Notes
Index 
Aaron, convert in India 92; Aug., note 6
Abercorn, village near juncture of Abercorn Creek and Savannah River, mentioned 17, 91, 104, 155
a great blessing 145
Abercorn Creek (Mill River), branch of Savannah River, not yet cleared 74
has many eels 93
a great blessing 110
Acorns; Nov., note 7
Acton, German and Swiss settlement, many sick 88
Agriculture, see Crops.
Albinus, ...., court chaplain in London, letters from, 50, 52
Anton, Dr. Paul, theologian, 128; Nov., note 4
Arndt, Johann, Pietist author, 49; May, note 2
Augsburg, city in Swabia, source of gifts, 21, 80, 81, 85
Augusta, city up the Savannah River, mentioned 2, 3, 18, 51
Ausführliche Nachhrichten, Ebenezer reports; July, note 11
Bacher, Balthasar, ill 4
Bacher, Mrs. Thomas, ill 19, 21
recovers 25
Baptisms, 55, 75, see Births and Baptisms.
Barley, ripe in May 47
harvest beginning 64
see Crops.
Beer brought from New York, 62
Benefactions, see Gifts.
Bichler, Thomas, Salz, suffers misfortune 80
his son dies 82
Bieberach, German city, source of gifts 85
Birds, less destructive this year 109
Births and baptisms, Balthasar Bacher’s child 31
two English children 31
Paul Zittrauer’s boy 147
Bishop (Bischoff), Henry, Englishman, former servant to Boltzius, gone to S.C. 2
wishes to return 28; Jan., note 4
Bogatzky, Carl Heinrich, Pietist, author of Schatz-Kästlein der Kinder Gottes 27, 151; Jan., note 8
Bogg, Peter, master of Charles Town Galley 111
Böhmer, Maria Magdalena, hymnist 157
Boltzius, Johann Martin, pastor at Ebenezer passim
Bosomworth, Thomas, Anglican minister and Indian trader, agitating among Indians, 87, 94, 96; Jan., note 9
Brandner, Matthias, Salz, opposes slavery 44
mentioned 102
loses servant 113
Brandner, daughter of Matthias 14
Brandy, being distilled 47
from plums 62
from corn 62
Brückner, Georg, Salz, ill 41, 117
recovers 121
Brunnholtz, Johann Peter, pastor in Pennsylvania, letter to 86
letter from 143
is warned 144
Cadogan, Capt. George, officer under Oglethorpe, visits Ebenezer 3, 61
Calendars, new and old; March, note 2
Camuse (Camuso), Maria, Piedmontese silkworker in Savannah; May, note 5
Canstein Bibles, inexpensive scriptures 120; Oct., note 13
Cattle, calves sold in Savannah 13
cattle brands 28
cattle have increased 79
herdsmen to be engaged 79
Charleston, port in South Carolina, passim
Cherokees, see Indians.
Churches, see Jerusalem Church and Zion Church.
Collegium Antitheticum, religious tract 128.
Communion Book, by Wirth, 55. See next entry.
Confession and Holy Communion Booklet, religious tract 118, 146
Congarees, Congrees, settlement in South Carolina 76, 83, 105, 140, 144
Construction, see Mill, Jerusalem and Zion church.
Continuations, issues of the Ausfüehrliche Nachrichten 85
Contributions to the Kingdom of God, religious tract 73
Cotton, being woven 26
Corn, harvest beginning 64
cornmeal expensive 134
Cöthen, city in Germany, mentioned 73
Council, governing body in Savannah, consisting of a President and five Assistants, convokes assembly 17
Cows, Cowpen, see Cattle.
Creeks, see Indians.
Crops, good this year 109: barley
flourishing 16
ripe in fall 47
harvest beginning 64
beans, ripe in fall 47
a good crop 100
corn, ripe in fall 47
harvest beginning 64
flourishing 16
a good crop 100
rice, planted on high ground 100
rye, damaged by mildew 55
harvest beginning 64
squash, a good crop 100
watermelons 93: wheat, expensive 7
suffers from rust 42
from rain 99
Sicilian wheat 60
Council, governing body in Savannah, petition from 78
mentioned 111
Darien, Scots village, mentioned 7
Dart, Mr., merchant 141
Deaths: Riedelsperger’s child 103
Hessler’s child 147
Deer, destructive 23
Dippel, deviant Lutheran minister in Germany 122, 144; Oct., note 17
Dobel, John, English friend 140; Dec., note 7
Dogma of Penitence and the Forgiveness of Sins, religious tract, 46
Driesler (Driessler), Johann Ulrich, minister at Frederica, highly regarded 78
mentioned 88, 103; July, note 3
Dunbar, Capt. George, English seaman 77, 79; July, note 1
East India, scene of missionary activity 68, 92
East India Reports, missionary reports 92
East Prussia, see Prussia.
Ebenezer, Salzburger settlement near Savannah passim
Ebenezer Creek, unnavigable waterway from Old to New Ebenezer, inhabitants along 2
mentioned 110; Jan., note 2
Eels, damage dams 93
Eigel, Georg, Salz, keeps children from school 127
Epistle Sermons, by Freylinghausen 36
Englishmen, visit Ebenezer 2, 8, 31
Essentia dulcis ad oculos, eye lotion 39
European crops (wheat, rye, barley, oats), 16, 23, 32, 55, 62, 68, 70. See Crops.
“Fathers,” Salzburger patrons, 45, 49, 76. See G. A. Francke, Urlsperger, Ziegenhagen.
Flax, being woven 26
Flerl, Anna Maria, nee Hopflinger, w Hans, serious Christian 107
Flerl, Hans, Salz, marries; Feb., note 5
Flour, price of 66
expensive 70
Forst, town in Lower Lusatia, Boltzius’ birthplace 60
Francke, August Hermann, founder of Francke Foundation in Halle, author mentioned 12, 36; April, note 3, June, note 1
Francke, Gotthilf August, s A. G. Francke, 76; June, note 10
Frederica, British outpost near Florida, mentioned 3, 7, 18, 38, 51
French, danger from 45
Frensen, Pastor, reports on Herrnhuters in Prussia 82; July, note 6
Freyer, Inspector, writes epicedia 90
Freylinghausen, Johann Anastasius, professor at Halle, author of Geistreiches Gesangbuch, (Compendium Theologicum, and sermons 12, 36; April, note 2
Freylinghausen Hymnbook (Geistreiches Gesangbuch), favorite hymnal at Ebenezer, printed at Halle in many editions 120
figs 87
grapes, wild, very abundant 47, 86
becoming ripe 96
peaches, in bloom 16
for brandy, pears 87
Gerhard, Paul, hymnist 157
Geistreiches Gesangbuch, see Freylinghausen.
German crops (= European crops), 48, 60, 66. See wheat, rye, oats, barley.
arrive in Savannah 111
distributed to Salzburgers 112
six abscond 117
unhappy 124
German Village, at St Simons; Aug., note 1
Germans in Savannah 2, 19, 27, 47, 75, 78, 103, 120
Germans, perish in shipwreck 129
German Reformed, see Reformed.
Glaner, Gertraut, pious Salz 23
Glaner, Matthias, pious Salz, ill 4, 5, 8, 131
Glaucha House-church Order, Pietist tract 24
Graniwetter, Anna Catharina, nee Sturmer, Salz, wid Caspar, declines marriage 26
depressed 37
marries 72
receives gift 130
Gristmills, very profitable 13, 22
Gronau, Christian Israel, deceased colleague of Boltzius, mentioned 38
Gschwandl, Thomas, Salz, opposes slavery 44
plants early 72
Habersham, James, merchant, member of Council, mentioned 6, 12, 13, 61
obtains wharf 34
member of the Council 51
sends letter 94
supports Salzburgers 111
Hailstones, 60
Halle, East German city, home of Francke Foundation, source of gifts 21, 80
medicines from 8
Halle Hymnal, see Freylinghausen.
Handschuh, Mr., catechist in Philadelphia, mentioned 5
ordained 33
Hardwick, lost town of Georgia; Jan., note 6
Hares, destructive 23
Harris, Mr. John, partner of Habersham 34
The Heart of the Resurrected Jesus, religious tract 71
Heinold, Senior, author 98; Aug., note 12
Heinzelmann, Mrs., lady in Augsburg, mentioned 130
Held, Hans Michael, Pal herdsman, gone to S.C., wishes to return 28; Jan., note 4
Herdsmen, see Cattle.
Heron, Col., former commandant at Frederica, letter to 62, 96
sending soldiers to England 78
Herrnhuters (Moravians), religious sect, in Pennsylvania 33
in Prussia 82; July, note 5
Hessler, Christian, Salz, his son dies 147
Holy Communion, refused, 54
a woman repelled 100
Horton, Major, commandant at Frederica, ill in Savannah 3
exhumed 13
had planned restrictions on slavery 20
supporter of slavery 38
House consecrations: Rieser 1
Schmidt 81
Hymns, see Appendix I.
Indians, danger from 45
have not molested Salzburgers 87
come to Savannah 94, 96, 128, 129
Introduction to the Religious Struggles..., religious tract 120
Jerusalem Church, town church in Ebenezer 85, 136, 152
Jones, Thomas, former keeper of stores in Savannah 43, 111; Oct., 3
Judith, ship; June, notes 4, 9
Kalcher, Mrs. Margaretha, w Ruprecht, sick 3
Kieffer, Theobald, Sr., Pal from Purysburg, mentioned 127
Köcher, Georg, schoolmaster on the plantations, sick 109
Kogler, Georg, Salz, chief carpenter and sawmiller, mentioned 102
Königsberg, city in Prussia, mentioned 82
Kornberg (Cornberger), Mrs. Gertraut, Salz, has miscarriage 4
Krause, Leonhard, Salz, sick 116
Kurtz, Gertraut, daughter of Matthias 139
Kurtz, Matthias, Salzburger from Cadzand 17
Kurtz, Mr., minister in Philadelphia 5
ordained 33
Lackner, Martin, Salz, sick 105
installs stove 150
Lackner, Mrs. Martin, Salz, sick 105, 150
Lange, Dr. Joachim, author 5, 32; Jan., note 6
Law of Old Testament 3
Lechner (Lackner), Veit, Salz, locksmith, converts 10
Lechner, Mrs., w of above, concerned with salvation 89
Leimberger, Christian, Salz, opposes slavery 44
Lemke, Hermann Heinrich, assistant minister in Ebenezer, preaches in Savannah 1, 27, 103, 104, 145
teaches catechism 46
receives land 84
Lemmenhofer, Maria, Salz, wid Veit, still lives in house 22
Little Treasure Chest, see Carl Heinrich Bogatzky.
Lloyd, Mr., silk expert in London 54
Locksmiths, locksmith from Wurttemberg hanged 118
see Brückner, Schrempff, Lechner.
Lord Trustees, see Trustees.
Lumber industry: in demand 13, 14, 16, 19, 70, 74
Luther Martin, Small Catechism 132, 138, 139
hymn by 157
Lutherans, at Saxe Gotha 76
Lutherans in Savannah 1. See Germans in Savannah.
Marriages 75
Martyn, Benjamin, Trustees’ secretary, letter from, 50, 51, 76
petition to 78
Mayer, see Meyer
Medicines: essentia dulcis 21, 39
Schauer’s Balm 80. See Halle.
Memmingen, German city, source of gifts 85
mentioned 98
Meyer, Elisabeth, w Johann Ludwig, glad to remain in Ebenezer 36
Meyer, Johann Georg, teacher, brother Ludwig 150
Meyer (Mayer), (Johann) Ludwig, physician with 4th Salz trans, mentioned 11
to be justice of the peace 12, 108
deputy 17
goes to Charleston 21
returns 29
serves as justiciary 43, 46, 82, 83
weighs silk 46
goes to Savannah 51, 63, 103, 145
returns 65
holds assembly 56
Meyer, Elisabetha, daughter Ursula, moves to Ebenezer 9, 10
ill 36
dies 97–98
Meyer, Ursula, Swiss wid, moves to Ebenezer 9, 10
ill 36
Mill River, see Abercorn Creek.
Mills, 101–102
see Gristmills, Sawmills.
Mischke, Inspector, inspector of schools in Halle 156
Mohr, Jacob, youth from Purysburg 133
Mount Pleasant, fortress on Savannah River above Ebenezer, mentioned 17
Mühlenberg, Heinrich Melchior, pastor from Halle, mentioned 5, 143
Mulberry trees (for silkworms), recover from frost, 46
see Silk culture.
Müller, Apollonia (Mrs. Paul), 25, 95
Münch, Chretien de, Augsburg banker, mentioned 63, 101; June, note 10
Musgrove, half-breed woman 87
Necessary Combination, etc., religious tract 98
Negroes: being introduced 3
rebellion feared in S.C. 20
slavery championed by Whitefield 42
opposed by Salzburgers 44
prepare their own grain 48
will be permitted 92
New Windsor, settlement in S.C.; Feb., note 4
Nurnberg, German city, mentioned 137
Obuchs, Mr., missionary 92
Ogeechee River, blackwater stream parallel lower reaches of Savannah River, mentioned 3, 17, 18, 31
area being settled 2; Jan., note 3
Oglethorpe, James Edward, founder of Georgia, mentioned 25, 32
his regiment disbanded 43, 47, 79
Old Ebenezer, first location of Salzburgers, now the Trustees’ cow-pen, mentioned 2, 24
Orphanage in Halle, mentioned 12, 55
Palachacolas, fort on Savannah River, mentioned 17, 34, 150
Parker’s (Purcker’s) mill 83; July, note 8
Parliament, grants money 110
Peaches and peach trees, great quantities of 47
see Fruit.
Peas, ripen in fall 47
Penitential Prayers, tract by Johann Schmidt 12
Penitential Sermons, tract by A. Francke 36
Petition against slavery 46
Pine forests, recommended by Boltzius 32, 51, 100
Port Royal, small port in South Carolina, mentioned 45, 74, 141
President, 52, 63, 83, see Council.
Prussia and Lithuania, refuge of Salzburger exiles 82–83
Purysburg, Swiss settlement across and down river from Ebenezer, mentioned 7
Reformed, followers of Calvin and Zwingli 12, 78, 83, 86, 149; Feb., note 4
Reuter (Reiter), Simon, Salz, opposes slavery 44
Rheinländer, Johann Martin, orphan 14
Rice, ripens in fall 47
Rice stamp 135
Richard, Laurentz, Pal servant, runs away 44; April, note 5
Riedelsperger, begins trade 135
Riedelsperger, Mrs., fulfilled by Jesus 64
Riedelsperger, daughter dies 73
Rottenberger, Stephan, Salz carpenter, mentioned 102
harvest beginning 64
see Crops.
Sachs-Gotha (Saxe-Gotha), settlement in South Carolina 76, 83
St. David’s Day, celebrated 44
St. George’s Day, celebrated 44
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, mentioned 5
St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated 25, 44
Salzburger woman in Savannah 122
Sanftleben, Georg, Silesian carpenter 155
Savannah, chief city in Georgia passim
Savannah River, river fronting Augusta, Ebenezer, and Savannah 66 et passim
Savannah Town, trading station near Augusta, mentioned 62
Sawmill, has started earning money 49
Schauer’s balm, a medication 80
Schaum, Mr., minister in Philadelphia, ordained 33
Schmidt, Pastor Johann of Strassburg, theologian 18, 37; Feb., note 4, April, note 4
Schmidt, Johann, Austrian, wishes to build house 73
it is consecrated 81
Schatz-Kästlein, see Bogatzky.
School on the plantations, arrangements for 60
Schoolmaster in town 49
Schrempff, Ruprecht, moved to S.C., wishes to return 28, 106, 109, 121; Jan., note 4
Schrempf, Mrs., w above, very weak 126
Schubart, Heinrich, author, mentioned 12
Schubdrein, Josef, Pal carpenter; Feb., note 5
Schweighoffer, Margaretha, old Salz wid 15
Seelmann, Johann Christian, medical student 117, 122, 144
Selected Hymns), hymnal 97
Servants, run away 37
greatly needed 54
Ship mill, built for David Zï, 63; May, note 7
Sicilian wheat, withstands blight 60
Silk culture 18, 21, 26, 35, 37, 39
silkworms hatching 21
reeling is restricted 18
white mulberries in leaf 21
recover from frost, 46
production ends for season 47
Salzburgers may spin off silk 52
Ebenezer to have filature 53
support from Trustees 53
spinning off silk 57
description of silk industry 57–60
Small Catechism, by Luther, used 55
Society, see SPCK.
Soldier, settles at Ebenezer 51, 78
Soldiers, visit Ebenezer 61–62, 72
cashiered 70
Spaniards, danger from 45
SPCK (Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge), missionary society in London, supports town schoomaster 60; May, note 6
Squash, ripe 47
Steiner, Maria, nee Winter, w Ruprecht, ill 23, 77
dies 78
Steiner, Ruprecht, opposes slavery 44
feeble 78
Stephens, Thomas, s Col. Stephens, Malcontent 45
Stephens, Col. Wm., Trustees’ secretary in Georgia, President of the Council, mentioned 6
letter to 37
mentioned 63
Stöller, Mr, daughter deceased 73
Straube, Adam, Lutheran from Vernonburg, moves to Ebenezer 15
works diligently 74; Feb., note 6
Straube, Pieta Clara, wid. Häfner, w Adam, moved to Ebenezer 38, 87; Feb., note 6, July, note 14
Sturm’s book on mill building 101, 102
Stuttgart, city in Wurttemberg, source of gifts 80, 85
Thilo, Christian Ernst, physician, mentioned 11, 102
Tobler, Johann, Swiss mathematician; Feb., note 4, April, note 10, Nov., note 3
Trade: in butter, flour, calves, lumber 13, 22, 37
Trankebar, city in India, mentioned 71
Treasure Chest, 151, see Bogatzky.
True Christianity, mentioned 49
Trustees for Establishing a Colony in Georgia, mentioned 45, 49, 51
will not give up rule 52
support Ebenezer silk industry 53
letter from 76
petition to 78
permit slavery 112
Turnips, ripe 47
Uchee Indians, neighboring natives 18; July, note 9
Uchee land, tract across Ebenezer Creek 18, 62, 84, 111
Urlsperger, Samuel, Senior of Lutheran ministry in Augsburg, mentioned 45, 64
quoted 85
his birthday 97
Verelst, Harman, Trustees’ accountant, letter from, 52
letter to 53
Vernon, James, Trustees’ secretary 86
Vernonburg, Swiss and German town on Vernon River, mentioned 15, 16, 87
many sick 88
men come to mill 149
Vigera, Johann, of Strassburg, leader of fourth Salz transport, now in Philadelpha 33
desires plantation, 63
has married 143
is warned 144
Vines, vineyards planted 47, see Viticulture.
Wages, excessive 10
Walch, Dr., author 120; Oct., note 15
Walthauer, Johann Caspar, Pal; June, note 4
Watermelons 93
Wertsch, Johann Caspar, teacher 142; Nov., note 5
Wesley, John, English clergyman 86
Wheat, suffers from rust 42
harvest beginning 64
aided by dry weather 65
damaged by rain 99
Whitefield, George, English evangelist, his wife ill 12
Williams, Robert, merchant, mentioned 45, 74, 146
Wirth, Ambrosius, author 55, 112, 137; Oct., note 4, Dec., note 3
Worm, hairy, poisonous, 108
Zant, Sibille, nee Bacher, wid. Piltz, wid Bartholomäus, has fever 16
gives butter 107
content 131
Ziegenhagen, Friedrich Michael, Court Chaplain, Reverend Father of Georgia Salzburgers, mentioned 7, 23, 50, 103
letter to 21, 46; Sept., note 1
Zimmerebener, Ruprecht, Salz, 146
Zion Church, church on plantations, mentioned 41, 56, 123, 137, 149
Zittrauer, Anna Maria, Salz, w Paul 136
Zittrauer, Paul, Salz, house consecrated 146
Zittrauer, Ernst Christian, s Paul, born 148
Zouberbuhler (Zuberbiller), Bartholomäus, Swiss, Anglican minister in Savannah, 78
sends letter 110
chooses servants 118, 122; June, note 9
Zuberbiller, see Zouberbuhler.
Zübli, David, Swiss at Purysburg, 63
built mill 102
Zübli, Johann Joachim, Reformed minister 83; July, note 7
is wife ill 12