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In 1801 the Moravians, a Pietist German-speaking group from Central Europe, founded the Springplace Mission at a site in present-day northwestern Georgia. The Moravians remained among the Cherokees for more than thirty years, longer than any other Christian group. John and Anna Rosina Gambold served at the mission from 1805 until Anna's death in 1821. Anna, the principal author of the diaries, chronicles the intimate details of Cherokee daily life for seventeen years. Anna describes mission life and what she heard and saw at Springplace: food preparation and consumption, transactions pertaining to land, Cherokee body ornaments, conjuring, Cherokee law and punishment, Green Corn ceremonies, ball play, and matriarchal and marriage traditions. She similarly recounts stories she heard about rainmaking, the origins of the Cherokee people, and how she herself conversed with curious Cherokees about Christian images and fixtures. She also recalls earthquakes, conversions, notable visitors, annuity distributions, and illnesses. This abridged edition offers selected excerpts from the definitive edition of the Springplace diary, enabling significant themes and events of Cherokee culture and history to emerge. Anna's carefully recorded observations reveal the Cherokees' worldview and allow readers a glimpse into a time of change and upheaval for the tribe.
Contents
List of Maps
Series Editors' Preface
Acknowledgments
Editorial Policy
Introduction
Chapter 1. Significant Events and Themes at Springplace Mission between 1805 and 1821
Conversion, Moravian Style
Principal Converts to the Moravian Church
James Vann's Rejection of Christianity
Annuity Distribution at Vann's Plantation
Cherokee Education, Moravian Style
Children's Illnesses at the Mission
Removal of Children from the Mission School
Rumors of Mistreatment of Students
Runaway Students
Rumors of Abductions
Rumors of Hunger
Children's "Errant" Behavior
A Child's Death at the Mission
Use of Alcohol
Travelers and Notable Visitors
Earthquakes
Creek War of 181314
Chapter 2. Continuity of Traditional Cherokee Cultural Traits
Cherokees' Concept of Land and Land Values
Voices in Cherokee Councils
Moravians and the U.S. Government
Cherokee Agricultural Practices
Cherokee Traditional Rituals and Contact with Christianity
Trade
Cherokee Law and Punishment
Green Corn Ceremony
Ball Play
Cherokee Origin Stories
Cherokees' Responses to Christian Images
Epilogue
Notes
