Notes
Index for the Year 1747 
Aaron, Pastor, convert in India 34
Abercorn, village near juncture of Abercorn Creek and Savannah River, mentioned 15, 17, 31, 122
confusion of name 48
Abercorn Creek (Mill River), branch of Savannah River 60
Acorns, a bountiful crop 122
Acton, German and Swiss settlement south of Savannah, mentioned 47, 48
Agriculture, see Crops.
Albinus, Johann Georg, hymnist 143
Albinus, . . . . , court chaplain in London, mentioned 36
asks about contracts 58
Anabaptist, visits Boltzius 84
Appenzell, canton in Switzerland, mentioned 70
Arians, sectarians who deny the Trinity 84
Arndt, Johann, Pietist author 8, 28, 48, 65
Arnsdorf, Catharina Dorothea, daughter Andreas, confirmed 70
Avery, Joseph, English surveyor 135; Dec., note 2
Augsburg, city in Swabia, domicile of benefactors 2, 89
Augusta, city up Savannah River, mentioned 4
Ausführliche Nachrichten, Urlsperger’s edition of the Ebenezer reports 21, 26
Bacher, Balthasar, Salz, mentioned 141
Bacher, Mrs. Balthasar (Anna Maria), gives thanks 43
B*ck, Friedrich, unidentified German drifter 34
Baptisms, see Births and Baptisms.
Barley, see Crops.
Behm, Martin, hymnist 143
Bell for church 17
Benefactions, see Gifts.
Bethesda, Whitefield’s orphanage near Savannah, mentioned 15, 24
uses slave labor 25
provides flax and wool 96
Bichler, Thomas, Salz, constable, goes to Frederica 1
returns 7
obtains money 8
is swindled 9
Births and baptisms, Lechner 13
Hässler 59
Thilo 64
ceremony of German Chapel 32
Blacksmiths, see Smiths.
Bogatzky, Carl Heinrich, Pietist, author of Schatz-Kästlein der Kinder Gottes 48, 112
Boltzius, Gertraut, nee Kroher, w Joh. Mart., has relapse 5
Boltzius, Johann Martin, pastor at Ebenezer passim
Bonin, Ulrich Bogislaus von, hymnist 144
Brandner, Matthias, Salz, mentioned 29, 130
receives letter 104
Brandy, made from peaches 89, 94, 130, 131
Brückner, Georg, Salz, an obliging man 10
ailing 46
progresses in Christianity 121, 124, 133
Brunnholtz, Johann Peter, pastor in Pennsylvania 99, 115
purchases for Salzburgers 133
Cadzand, place in Holland; Jan. note 8
Catholics, ex-Catholic 52
calves sold in Savannah 93
Charleston, port in South Carolina, mentioned 9
Chests of gifts, 36-38
Children’s Bible, see Kyburg.
Christ, Gottfried, converted Jew; Dec., note 3
Christ, Mrs., widow of Gottfried 136; Dec., note 3
Christian Guide, see Christliche Anweisung.
Christliche Anweisung zu Gott wohl gefälligen Beichten und Abendmahlgehen, treatise by Ambrosius Wirth, 18, 28, 40
Churches, see Jerusalem and Zion.
Columella, classical agricultural treatise, mentioned 35
Compendium der ganzen christlichen Lehre, 57
Compendium Theologicum, treatise by Freylinghausen 68, 73, 76
Confirmation 69-71
Consecration, see House consecration.
Construction, see Church, Mill.
Continuations, the continuations of the Ausführliche Nachrichten
Corpus Evangelicorum, Protestant caucus at Diet in Regensburg 101, 104, 106
Cotton, see Crops.
Council, governing body in Savannah, consisting of a President and five Assistants 26, 48, 58, 62, 83
Cowpen, communal, of help 93
Cows, see Cattle.
Crops: barley 27, 28, 49, 52, 59
Indian corn 27, 50, 52, 75, 80, 88
cotton 89; July, note 8
oats 28
pumkins 88
rice 88
sugar melons 89
watermelons 89
wheat 27, 28, 34–35, 49, 50, 59
Cudulur, city in India, Lutheran missions at 88
Currency 78
Curtius, see Kurtz, Jacob Friedrich.
Deaths, Jacob Kieffer 13
Kurz girl 23
Schäffler infant 31
Eischberger girl 64
Paul Klocker 136.
Deists, sectarians who believe in natural religion and deny the interference of the Creator 84
Disease, see Epilepsy, Pica, whooping cough.
Dogma of the Beginning of Christian Life 99; Aug., note 4
Driesler (Driessler), Johann Ulrich, minister at Frederica, mentioned 58; Feb., note 1
Driesler (Driessler), Mrs., wid.
Johann 8
letter from 61
may get pension 72
dies 119; Feb., note 1
Drought 52
ended 63
East India, missionary reports from 88
French victory 84
East Prussia, see Prussia.
Ebenezer, Salzburger settlement near Savannah passim
Ebenezer Creek, unnavigable waterway from Old to New Ebenezer 58, 62
Ebenezer reports, see Ausführliche Nachrichten.
Eigel, Georg, Salz, mills barley 49
Eischberger, Catharina, daughter Ruprecht, dies 64, 73
Eischperger, Ruprecht, Salz, sick 73
English language to be taught 53
Epilepsy (any paroxism), 5
Erfurt Bible, inexpensive Bible 40
Ernst, Susanna, daughter of Josef, ill 85
European crops (wheat, rye, barley, oats), see Crops.
“Fathers,” Salzburger patrons 2, 22, 25, 35, 101, 104, 138.
See G. A. Francke, Urlsperger, Ziegenhagen.
Feesen, a kind of spelt 50, 80
Flax, seed from Pennsylvania 20, 64, 96
flax cloth woven 137
Flerl, Hans, Salz, tree expert 90
very devoted 106
Flerl, Anna Maria, nee Höpflinger, w Hans, very devout 106
Flower Garden (Blumengärtlein), religious tract 37
Fort Argyle, fort on the Ogeechee, mentioned 6, 71
Fort St. George in India, mentioned 84
Francke, August Hermann, founder of Francke Foundation in Halle, hymnist 86
author; Aug., note 4
Francke, Gotthilf August, s A. G. Francke, mentioned 26, 111
letters from, letter to 54
collects gifts 101
Francke Foundation (Franckesche Stiftungen), charitable institution in Halle, July, note 7
Frederica, British outpost near Florida, mentioned 1, 8; May, note 13
Freylinghausen, Johann Anastasius, professor at Halle, author of Geistreiches Gesangbuch and Compendium Theologicum
Freylinghausen Hymnbook (Geistreiches Gesangbuch), favorite hymnal at Ebenezer, printed at Halle in many editions 144
Fruit, apples 89
figs 89-90
peaches 88-90
dried in sun 94
quinces 98
watermelon 89.
See Orchards.
Geistreiches Gesangbuch, see Freylinghausen.
Gerhardt, Paul, hymnist 143
German Chapel, royal chapel in London, mentioned 33
German crops, see wheat, rye, oats, barley.
Germans in Savannah, prejudiced against Boltzius 4
slander Boltzius 12
servant sends letter 8
ask for Holy communion 47, 97.
See Vernonburg.
Germantown, German settlement near Philadelphia, mentioned 39
Gifts: from Augsburg 22
Germany 36
Switzerland 36
distribution of 40-41
Glaner, Georg, Salz, receives gift 74
richly blessed 74
suffers greatly 107
Glaner, Gertraut, Salz, nee Lemmenhoffer, w Georg, receives Holy Communion 3, 129
recovering 22
blessed 86
visits Mrs. Lackner 91
still sickly 101, 107, 117, 118
recovers 119
has relapse 136
Glaucha House Church Order, see next entry.
Glauchische Hauskirchordnung 115; Sept. note 3
God’s Sacred Heart, see Stark.
Graniwetter, Anna Catharina, Salz, wid Caspar, a pious woman 22
ill 81
content 86
receives aid 107
Graniwetter, Caspar, deceased, hardworking man 79
Gronau, Christian Israel, late pastor at Ebenezer 139
Grossgebauer, Theophilus, author 13
Grung (error for Gruning?), Lt. 99
Gschwandl, Thomas, Salz, has wheatfield 34, 50
Habersham, James, merchant, member of Council, buys boards 26
Halle, East German city, home of Francke Foundation, source of gifts 2, 56
chest from 38, 63, 71, 84, 110
Halle Hymnal, see Freylinghausen.
Handschuh, Mr., minister in Pennsylvania 39
Harrington, James, English sociologist; April, note 13
Harris, Mr., partner of Habersham, mentioned 54
Hässler (Hessler), Elisabetha, Salz, w Christian, bears child 59
Heinrich, Johann Georg, Palatine, confirmed 69
Held, Johann Georg, Palatine, went to S.C. 90
Held, Maria, w Joh. Georg, went to S.C. 90
Hemp, being raised 64
Herrnhuter (Moravian Brothers), cenobitic sect, mentioned 52, 91
Hoes, inefficient and exhausting 52, 80
Honey, collected from trees 52
Horses, used for plowing 80
Horton, Major, commandant at Frederica, mentioned 1, 7
increases pay 61
arrives in Savannah 71
pays debt 71
House consecrations: Kocher 65
Zant 126
Hymns, see Appendix
India, missions in 88
Indian language, Boltzius wishes to learn 83
Indians: Indian serf sent to Ebenezer 44
Indian gives boat 51
Indians at war 72
customs of Cherokees 76
Cherokees threaten to attack 78
Jerusalem Church, town church in Ebenezer, mentioned 29, 32, 38, 65, 77, 119, 138
Judith, ship; May, note 10; July, note 2
Kalcher, Margaretha, Salz, w. Ruprecht, recovers 8
loves divine word 94; Feb., note 2
Kalcher, Ruprecht, Salz, manager of orphanage 79
can plow 79
has new plantation 79; Feb., note 2
Kieffer, (Johann) Jacob, Palatine, s Theobald, Sr., dies 13
Kieffer, Maria, nee Bacher, w Theo Jr., witness 34
Kieffer, Theobald, Sr., Palatine from Purysburg, mentioned 13
bought Negroes 32
witness 34
Kieffer, Theobald, Jr., s Theobald, witness 34
has boat 36
Klocker (Glocker), Eva, daughter of late Paul, confirmed 70
Klocker (Glocker), Gertraut, daughter of Paul, confirmed 70
Klocker, Paul, deceased adopted child of Mrs. Glaner 136
Klosterberg, author 123
Kocher, (Johann) Georg, Salz, schoolmaster on plantations, dedicated 130
consecrates house 65
Kocher, Georg, son of above, confirmed 70
sick 116
Kogler, Barbara, w. Georg, physically weak 112
loves God’s word 113, 114, 115, 116
Kogler, Georg, Salz, chief carpenter 1
runs sawmill 15
a skilled man 16
mentioned 34
has apprentice 70
writes scrip 79
Kohleisen, Angelica, daughter Peter, 10
Kohleisen, Maria, nee Wechselberger, Salz, w Peter, mentioned 10
Krämer, Johann Christoph, Palatine, confirmed 70
Krausendorf, town in East Prussia, mentioned 16
Krusy, Adrian, s Hans, confirmed 70
Kurtz, Anna, Salz, wid Matthias, sick 5; Jan., note 8
Kurtz, Eleanora, daughter Matthias, confirmed 70
Kurtz, Gertraut, daughter of Matthias, confirmed 70
Kurtz (Curtius), Jacob Friedrich, swindler 34, 39, 67; Feb., note 4
Kurtz, Matthias, Salzburger from Cadzant; Jan., note 8
Kurtz, . . . , daughter of Anna, sick 19
dies 24
Kyburg, Abraham, author of Kinderbibel, 37
April note 5
Lackner, Catharina Barbara, Salz, nee Ulmer, w Martin II, pious and patient 91
Lackner, Margaretha, Salz, w Martin, mentioned 17
Lackner, Martin II, Salz of 4th transport, hardpressed 133
Landfelder, . . . , daughter of Veit, has pica 87
Laurenti, Laurentius, hymnist 143
Lechner, Veit, his daughter baptized 13
soul growing stronger 17
troubled 107
Lehre vom Anfang . . . , by A.H. Francke, Aug. note 4
Lemke, Hermann Heinrich, assistant minister in Ebenezer, his house used as school 29
to take charge of mills 53
takes over school 63
invited to Charleston 67
goes to Savannah 97
stands in for Boltzius 116
Lemmenhofer, Maria, Salz, wid Veit, ill 28
Lemmenhofer, Veit, deceased Salz, mentioned 86, 102
Little Treasure Chest, see Carl Heinrich Bogatzky.
Lochner, Mr. 17
Lochner, Mrs. 17
Locksmiths, see Brückner, Schrempf.
Lodenstein, Jodocus von, hymnist 143
London, residence of benefactors 2, 108
London German Chapel 33
Lord Trustees, see Trustees.
Lumber, in ample supply 15
stored at Abercorn 16
rafted 26
will be profitable 63
Luther Martin, writings 128
Lutherans in Savannah 97
Madleitner, Salzburger in Augsburger, sends gift 74
Madras, city in India, captured by French 84
Lutheran missions at 88
Maurer, Mrs., pious woman 139
Mayer, see Meyer
Medicines from Halle 109
Meditations on the Providence of God, see Meditation von der Vorsehung Gottes 23; March, note 5
Memmingen, Swabian town, domicile of Salzburgers, source of gifts 23, 74, 126
Memorial and Thanksgiving Feast, celebrated 13, 21
Metzger, Jacob, Palatine from Purysburg, father of Mrs. Christ, mentioned 17; Feb., note 14
Meyer, Elisabeth, w Johann Georg, requests spiritual aid 53
Meyer (Mayer), (Johann) Georg, bro Ludwig, appointed schoolmaster 63
instructed in teaching 66
Meyer (Mayer), (Johann) Ludwig, physician with 4th Salz trans, well liked 3
recovers 122
attends council 49
stops school teaching 63
is instructed 66
returns from Savannah 81
mentioned 87
assumes duties 134; Jan., note 4
Mill River, see Abercorn Creek.
Mills, being repaired 1, 77, 83, 129, 134-135
see Sawmill, Gristmill.
Moravians, see Herrnhuter.
Mount Pleasant, fortress on Savannah River above Ebenezer, mentioned 31, 44
Muhlenberg, Heinrich Melchior, pastor from Halle, mentioned 19, 115; Jan., note 8
Mühl-Fluss, see Abercorn Creek.
Mulberry trees, brought from Purysburg 7
fully in leaf 28
white mulberry trees 46
Müller, Anna Christina, wid Friedrich Wilhelm, has mulberry trees 27
content 98
Müller, Maria Magdalena, youngest daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm, is disobedient 30
Munch, Chretien de, Augsburg banker; April, note 10
Negroes, visit Ebenezer 7
Boltzius prevents introduction 12
used by Whitefield 26
bought by Kieffer 32
child baptized 32
Ruprecht Zittrauer an overseer 85
Negroes taught all skills 90
Ogeechee River, blackwater stream parallel lower reaches of Savannah River, mentioned 6
Oglethorpe, James Edward, founder of Georgia, angers Cherokees 78
Old Ebenezer, first location of Salzburgers, now the Trustees’ cowpen, mentioned 6, 58, 99
Orchards, being started 98
Orton, Christopher, deceased Anglican minister in Savannah 6
Overseer, 85
Paint for church 109
Passions- und Osterpredigten; March, note 10
Peaches, see Fruit.
Philadelphia, city in Pennsylvania, letters from 99
Pica, 86-88, 91; July, notes 5&6
Pietist terms 8
Pigs, donated 49
Plows, introduction of 50, 52, 79, 80
Port Royal, small port in South Carolina, mentioned 99
Potatoes, see Sweet potatoes under Crops.
Prätorius, Benjamin, hymnist 144
President, see Council.
Prieber (Priber), Christian, Saxon visionary 76
Protestant Body (Corpus Evangelicorum), Protestant caucus at the diet in Regensburg 101
Prussia and Lithuania, refuge of Salzburger exiles, 16, 109
Purysburg, Swiss settlement across and down river from Ebenezer ii
mentioned 7
Rangers, mounted troops, 1
help plant trees 13
pay is raised 61
very useful 77
Reck, Philip Georg Friedrich von, conductor of 1st Salz transport, letter from 43
Red Bluff, site of Ebenezer passim
Reformed, followers of Calvin and Zwingli, mentioned 48
Regensburg, seat of Imperial Diet 101
source of gifts 125
Reiter (Reuter), widow, praises God 111
Rice, see Crops.
Riedelsperger, Mrs. falls ill 124
recovers 125
Riesch, Bonaventura, pastor in Lindau 104
Rieser, . . . son of Batholomaus, has plantation 79
Rottenberger, Catharina, nee Piedler, w Stephan, sick 112
Rottenberger, Stephan, Salz, a sensible man 16
children have pica 86
recovers 122
Rye, see Crops.
Salfeld, city in Germany, mentioned 39
Savannah, chief city in Georgia, passim
Savannah River, river fronting Augusta, Ebenezer, and Savannah 13 et passim.
Savannah Town, trading station near Augusta, mentioned 34
Sawmill, ample wood there 15
of great benefit 16
making no profit 39
Schäffler, Johann, Salz, suffers misery 31, 136-137
Schäffler (Scheffler), . . . . , son of Johann, dies 31
Schatz-Kästlein, see Bogatzky and Schinmeier.
Schinmeier, author of Schatz-Kästlein 49
Schneider, Johann Georg, Palatine, confirmed 70
Schoolhouse, being built near Zion Church 126
Schoolmasters, see (Johann) Georg Kocher, (Johann) Georg Meyer, (Johann) Ludwig Meyer, Ruprecht Steiner.
Schrempf, Ruprecht, moved to S.C. 108, 123
Scrip issued in Ebenezer 79
Scriptural Instruction, see Urlsperger
Scriver, Christian, author of Seelen-Schatz 29
Seinler, Master, inventor in Halle 81
Silk culture 10, 13, 27-28, 41, 46, 47, 51, 54-56, 59, 62
Silkgrass 125
Society, see SPCK.
Socinians, followers of Fausto Sozzini who deny divinity of Christ 84
sola bills, currency issued by Trustees 24
Soul Treasure, see Scriver
Sources of Consolation, see Trostquelle.
Spanish mulberry trees 13, 28-29
SPCK (Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge), missionary society in London 98, 130; Dec., note 1
Spelt, see Crops.
Starck, Pastor Christoph, author 18
Steiner, Ruprecht, mentioned 29, 93
Stephens, Col. Wm., Trustees’ secretary in Georgia, President of the Council, summons Boltzius 46
grants pigs and poultry 49, 75
letter from 58
Stills for brandy 130-131
Stoves, iron, sent from Germany 84, 109
Switzerland, source of donated books 37
Theologia Pastoralis, see Klosterberg.
Thilo, Christian Ernst, physician, highly esteemed 3
treats Mrs. Glaner 4
Kurtz girl, 5
tutors Boltzius’ sons 116, 138
has bass voice 138
Thilo, Friederica, nee Helfenstein, bears child 64
Thomson, Capt. William, mariner, mentioned 59
Thomson, a righteous man in Pennsylvania 39
Treasure Chest, see Bogatzky and Schinmeier.
Treutlen, Johann Adam, Palatine, future governor of Georgia, confirmed 70; May, note 10; June, note 5
Trostquelle fur Betrübte und um ihre Seligkeit bekümmerte Seelen, religious work 19
True Christianity, see Wahres Christentum
Trustees for Establishing a Colony in Georgia 56, 72, 97, 101, 110 et passim
Unterricht für Kranke, see Urlsperger.
Urlsperger, Samuel, Senior of Lutheran ministry in Augsburg letter from 42, 87, 92, 96, 107
letter to 54
author of Schriftmässiger Unterricht für Kranke und Sterbende, 31, 100; Jan., note 2a; March, note 12; Aug., note 5
mentioned 102
Veesen, see Feesen
Verelst, Harman, Trustees’ accountant, letter from 36, 42, 49, 84
Vernonburg, Swiss and German town on Vernon River, mentioned 47, 48, 85; May, note 2
Vines, 98
Wächterstimme, pietistic work by Grossgebauer 13
Wahres Christenthum, pietistic work by Johann Arndt 8, 48, 67
Walther, Johann, hymnist 143
Watchman’s Voice, see Wächterstimme.
Watson, Joseph, alderman in Savannah, writes diary 76, 78
Weaving, being undertaken 64, 95, 137
Weissenbacher, Jakob, fine and honorable German, drowns 82; July, note 2
Weissiger, Daniel, German from Pa. 99; Aug., note 2
Wernigerode, city in East Germany 119, 141; Oct., note 1
Wesley, John, founder of Methodism, former preacher at Savannah, 6
Wheat, see Crops.
Wheelwright in Ebenezer 44
White Bluff, same as Vernonburg Whitefield, George, English evangelist, returns to Bethesda 15
has cattle, wheat, and rice 15
supplies flax 96
returns from Pa. 123
donates bonnets 136
not well 128
Whooping cough; March, note 6
Wirth, Ambrosius, pietist author 18, 28, 40, see Christliche Anweisung
Wolves, roam forest 10
Wool, a supply in Ebenezer 95
Worms in corn 80
Zant, Sibille, nee Bacher, wid Piltz, wid Bartholomäus, a pious woman 22
has mulberry trees 27
receives help 107
Zettler, Elisabetha Catharina, nee Kieffer, w Matthias, awakened in Christianity 14
endures tribulations 23
Zettler (Zedler, Zetler), Matthias, Salz, shoemaker, endures tribulations 23
Ziegenhagen, Friedrich Michael, royal chaplain, “Reverend Father” of the Georgia Salzburgers, mentioned 26, 84
Zimmerebner, Margaretha, nee Berenberger, Salz, w Ruprecht, recognizes God 24
Zimmerebner, Ruprecht, Salz, to aid orphanage, a righteous man 24
Zion Church, church on plantations, being repaired 86
mentioned 21, 23, 27, 39, 43, 53, 59, 65, 86, 92, 102, 119, 126, 134, 138
Zittrauer, Anna, w Ruprecht 85
Zittrauer, Paulus, Salz, carpenter 99
Zittrauer, Ruprecht, Salz who deserted Ebenezer 84
Zübli (Zubly), Johann Joachim, Swiss minister, welcomes Boltzius 48; March, note 3s