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Peter Taarling documents
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Georgia Historical Society |
| Creator: | Taarling, Peter, active 1775-1794. |
| Title: | Peter Taarling documents |
| Dates: | 1776 |
| Extent: | 0.05 cubic feet (1 folder) |
| Identification: | MS 0784 |
Biographical/Historical Note
Peter Taarling was a member of the Georgia Provincial Congress and was appointed Deputy Quartermaster General of the Georgia Militia with the rank of Colonel in 1777. He died before 1799, as various marriage records list the remarriage of his widow in that year. His surname sometimes appears as "Tarling" or "Tarlan."
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains two resolutions of Georgia In Convention, the first regarding pay for men who enlist after November 28, 1776, the second regarding the election of field officers for the 1st Battalion, December 21, 1776. These are marked "A true copy from the Minutes, Edward Langworthy, Secy."
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Custodial History
Unknown.
Preferred Citation
[Item identification], Peter Taarling resolution, MS 784, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
Acquisition Information
Unknown.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Georgia Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Publication Note
Published in Collections of the Georgia Historical Society: Selected Eighteenth Century Manuscripts, v.20(1980).