User talk:Ecpclio
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[edit] Did you know
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On 7 October 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George Proctor Kane, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--Allen3 talk 10:24, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] John Hanson, Jr.
That's not the same person as the notable John Hanson. It is possible that it was his son - that connection was made in an earlier revision of the page found here. Tedickey (talk) 00:12, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
I am afraid you are wrong. You need to check the sources I cited. The surveyor is the one and the same person. When I cite an authoritative source, it would be in your best interest to check it out, if you disagree with me.
Ed Papenfuse.
You can write me directly at edp@mdsa.net or edpapenfuse@gmail.com.
- hmm - since you haven't cited a reliable source for the association, it doesn't appear to matter what I respond. Tedickey (talk) 17:45, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
- Provide your source. I'm interested. Do you know anything about surveying? Tedickey (talk) 17:58, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
Somehow my comments must have been uploaded at the same time as your more recent one and mine was lost in the shuffle.
I am commissioner of land patents for Maryland and know a great deal about surveying, but am not a surveyor. The Maryland State Archives web site is an authoritative site and what we have on line on Hanson is well documented.
- Here's one obvious issue: your comment states that in 1774, John Hanson Jr. made a survey, of what appears to be unimproved land. Most of the articles mentioning surveyors (especially individuals) in that era are talking about people no older than the mid/late-20's (unless they have assistants). That's because there's a lot of physical work to be done - and older people tend to have better things to do. The notable John Hanson is 59 at that time, already a landowner. Tedickey (talk) 18:11, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
- As I noted the link given wasn't accessible - it required a password. Tedickey (talk) 18:11, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
Clearly you did not consult the printed source I added, nor did you consult the Archives web site. It so happens that the post of deputy surveyor was a lucrative one as far as John Hanson was concerned. If you were to consult the Dictionary I cited you would have seen that he was deputy surveyor in 1769, 1771, 1773, and 1777 when he resigned. We hae his original certificate of survey and his signature is that of 'President' Hanson.
