ry.

On the strength of this they wrote a letter to Mr. Causton, rehearsing
their motives in coming to Georgia, and the promises made them,
reiterating their claim for liberty of conscience, and concluding, "But
if this can not be allowed us, if our remaining here be burdensome to
the people, as we already perceive it begins to be, we are willing, with
the approbation of the Magistrate, to remove from this place; by this
means any tumult that might ensue on our account will be avoided, and
occasion of offense cut off from those who now reproach us that they are
obliged to fight for us."

When it came to this point Mr. Causton found himself by no means anxious
to drive away some thirty of his best settlers, who stood well with
Oglethorpe and the Trustees, and had given him all their trade for
supplies, so he began to temporize. "They trusted in God, and he really
did not think their house would be burned over their heads." Toeltschig
said that was the least part of it, they had come for freedom, and now
attempts were made to force them to act contrary to the dictates of
their consciences. Then he declared that he had no power in the matter
of their leaving, that must be settled between the Count, the Trustees,
and themselves, but he could not permit them to go until he received an
order from the Trustees. Meanwhile he would do what he could to quiet
the people's dissatisfaction with them.

As their debt to the Trustees was not yet fully paid, Causton's refusal
bound them in Savannah for the time being, according to their bond, so
they had to turn elsewhere for help. Early in February, they had heard
of Spangenberg's return to Pennsylvania from his visit to St. Thomas,
and had written to ask him to come and help them for a while, but
being busy with other things he did not go. On the 5th of March, Ingham
suggested that he and one of their number should go to England to the
Trustees. They thought it over and decided that George Neisser should
go with him as far as Pennsylvania, where the case should be laid before
Spangenberg, with the request that he go to London, arrange matters with
the Trustees, and get permission for them to leave Georgia. Ingham was
going, with the approval of Wesley and Delamotte, to try and bring over
some of their friends to help in the work of evangelizing the Province.

A ship was ready to sail for Pennsylvania on the 9th, so Ingham and
Neisser took passage on her, and sailed, as the event pr