Hi Listers, Here's the response from the Moravian Archives in Germany. I am posting it to the list for general interest. I also hope that it may attract some attention from some-one in Germany, close to Herrnhutt. Some-one closer may also have access to the Journal below. Meanwhile I will see if any of my European contacts have any connections with the interest and proximity to Herrnhutt. Cheers! Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: peucker To: richwyn@idirect.com Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 6:17 AM Subject: AW: Moravian Caribbean Records Dear Mr. Allicock, Thank you for your email! You asked about the records of the Moravian missions to the Caribbean. The Unity Archives in Herrnhut has the records about the earliest attempts to start mission work in the Caribbean up to the 20th century. You are welcome to come and have a look at them (most of the material is in German and written in German script!). In our library we have a large collection of books about Moravian missions. Interesting for you would be the recent publication of an extensive manuscript about the first decades of the mission work in the Caribbean: Oldendorp, Christian Georg Andreas. Historie der caribischen Inseln Sanct Thomas, Sanct Crux und Sanct Jan, insbesondere der dasigen Neger und der Mission der evangelischen Brüder unter denselben. Erster Teil. Kommentierte Ausgabe des vollständigen Manuskriptes aus dem Archiv der Evangelischen Brüder-Unität Herrnhut. Hg. von Gudrun Meier [u.a.]. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Staatlichen Museums für Völkerkunde Dresden, 51. Berlin: Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung, 2000. 764 + XXXVIII S. Oldendorp, Christian Georg Andreas. Historie der caribischen Inseln Sanct Thomas, Sanct Crux und Sanct Jan, insbesondere der dasigen Neger und der Mission der evangelischen Brüder unter denselben. Zweiter Teil: Die Missionsgeschichte. Kommentierte Ausgabe des vollständigen Manuskriptes aus dem Archiv der Evangelischen Brüder-Unität Herrnhut. Hg. von Hartmut Beck [u.a.]. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Staatlichen Museums für Völkerkunde Dresden, 51. Berlin: Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung, 2002. 2171 p. (in 3 volumes!). Did you check our website? Yours, Dr. Paul M. Peucker Unity Archives (Moravian Archives) Zittauer Strasse 24 02747 Herrnhut Germany Tel. + 49 (0)35873-48731 Fax + 49 (0)35873-48766 www.archiv.ebu.de -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Archiv [mailto:archiv@ebu.de] Gesendet: Montag, 19. Mai 2003 07:09 An: Paul Martin Peucker Betreff: Fw: Moravian Caribbean Records ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Allicock To: archiv@ebu.de Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 6:01 AM Subject: Moravian Caribbean Records To: The Archivist Dear Sir/Madam, Please excuse me writing to you in English, but I am sure you are, or may have some-one that is proficient in English. I am looking for records of the Moravian Church missions in the Caribbean. These missions began in the early 1700's, and also extended to South and Central America. Please advise me on whether the Bibliothek has any such records, or any information on where such records can be found. Also please recommend any Books or articles in any language which may deal with the history of early Moravian Missionary efforts in the Caribbean and Central and South America. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Richard Allicock, Toronto, Canada