Description
Book SynopsisThe Moravian Journals of Georgia, 1734-1737: From Herrnhut to Savannah contains the translated journals of four Moravians who traveled to and lived in the British colony of Georgia between 1734 and 1737. Three of the journal authors were leading figures in the Moravian Church either at the time or in later years: August Gottlieb Spangenberg, David Nitschmann, (Bishop), and Johann Töltschig. The fourth journal author, Andreas Dober, was the brother of a Moravian church leader and himself circulated amongst the leadership of the Moravians for most of his life. The journals contain a myriad of information and perspectives on a variety of topics: early Georgia history; Moravian theology and practices; European riparian and transatlantic travel; landscape and geographical descriptions of the Georgia colony; linguistic information about eighteenth-century German word usages, syntax, and spellings, as well as German to English phonetics; and the experiences of other leading transatlantic figures of the era, including James Edward Oglethorpe and John and Charles Wesley. The edition includes a brief introduction explaining the context of the expedition, short profiles of each of the settlers, longer profiles of the four journal authors, and annotations, maps, and other elements to enhance the reader’s understanding of the journals.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Georgia Moravian Timeline
List of Settlers
Profiles of the Moravian Journal Authors
Profiles of the Moravian Settlers
Maps
Chapter 1—Journal of August Gottlieb Spangenberg, December 28, 1734 - January 26, 1735 and January 12 - March 16, 1736 (with reminiscences back to the summer of 1735)
Chapter 2—Journal of David Nitschmann (Bishop), August 8, 1735 - February 17, 1736
Chapter 3—Journal of Johann Töltschig, April 1, 1736 - October 16, 1737
Chapter 4—Journal of Andreas Dober, August 5, 1735 - February 22, 1736 and December 2, 1736 - March 6, 1737
Appendix A: “‘We Have Come to Georgia With Pure Intentions’: Moravian Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenberg’s Letters From Savannah, 1735.” Translated and edited by George Fenwick Jones and Paul Martin Peucker. Georgia Historical Quarterly 82, no. 1 (1998): 84-120.
Appendix B: Catalogue of Alternate Spellings of Names and Terms Contained in the Moravian Journals
