【英文原著类】The Moravians in Georgia(莫罗维恩在乔治亚).pdf

The Moravians in ia
The Moravians in
ia
Adelaide L. Fries Winston-Salem, N. C.
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The Moravians in ia
Chapter I. Antecedent Events.
The Province of ia.
It was in the year 1728 that the English Parliament was persuaded by
James Oglethorpe, Esq. -- soldier, statesman and philanthropist, -- to
appoint mittee to investigate the condition of the debtors confined in
the Fleet and Marchalsea lot of these debtors was a most
pitiable one, for a creditor had power to imprison a man for an indefinite
term of years, and the unfortunate debtor, held within the four walls of his
prison, could earn no money to pay the debt that was owing, and unless
friends came to his rescue, was utterly at the mercy of the oft-times
barbarous , consisting of y-six prominent men,
with Oglethorpe as Chairman, mended and secured the redress of
many grievances, and the passing of better laws for the future, but
Oglethorpe and a few associates conceived a plan which they thought
would eradicate the evil by striking at its very root, the difficulty which
many found in earning a living in the overcrowded cities.
In 1663 King Charles II. had granted to eight "Lords Proprietors" the
portion of North America lying between the 31st and 36th degrees of
latitude, enlarging the boundaries in 1665 to 29 deg. and 36 deg. 30 min.
By 1728 most of these Lords Proprietors had tired of their attempt to
govern the colonies they had established in "Carolina", and in 1729 seven
of the eight sold their interest to the English crown, the district being
divided into "North Carolina", "South Carolina", and a more southerly
portion, nominally included in the latter, which was held in reserve.
To this unused land the thoughts of Oglethorpe turned, and he and his
friends addressed a memorial to the Privy Council, stating "that the cities
of London, Westminster, and parts adjacent, do abound with great numbers
of indigent persons, who are reduced to such necessity