ty acre
grant embraced three lots,--Town Lot No. 4, Second Tything, Anson Ward,
in the town of Savannah, Farm Lot No. 2, Second Tything, Anson Ward, in
the township of Savannah, and Garden Lot No. 120, East. (Office of the
Secretary of State of Georgia, Book D of Grants, Folio 208.)

A few days later a similar grant was made to David Nitschmann, "Count
Zinzendorf's Hausmeister", generally known as the Syndic from his office
in later years, who had conducted the first company from Herrnhut to
London. This grant consisted of Town Lot No. 3, Second Tything, Anson
Ward, in the town of Savannah, Farm Lot No. 3, Second Tything, Anson
Ward, in the township of Savannah, and Garden Lot No. 121 East. (Office
of the Secretary of State of Georgia, Book D of Grants, Folio 207.)

When the Moravians left Georgia in 1740, these lots were placed in
the hands of an Agent, probably James Habersham, who was acting as
Whitefield's assistant in his hospital and charity school, the Moravian
house being rented for the former purpose.

When the Trustees of Georgia surrendered their Charter to the English
Crown in 1754, it was found that no formal deeds had ever been made for
many of the tracts granted by the Trustees, and it was decreed that any
who could legally claim land under grant from the Trustees should have
their rights confirmed by royal grant upon application to the Governor
and Council of Georgia, within a specified time, the land otherwise to
be considered forfeited. In June, 1761, Habersham wrote to Bethlehem
that the time for entering claim had expired, but that he had asked for
and obtained six months grace for the Moravians, who had previously sent
him a full power of attorney, which had failed to reach him.

A new power of attorney was at once sent, and on September 7th, 1762,
royal patents were issued to Nitschmann and Spangenberg, for the Town
Lots and Farm Lots above mentioned. (Register's Office, Book D, Folios
207 and 208.)

Meanwhile the two Garden Lots had been sold to Sir James Wright for 10
Pounds, and deeds, bearing date of March 15th, 1762, were made to him
by Spangenberg and Nitschmann. The deeds to the Town and Farm lots were
deposited in Bethlehem, and the Agent took his instructions from the
Manager there.

In 1765 Bishop Ettwein went from Bethlehem to Savannah to look after the
property. He found that the large house on Spangenberg's lot had been
condemned as ruinous and pulled down. Some one had built a s