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it�察  �Spangenberg   obtained   permission   to   do   it   himself�察  �and   found   that   in 



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addition to the bonds�察。�60 Pounds and 226 Pounds 13 Shillings 9 Pence�撮� 

the Moravians had taken supplies to an amount which gave them a total 

debt of some 500 Pounds ��2��400。00��。Against this they had a credit which 

entirely paid their current account at the store�察�and reduced their debt to 

the Trustees to 121 Pounds 2 Shillings 9 Pence�察。�580。80��。 

     On    the   19th�察 �a  Lovefeast     was    held   in  honor    of  Spangenberg      and 

Eckstein�察     �and    on   the   21st   of   August     the   two    visitors    sailed   for 

Pennsylvania�察�landing there safely in due time。 

       A Closing Door。 

     With the month of September letters began to come from England and 

Germany in response to Dober's report�察�and the communications sent by 

Ingham�察�who presented the Moravian request to the Trustees�察。�receiving ;a 

sour answer;�撮� and also sent a full account of their circumstances to Count 

Zinzendorf。The        Count     had   already    written   to  his   distressed    brethren�察�

giving his advice on various points�察�and this letter�察�which was the first to 

arrive�察�gave them little comfort。 They had once hoped for reinforcements�察�

earnest men and women who would strengthen their hands for the work 

among      the   Indians�察  �and    even   now    it  was   disappointing      to  hear   that 

Zinzendorf   had   decided   not   to   send   any   more   colonists   to   Georgia。He 

argued      that   it  would     take   very    few    men     to  supply     teachers    for 

Tomochichi's little village�察�and that as the Trustees would only permit four 

missionaries   among   the   more   distant   tribes�察 �that number   could   easily  be 

spared from the company already in Savannah。 

     Regarding military service he repeated his former definite instructions�察�

;you will not bear arms either defensive or offensive。; He said that he had 

tried to secure from the Trustees a formal ;dispensation;�察�either verbal or 

written�察  �exempting   the   Moravians   entirely   from   military   duty�察  �but   they 

refused to give it�察�insisting that the Moravians must at least employ two 

men to represent the two town   lots in defense of the  country。Zinzendorf 

had agreed to this�察�so far as the night watch was concerned�察�since such a 

watch   was   necessary  for   civic   peace   and   well´being�察  �and   the   Moravians 

were authorized to pay the necessary sums therefor�察�but he considered it 

inconsistent   to   refuse   to   fight   as   a   matter   of   conscience   and   then   hire 

others to do it�察�and so�察�as he said�察 �there is nothing to do but to say NO�察�



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and wait。; 

     Although   Spangenberg   had   hoped   it   would   not   be   necessary   for   the 

Moravians   to   leave   Georgia�察  �he   had   sent   the   Trustees   their   request   for 

permission to go�察�adding�察 �Nor indeed is there any reason why they should 

be detained�察�since it is their full intention and design to pay every farthing 

of   their   debt   before   they   stir   a   foot�察  �and   they   have   never   yet   sold   their 

liberty to any man�察�neither are they bound to any man by any writing or 

agreement whatsoever。 I doubt not therefore but ye will readily shew the 

same clemency towards innocent and inoffensive men�察�which any one may 

expect from your Honors�察�whose business is not to destroy but to save and 

benefit     mankind。     May     it  please   you   therefore    to   send   orders    to  the 

Magistrate   of   Savannah   that   these   people   may  have   leave   to   depart   that 

Province。 I do assure your Honors they always thought it a great favor that 

ye were pleased to send them thither�察�but now they will think it a greater 

to be dismissed。; 

     In reply the Trustees wrote to Mr。 Causton�察�forbidding the introduction 

of martial law without their express order�察�and reproving him for having 

required more than two men from the Moravians�察�but in that very reproof 

practically insisting that two must serve。The Moravians thought they had 

defined   their   position   clearly   at   the   outset�察  �and   believed   they   had   the 

Trustees'   promise   that   all   should   be   as   they   desired�察  �and   if   the   Trustees 

realized the construction placed upon their words they had taken a most 

unfair advantage of the Moravians by offering them the two town lots as a 

special favor�察�and then using the ownership of those lots as a lever to force 

unwelcome         service。On      the   other     hand    the    Trustees     claimed     that 

Zinzendorf       had   tacitly   agreed    to  furnish    two   fighting    men    when     he 

allowed Spangenberg and Nitschmann to take the two freeholds�察�and one 

can hardly imagine that the gentlemen who served as Trustees of Georgia 

would stoop to a subterfuge to gain two soldiers。 Probably it was an honest 

misunderstanding         for  which    neither    side  was    to  blame�察   �and   of  which 

neither could give a satisfactory explanation�察�each party having had a clear 

idea of his own position�察�and having failed to realize that in the confusion 

of tongues the other never did grasp the main point clearly。 

     Regarding the Moravian request for permission to leave�察�the Trustees 



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declined      to  give   instructions     until  after   an   exchange     of   letters  with 

Zinzendorf�察�but in a second letter to his Congregation�察�the Count wrote�察 �If 

some do not wish to remain�察�let them go�察─�and ;if the authorities will not 

do what you demand it is certain that you must break up and go further�察�

but whether to Pennsylvania�察�or New York or Carolina�察�the Lord will show 

you。;Carolina would be no better than Georgia for their purpose�察�for the 

military   conditions   were   identical�察  �and   Bishop   Nitschmann's   advice   that 

they   go    to  Pennsylvania�察     �together    with   Spangenberg's      residence     there�察�

decided them in favor of that location。 

     Zinzendorf's   permission   having   cleared   the   way   for   departure�察  �they 

resolved to wait no longer on the Trustees�察�and a general conference was 

held on September 18th�察�in which definite arrangements were made for the 

assumption   of   the   debt   by   those   who   were   willing   as   yet   to   remain   in 

Georgia�察�freeing the four who were to go first。 A recent letter had informed 

Tanneberger   of   the   death   of   his   wife   and   children   in   Herrnhut�察  �and   the 

news shattered his already weak allegiance。 Without them he cared little 

where   he   went�察  �or   what   became   of   him�察  �if   only  he   could   get   away�察  �and 

Haberecht   was   more   than   ready   to   join   him。   His   young   son   went   as   a 

matter   of   course�察  �and   Meyer�察  �another   member   who   had   been   lazy   and 

unsatisfactory�察�completed the party�察�which sailed for Pennsylvania on the 

16th of October。 Jag also intended to go�察�but for some reason waited for 

the next company。 

     Haberecht        settled    at   Ephrata�察    �and     the   two     Tannebergers       at 

Germantown。 In 1741�察�Haberecht joined the Moravians who were building 

in ;the forks of the Delaware;�察�and became one of the first members of the 

Bethlehem       Congregation。In        1745�察   �David    Tanneberger      married     Regina 

Demuth�察�who had lost her husband the previous year�察�and they ultimately 

moved   to   Bethlehem  also。Meyer   never  renewed   his   association   with   the 

Moravians。 


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