Forum 
>To: AFRICAN-AMERICANFORUM@ASHP.LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
>Subject: Re: john hanson and the articles of confederation
>Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 16:24:59 -0500
>
>Yes, as a Hanson and history teacher, I can confirm that John Hanson was a
>president of the Continental Congress in 1781. It is a little-known fact
>and probably of little importance except to us Hansons. Most history
>textbooks don't bother to mention him.
>
>Dave Hanson
>Department of History
>Virginia Western Community College
>Roanoke, Virginia
>
>At 01:02 PM 3/17/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >doing a research paper on the articles of confederation,and ran into an
> >obscure reference to hanson and his role as presiding officer of the united
> >states in 1781. has anyone else heard of him or this reference.
> >
> >yours,
> >
> >akua abotare
> >

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Date:         Tue, 20 Mar 2001 06:58:31 -0500
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Subject:      Re: john hanson and the articles of confederation
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On 17 Mar 2001, at 13:02, Akua Abotare wrote:

doing a research paper on the articles of confederation,and ran into an
obscure reference to hanson and his role as presiding officer of the united
states in 1781.  has anyone else heard of him or this reference.

yours,

akua abotare

Absolutely--their are some who consider him the first president of
the United States due to his position under the Articles.
Contact the folks in Maryland where they have a highway named
after him and there is a group that honors his role.
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Date:         Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:01:11 -0500
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thank you for your prompt response to my question.  my followup question then is: was john hanson a moor, and more interestingly, was he of african ancestry?

akua

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From: David Hanson [mailto:dhanson@VW.CC.VA.US]
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Subject: Re: john hanson and the articles of confederation


Yes, as a Hanson and history teacher, I can confirm that John Hanson was a
president of the Continental Congress in 1781.  It is a little-known fact
and probably of little importance except to us Hansons.  Most history
textbooks don't bother to mention him.

Dave Hanson
Department of History
Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, Virginia

At 01:02 PM 3/17/01 -0500, you wrote:
>doing a research paper on the articles of confederation,and ran into an
>obscure reference to hanson and his role as presiding officer of the united
>states in 1781.  has anyone else heard of him or this reference.
>
>yours,
>
>akua abotare
>