258 HISTORY OF 



interpreter while pursuing the improvement of hk 

 farm. 



He was a man of imbounded benevolence, and dis- 

 posed "/o hope all things'' — it was tlirough him the 

 Moravian brethren were made attentive to Indian 

 natives, especially the Iroquois, or Six Nations. Mr. 

 Spangenberger received the first account of them from 

 Conrad Weiser, a justice of the peace, and interpreter to 

 the Government in Pennsylvania.* The Governor and 

 Proprietor of Pennsyh^ania had sent him in the winter 

 ol 173G, to treat with the Iroqiiois, concerning a war 

 ready to break out between them and the Indians of 

 Virginia, and to endeavor to settle the dispute amicably. 

 On this journey, of nearly five hundred miles, he suffered 

 great hardships. The weather was uncommonly severe, 

 and he had to force his way, mostly on foot, throus-h 

 deep snow, thick forests, brooks and rivers, carrying 

 provisions fc r several weeks on his back.t 



If it may be called such, he had the good fortune to 

 become acquainted with n^any of the conspicuous 

 characters of his day. Count Zinzcndorf visited him 

 August 14, 1752, where he met, at Tulpehocken, a 

 numerous embassy of sachems or heads of the Six 

 Nations, retm-ning from Pliiladelphia. The count was 

 desirous of preaching the Gospel to the Indians; Weiser 

 was interpreter on this occasion ; adding in conclusion 

 of the discom-se: "This is the man, whom God hath 

 seni, both to tlie Indians and to the white people, to 

 make known his will unto them,'' confirming his words, 

 *Loskiel. P. T, 4, .J. 



flic was fippoiiited in 1741. Die Landcs Obrigkcit gewann 

 ilin lid), uc'gen sciiu-s chrliclien uiul bcscjink-i-.s iiiicl/Jichcn 

 Characters, umi maciitu ihu 1741, ziim Fricde-lliclitcr und 

 i: othschaftcr buy den Indiancr-Naliun. Hall. Naclirichtcn 978. 



