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acre grants was in three parts�察�a lot in the town of Savannah�察�a five acre 

garden�察�and a forty´five acre farm�察�and while their acquisition had not been 

a part of the Herrnhut plan the colonists readily yielded to the advice of 

their English friends�察�who pointed out the necessity of having a place to 

stay when they reached Savannah�察�and land that they could at once begin 

to   cultivate�察  �without   waiting   for   the   selection   and   survey   of   the   larger 

tract。In fact�察�though they knew it not�察�these two grants�察�which lay side by 

side�察�were destined to be the scene of all their experiences in the Province 

of Georgia。 

     The Trustees seem to have been pleased with the appearance of their 

new settlers�察�and approved of their taking passage in the ship that was to 

sail the latter part of the month。Since the vessel had been chartered by the 

Trustees�察    �they   promised     to  make     no  charge    for  such    baggage     as  the 

Moravians   wished   to   take   with   them�察  �arranged   that   they   should   have   a 

portion of the ship for themselves instead of being quartered with the other 

passengers�察�and offered Spangenberg a berth in the Captain's cabin。This he 

declined�察�preferring to share equally with his Brethren in the hardships of 

the voyage。 Medicine was put into his hands to be dispensed to those who 

might need it�察�and he was requested to take charge of about forty Swiss 

emigrants who wished to go in the same vessel on their way to Purisburg 

in South Carolina�察�where they sought better material conditions than they 

had left at home。 

     Land having been secured�察�Gen。 Oglethorpe arranged that the Trustees 

should lend the ;First Company; 60 Pounds�察�payable in five years�察�with 

the   understanding   that   if   repaid   within   that   time   the   interest   should   be 

remitted�察�otherwise to be charged at ten per cent。�察�the usual rate in South 



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Carolina。Of   this   10   Pounds   was   spent   in   London   for   supplies�察  �and   50 

Pounds paid their passage across the Atlantic。 The ten men ��Spangenberg 

taking Nitschmann's place�� pledged themselves jointly and severally to the 

payment of the debt�察�the bond being signed on Jan。 22nd�察。�Jan。 11th�察�O。 S。�� 

the day after the grant of the land。 

     In addition to this Oglethorpe collected 26 Pounds 5 Shillings�察�as a gift 

for the Moravians�察�10 Pounds being presented to them in cash in London�察�

and the rest forwarded to Savannah with instructions that they should be 

supplied with cattle�察�hogs and poultry to that amount。 Oglethorpe further 

instructed      Messrs。    Toojesiys     and    Baker�察   �of   Charlestown�察      �to   honor 

Spangenberg's drafts on him to the amount of 20 Pounds�察�so securing the 

settlers against possible need in their new home。 

     The next day Gen。 Oglethorpe presented Spangenberg to the Bishop of 

London�察  �who   received   him   very   kindly。Oglethorpe's   idea   was   that   the 

Moravians might ally themselves closely with the Church of England�察�and 

that the Bishop might�察�if they wished�察�ordain one of their members from 

Herrnhut。Spangenberg and Nitschmann were not authorized to enter into 

any    such    agreement�察    �but   both   welcomed      the   opportunity     to  establish 

pleasant relations with the English clergy�察�and several interviews were had 

which served as a good opening for intercourse in later years。 

     Until their vessel sailed�察�the Moravians found plenty to interest them 

in the ;terribly great city;�察�where they were regarded with much interest�察�

and   where   they   were   greatly   touched   by   the   unexpected   kindness   they 

received。 

     They had interviews with the Trustees�察�with Mr。 Vernon�察�and with Gen。 

Oglethorpe�察�who gave them much information as to what to expect in their 

new   home�察  �and   many   suggestions   as   to   the   best   way   of   beginning   their 

settlement。Spangenberg was presented to the ;Society for the Propagation 

of   Christian   Knowledge;�察  �was   courteously  received�察  �offered   more   books 

than he was willing to accept�察�invited to correspond with the Society�察�and 

urged   to   keep   on   friendly   terms   with   the   Salzburgers�察  �which   he   assured 

them     he   sincerely    desired   to   do。  Conversations       with   Court    Preacher 

Ziegenhagen   were   not   so   pleasant�察  �for   a   letter   had   come   from   Senior 

Urlsperger   inveighing   against   the   Moravians   and   Ziegenhagen   put   forth 



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every effort to reclaim Spangenberg from the supposed error of his ways�察�

and to persuade him to stop the company about to start for Georgia�察�or at 

least    to  separate    himself    from    them�察   �and   return    to  the  old   friends    at 

Halle。Oglethorpe smiled at the prejudice against the Moravians�察�and told 

them   frankly   that   efforts   had   been   made   to   influence   him�察  �but   he   had 

preferred   to   wait   and   judge   for   himself。   ;It   has   ever   been   so�察─  �he   said�察�

;from   the     time   of  the   early   Christians�察  �it   seems    to  be   the   custom   of 

theologians to call others heretics。 They say�察�in short�察 �you do not believe 

what   I   believe�察  �a   Mohammedan   also   does   not   believe   what   I   believe�察�

therefore   you   are   a   Mohammedan��'   and   again   `you   explain   this   Bible 

passage so and so�察�the Socinian also explains it so and so�察�therefore you 

are a Socinian。';As for opposition�察�he�察�too�察�was beginning to find it since 

the Georgia Colony was proving a success。 

     Meanwhile        new    friends    were    springing     up   on   every    side   of   the 

Moravians。 A doctor helped them lay in a store of medicine�察�another gave 

them some balsam which was good for numberless external and internal 

uses。A   German   merchant�察  �who   had   become   an   English   citizen�察  �helped 

them purchase such things as they would require in Georgia�察�and a cobbler 

assisted Riedel in buying a shoemaker's outfit。Weapons were offered to all 

the members of the party�察�but declined�察�as they wished to give no excuse to 

any one who might try to press them into military service。They  yielded�察�

however�察  �to   the   argument   that   they   would   need   to   protect   themselves 

against wolves and bears�察�and sent Peter Rose�察�the gamekeeper�察�with Mr。 

Verelst�察�one of the secretaries of the Trustees�察�to purchase a fowling piece 

and hunting knives。 

     Letters   of   introduction   to   various   prominent   men   in   America   were 

given   to   them�察  �and�察  �perhaps   most   important   of   all   in   its   future   bearing�察�

people discovered the peculiar charm of the Moravian services。 Reference 

is   made   in   the   diaries   to   one   and   another�察     �from  English   clergyman   to 

Germans resident in London�察 �who joined with them in their devotions�察�

and seemed much moved thereby。Neither was it a passing emotion�察�for the 

seed a little later blossomed into the English Moravian Church。 

     And     so   the  month     passed     swiftly   by�察  �and   the   ship   was   ready    to 

commence her long voyage。 



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            Chapter III。 The First Year in 

                                   Georgia。 



     The Voyage。 

     In   the   year   1735   a   voyage   across   the   Atlantic   was   a   very   different 

thing from what it is in this year of grace 1904。To´day a mighty steamship 

equipped   with   powerfu

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