The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740

Download or read book The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740 written by Adelaide Lisetta Fries and published by Raleigh, N.C. : Printed for the author by Edwards & Broughton. This book was released on 1905 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Moravian Brethren are one of the most notable of the pietistic sects to emerge from the Protestant Reformation. Mrs. Fries here documents the brief history of the Moravian community in Georgia, commencing with an overview of the sect and continuing through the negotiations between Brethren leader August Spangenburg and Georgia founder General James Oglethorpe, establishment of the Brethren community in Savannah, missionary work among the Creeks, and the departure of the Moravians for England, Pennsylvania, and other locations. Genealogists will find numerous references to transfers of land involving the Moravians, settlement maps, passenger lists of Moravian arrivals, a brief list of Moravian deaths in Georgia, and a name index to the persons mentioned in the text.