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had come with them to Hamburg to meet her husband�察�returned with him 

to   their   home   in   Holstein�察  �and   on   account   of   Rosina   Neubert's   serious 

illness�察�she and her husband reluctantly agreed to leave the company�察�and 

wait   for   another   opportunity   to   go   to   Georgia。In   1742   they   carried   out 

their intention of   emigrating to America�察 �though   it   was   to   Pennsylvania�察�

and not to Georgia。 



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     The      ;second      company;�察       �therefore�察     �consisted      of    twenty´five 

persons��David Nitschmann�察�the Bishop。 Christian Adolph von Hermsdorf�察�

a   volunteer。     John    Andrew     Dober�察    �a  potter。   David    Zeisberger。     David 

Tanneberger�察�a shoemaker。 John Tanneberger�察�son of David�察�a boy of ten 

years。 George Neisser。 Augustin Neisser�察�a young lad�察�brother of George。 

Henry Roscher�察�a linen´weaver。 David Jag。 John Michael Meyer�察�a tailor。 

Jacob   Frank。   John   Martin   Mack。   Matthias   Seybold�察  �a   farmer。   Gottlieb 

Demuth。 John Boehner�察�a carpenter。 Matthias Boehnisch。 Maria Catherine 

Dober�察  �wife   of   John   Andrew   Dober。   Rosina   Zeisberger�察  �wife   of   David 

Zeisberger。 Judith Toeltschig�察�Catherine Riedel�察�Rosina Haberecht�察�Regina 

Demuth�察�going to join their husbands already in Georgia。 Anna Waschke�察�a 

widow�察�to join her son。 Juliana Jaeschke�察�a seamstress。* 

        *  Fifteen   of   these   colonists    were    originally   from    Moravia     and 

Bohemia。  

     During   an     enforced    stay   of  three   weeks    at  Altona�察   �the   Moravians 

experienced       much    kindness�察    �especially   at   the  hands    of  Korte    and   his 

family�察�and Mrs。 Weintraube�察�the daughter of a Mennonite preacher�察�who 

had come from her home in London on a visit to her father。 By this time 

the Moravian settlement at Herrnhut was coming to be well and favorably 

known in Holland�察�and every visit won new friends�察�many of whom came 

into   organic   fellowship   with   them。A   few        years   later�察  �when   the   Unitas 

Fratrum   was   confronted   by   a   great   financial   crisis�察  �it   was   largely   the 

loyalty   and   liberality   of   the   Dutch   members   that   enabled   it   to   reach   a 

position of safety。 

     On the 9th of September�察�the company went aboard an English boat�察�

homeward bound�察�but contrary winds held them in port until the 13th�察�and 

it was not until Sunday�察�Oct。 2nd�察�that they reached London�察�after a long 

and   stormy  crossing�察 �which   gave   many  of   them  their   first   experience   of 

sea´sickness。 

     Nitschmann   and   Korte   at   once   went   ashore   to   report   their   arrival   to 

Secretary Verelst�察�and on Monday a house was rented�察�and the twenty´five 

colonists   and   Jonas   Korte   moved   into   it�察  �to   wait   for  the   sailing   of   Gen。 

Oglethorpe's   ship�察  �the   General   having   offered   them   berths   on   his   own 

vessel。   The   General   was   out   of   town   when   they   reached   London�察  �but 



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called     on    Monday       evening�察     �and    showed      them     every     kindness�察     �

;Oglethorpe is indeed our good friend�察�and cares for us like a father。; 

     Nitschmann found a good deal of difficulty on account of the language�察�

for   he   could   not   speak   Latin�察  �as   Spangenberg   had   done�察  �and   knew   no 

English�察�so that all of his conversations with Oglethorpe had to be carried 

on through an interpreter�察�nevertheless a number of important points were 

fully discussed。 

     On   the   question   of   military   service   he   could   reach   no   definite   and 

satisfactory conclusion�察�and thought it a great pity that there had not been 

a   perfect    mutual     understanding       between      Zinzendorf      and    the   Trustees 

before   the   first   company   sailed。   That   Zinzendorf's   ;servants;   should   be 

free   from   military   service   was   admitted   by   all�察  �but   Oglethorpe   thought 

three   men   must   be   furnished   to   represent   Zinzendorf�察  �Spangenberg   and 

Nitschmann ��the Hausmeister���察�the three free´holders�察�and suggested that 

Lieutenant   Hermsdorf   might   take   one   place。Nitschmann   said   that   would 

not do�察�that the Moravians ;could not and would not fight�察─�and there the 

matter   rested。Nitschmann   wrote   to   Zinzendorf�察  �begging   him   to   come   to 

London�察      �and    interview      the   Trustees�察    �but   advised      that   he   wait    for 

Oglethorpe's return from Georgia some nine months later。 

     On   this   account   the   members   of   the   second   company   agreed   that   it 

would be better for them not to accept land individually�察�but to go�察�as the 

others     had    done�察   �as   Zinzendorf's       ;servants;�察    �to   work     on   his   tract。 

Oglethorpe       suggested      that  an   additional     five   hundred     acres   should     be 

requested       for   Count     Zinzendorf's      son�察   �and   Nitschmann        referred     the 

proposal to the authorities at Herrnhut。In regard to the five hundred acre 

tract   already   granted�察  �the   General   said   that   it   had   been   located   near   the 

Indians�察�at the Moravians' request�察�but that settlers there would be in no 

danger�察  �for   the   Indians   were   at   peace   with   the   English�察  �there   was   a   fort 

near   by�察  �and   besides   he   intended   to   place   a   colony   of   Salzburgers   fifty 

miles further south�察�when the Moravians would be�察�not on the border but 

in the center of Georgia。 

     Gen。  Oglethorpe   assured   Nitschmann   that there   would   be   no   trouble 

regarding the transfer of title to the Georgia lands�察�for while�察�for weighty 

reasons�察�the grants had been made in tail male�察�there was no intention�察�on 



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the part of the Trustees�察�to use this as a pretext for regaining the land�察�and 

if there was no male heir�察�a brother�察�or failing this�察�a friend�察�might take the 

title。 ��In 1739 the law entailing property in Georgia was modified to meet 

this   view�察  �and   after   1750�察  �all   grants   were   made   in   fee   simple。��He   also 

explained that the obligation to plant a certain number of mulberry trees 

per acre�察�or forfeit the land�察�was intended to spur lazy colonists�察�and would 

not be enforced in the case of the Moravians。 

     Nitschmann told Gen。 Oglethorpe of the wives and children who had 

been   left   in   Herrnhut�察  �and   suggested   the   advisability   of   establishing   an 

English School for them�察�that they might be better fitted for life in Georgia。 

Oglethorpe   liked   the   idea�察  �and�察  �after   due   consideration�察  �suggested   that 

some   one   in   Herrnhut   who   spoke   French   or   Latin�察  �preferably   the   latter�察�

should   be   named   as   Count   Zinzendorf's   Agent�察  �to   handle   funds   for   the 

English school�察�and to accompany later companies of Georgia colonists as 

far as London�察�his expenses to be paid by the Trustees。Of this the Trustees 

approved�察�and donated 40 Pounds sterling�察�partly for Nitschmann's use in 

London�察  �and   the   balance�察     �about   4   Pounds   it   proved   to   be�察     �for   the 

Herrnhut   school。An   English   gentleman   also   gave   them   32   Pounds�察  �with 

the proviso that within four years they in turn would give an equal amount 

to the needy�察�which Nitschmann readily agreed should be done。 

     Various   other   gifts   must   have   been   received�察  �for   when   the   company 

sailed�察�Nitschmann reported to Count Zinzendorf that��

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