Proclamation, 1782.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Proclamation, 1782.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145786975

Proclamation adopted by the U.S. Congress at Philadelphia, for a day of thanksgiving in November, signed by John Hanson.

0.1 c.f. (1 folder)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6849713

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Hanson, John, 1721-1783

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s28tk7 (person)

John Hanson (April 14, 1721 [O.S. April 3, 1721] – November 15, 1783) was a Founding Father of the United States, and a merchant and public official from Maryland during the era of the American Revolution. In 1779, Hanson was elected as a delegate to the Continental Congress after serving in a variety of roles for the Patriot cause in Maryland. He signed the Articles of Confederation in 1781 after Maryland joined the other states in ratifying them. In November 1781, he was elected as first Presi...