In accordance with his instructions, Mueller at once gave up all idea
of using the Goshen church, and occupied himself with those
who heard him gladly at Knoxborough. After a careful examination of the land,
the Moravians decided not to build a house for themselves,
but to continue with the overseer, who was kind to them,
and gave Mueller the use of a horse for his visits to adjoining plantations.
James Habersham, who had come over with George Whitefield in 1738,
was one of the most prominent men in Savannah at this time.
In 1744 he had established a commercial house in Georgia,
the first of its kind, to ship lumber, hogs, skins, etc., to England,
and this business had been a success. He had taken a great interest
in Whitefield's Orphan House, and had been active in governmental affairs,
having served as Secretary of the Province, President of the Council,
and Acting Governor of Georgia. For many years he had been
the Agent in charge of the Moravian lots in and near Savannah,
and now, in failing health, and a sufferer from gout, he asked that one
of the missionaries might be sent to his three estates on the Ogeechee River,
partly as his representative and partly to instruct the slaves.
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