Note to the Germanna Colonist List Members:
I made a grave mistake in Notes 1518 and 1519. I am sending a correction to my statements in these two notes and in order that it follow them immediately, I am going to call this correction "Note 1520" even though I have sent one already using that number. Please re-number Note 1520, that pertains to Johann Peter Gudelius as Note 1521. I was entirely responsible for the error, and Andreas Mielke, the author of the original material, is totally absolved. Those of you who read the articles in Beyond Germanna will recognize that I should have read the material more carefully.
The error is relatively simple. The German Lutherans in Virginian were writing letters to London seeking a pastor in 1724. In this same year, they made two statements that implied that they expected to go to London in that year (Fleshman and Cook were named as the deputies). The two deputies did not go until late in the year 1726, and when they did go it was Fleshman and Motz.
The implications of the error are much larger. There is no evidence that John Motz returned to Virginia. In Note 1519, the last paragraph needs correction to eliminate the statement that positively states he did return. He perhaps did return; perhaps he did not return.
(08 Nov 02)
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