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Philipp Georg Friedrich Von Reck
Philipp Georg Friedrich von Reck (1710–1798) was a Freiherr of Hanover who after making two journeys to the Colony of Georgia in 1730s joined the Hanover and Danish civil service. Biography Von Reck was born into nobility and held a land charter for 500 acres in America under certain contingencies of qualification. He accompanied the Salzburger Emigrants, German-speaking Lutheran settlers who were expelled from the Catholic principality of Salzburg, on their relocation voyage to Ebenezer, Georgia. He became a part of the first and third transports of the Salzburgers being responsible for secular affairs. Von Reck was described by his contemporaries as charming and enthusiastic but totally inexperienced young commissary. He was stripped of his responsibilities after repeated disputes with Johann Martin Boltzius and the competing commissary Jean Vat. After the first voyage, von Reck left Georgia with vivid utopian descriptions of what he experienced. He wrote about Native A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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