He told Boehler rather testily
that they should not go to Charlestown with his consent;
that if they were not willing to follow the plan for Purisburg
he would have nothing more to do with them; and that if they wanted
to talk further they must wait till he came again.
Boehler and Schulius wished themselves free to proceed without his consent,
wished they had not entered into an agreement with "the associates
of the late Dr. Bray", but under the circumstances felt themselves bound
to give the work at Purisburg a fair trial. In December, Schulius went
to Purisburg to look over the field, and make acquaintance with the people,
while Boehler waited at Savannah for Oglethorpe, and finally,
when his patience was quite exhausted, followed the General to St. Simons.
Oglethorpe persisted in his intention to have the school at Purisburg,
and when he learned that his wishes would be obeyed
he gave instructions for the renting of a large house and two acres of ground,
and for supplies to be furnished from the store at Savannah.
In February, 1739, therefore, Boehler and Schulius settled in Purisburg.
Young Harper seems to have been with them in Purisburg
on some of their earlier visits, but was sent temporarily to Savannah,
and as he does not reappear in the records, he probably went back
to his English home.
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