pany".

Before David Nitschmann, the "Hausmeister", left London, after the
sailing of the first Moravian company for Georgia, he presented to the
Trustees a series of propositions, the acceptance of which would open
the way for a large increase of Moravian emigration. The proposals were,
in brief, that the Trustees should give credit to the Moravians to the
extent of 500 Pounds sterling, which, deducting the 60 Pounds advanced
to the first company, would provide passage money and a year's provision
for fifty-five more of Count Zinzendorf's "servants", the loan to be
repaid, without interest, in five years, and to bear interest at the
usual rate if payment was longer deferred. He also suggested that the
money, when repaid, should be again advanced for a like purpose.

In addition he requested that each man of twenty-one years, or over,
should be granted fifty acres near Count Zinzendorf's tract.

The Trustees were pleased to approve of these proposals, and promised
the desired credit, with the further favor that if the debt was not
paid within five years it should draw interest at eight per cent. only,
instead of ten per cent., the customary rate in South Carolina.

During the summer, therefore, a second company prepared to follow the
pioneers to the New World. On the 5th of August, 1735, two parties left
Herrnhut, one consisting of three young men, and the other of thirteen
men, women and children, who were joined at Leipzig by Jonas Korte,
who went with them to London. On August 8th, five more persons left
Herrnhut, under the leadership of David Nitschmann, the Bishop, who was
to take the second company to Georgia, organize their congregation, and
ordain their pastor.

This David Nitschmann, a carpenter by trade, was a companion of David
Nitschmann, the "Hausmeister", and John Toeltschig, when they left
Moravia in the hope of re-establishing the Unitas Fratrum, and with them
settled at Herrnhut, and became one of the influential members of the
community. When missionaries were to be sent to the Danish West Indies,
Nitschmann and Leonard Dober went on foot to Copenhagen (August 21st,
1732), and sailed from there, Nitschmann paying their way by his work
as ship's carpenter. By the same handicraft he supported himself and
his companion for four months on the island of St. Thomas, where
they preached to the negro slaves, and then, according to previous
arrangement, he left Dober to continue the work, and returned to
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