Daddy Needs Mils
12-16-2008, 01:42 PM
I have mentioned before, that I found out last summer that I am a direct decendent of one of the original signors of the declaration of Independence, but I just found this today.
Samuel Huntington is a direct decendent of mine, on my father's side of the family. But what I don't ever remember being taught in school, even when they DID teach the Constitution, was that Samuel Huntington was actually the first President of the United States.
There were actually ten Presidents before George Washington.
This is more of a historical thing to me that I either learned, or possibly re-learned something today.
The Medallions of the Constitution of 1777 Presidents and their Forgotten Capitols.
To the best of this author's knowledge no United States Medallions or Currency has been issued honoring the founding Constitution of 1777 Presidents and the ten Capitol buildings of the United States of America.
http://images.virtualology.com/images/5193.jpg (http://www.roi.us/coin2.htm)
Click on the Medallion for More (http://roi.us/psh.htm)
Samuel Huntington and Independence Hall Medallion
© Stanley L. Klos has a worldwide copyright on the artwork in these Medallions not legal tender. .
Medallion Obverse:Samuel Huntington of Connecticut was elected President of the Continental Congress on September 28, 1779 and by virtue of the ratification of the Articles of Confederation on March 1, 1781 he became President of the United States, in Congress Assembled serving until July 6, 1781. He was born on July 16, 1731 at Scotland, Connecticut, the son of a Puritan farmer. The date of July 16th differs from the official Congressional Biography as during the restoration of the Huntington tomb a 207 year old plaque was discovered with the bodies stating: "His Excellency Samuel Huntington Esq. Governor of the State of Connecticut was born July 16th AD 1731and died January 5th AD 1796 aged 64 years." During Huntington's Presidency the United States experience the military losses of Savanna, Charleston, numerous troop mutinies, Benedict Arnold's betrayal, the burning of Richmond and former Continental Congress President, Henry Middleton taking the King's oath of allegiance in South Carolina. President Huntington, through painstaking diplomacy, encouragement and a firm commitment to independence, successfully persuaded the States to meet their necessary quotas of men, dollars and provisions that allowed Washington and his generals to carry on the war. Samuel Huntington then re-focused on Maryland; the last State to ratify the Constitution of 1777 as France was threatening to withdraw its troops and Navy believing the union was falling apart. This failure to ratify the constitution was a slippery slope that had undermined the Revolutionary War effort for almost four years. Huntington prevailed, the Constitution of 1777 was ratified and seven months later French and American troops would trap General Cornwallis in Yorktown Virginia effectively ending the War. For more information visit www.samuelhuntington.org (http://www.samuelhuntington.org/).
http://images.virtualology.com/images/5181.jpg
Medallion Reverse:The Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia was Capitol Building from May 10, 1775 to December 12, 1776 and March 12, 1777 to September 18, 1777 and then again July 2, 1778 to June 21, 1783. The Medallion's reverse celebrates the ratification of the Constitution of 1777 with the words "Perpetual Union Ratified - 1781. By virtue of this ratification, the ever fluid Continental Congress ceased to exist. On March 2nd, 1781 "The United States, in Congress Assembled" was placed at the head of each page of the Official Congressional Journal.. The United States of America, which was conceived on July 2, 1776, proclaimed on the 4th and re-constituted on November 15, 1777 was finally ratified into perpetuity on March 1, 1781 under the Congress of President Samuel Huntington. The elated Minister of France was the first to address Samuel Huntington as “His Excellency the President of the United States, in Congress Assembled”. For more information visit www.articlesofconfederation.com (http://www.articlesofconfederation.com/).
Very informative website http://uspresidency.com/
I guess this explains my passion for this country afterall.
Any others out there with anything like this?
Samuel Huntington is a direct decendent of mine, on my father's side of the family. But what I don't ever remember being taught in school, even when they DID teach the Constitution, was that Samuel Huntington was actually the first President of the United States.
There were actually ten Presidents before George Washington.
This is more of a historical thing to me that I either learned, or possibly re-learned something today.
The Medallions of the Constitution of 1777 Presidents and their Forgotten Capitols.
To the best of this author's knowledge no United States Medallions or Currency has been issued honoring the founding Constitution of 1777 Presidents and the ten Capitol buildings of the United States of America.
http://images.virtualology.com/images/5193.jpg (http://www.roi.us/coin2.htm)
Click on the Medallion for More (http://roi.us/psh.htm)
Samuel Huntington and Independence Hall Medallion
© Stanley L. Klos has a worldwide copyright on the artwork in these Medallions not legal tender. .
Medallion Obverse:Samuel Huntington of Connecticut was elected President of the Continental Congress on September 28, 1779 and by virtue of the ratification of the Articles of Confederation on March 1, 1781 he became President of the United States, in Congress Assembled serving until July 6, 1781. He was born on July 16, 1731 at Scotland, Connecticut, the son of a Puritan farmer. The date of July 16th differs from the official Congressional Biography as during the restoration of the Huntington tomb a 207 year old plaque was discovered with the bodies stating: "His Excellency Samuel Huntington Esq. Governor of the State of Connecticut was born July 16th AD 1731and died January 5th AD 1796 aged 64 years." During Huntington's Presidency the United States experience the military losses of Savanna, Charleston, numerous troop mutinies, Benedict Arnold's betrayal, the burning of Richmond and former Continental Congress President, Henry Middleton taking the King's oath of allegiance in South Carolina. President Huntington, through painstaking diplomacy, encouragement and a firm commitment to independence, successfully persuaded the States to meet their necessary quotas of men, dollars and provisions that allowed Washington and his generals to carry on the war. Samuel Huntington then re-focused on Maryland; the last State to ratify the Constitution of 1777 as France was threatening to withdraw its troops and Navy believing the union was falling apart. This failure to ratify the constitution was a slippery slope that had undermined the Revolutionary War effort for almost four years. Huntington prevailed, the Constitution of 1777 was ratified and seven months later French and American troops would trap General Cornwallis in Yorktown Virginia effectively ending the War. For more information visit www.samuelhuntington.org (http://www.samuelhuntington.org/).
http://images.virtualology.com/images/5181.jpg
Medallion Reverse:The Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia was Capitol Building from May 10, 1775 to December 12, 1776 and March 12, 1777 to September 18, 1777 and then again July 2, 1778 to June 21, 1783. The Medallion's reverse celebrates the ratification of the Constitution of 1777 with the words "Perpetual Union Ratified - 1781. By virtue of this ratification, the ever fluid Continental Congress ceased to exist. On March 2nd, 1781 "The United States, in Congress Assembled" was placed at the head of each page of the Official Congressional Journal.. The United States of America, which was conceived on July 2, 1776, proclaimed on the 4th and re-constituted on November 15, 1777 was finally ratified into perpetuity on March 1, 1781 under the Congress of President Samuel Huntington. The elated Minister of France was the first to address Samuel Huntington as “His Excellency the President of the United States, in Congress Assembled”. For more information visit www.articlesofconfederation.com (http://www.articlesofconfederation.com/).
Very informative website http://uspresidency.com/
I guess this explains my passion for this country afterall.
Any others out there with anything like this?