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to the Month of October, the first Prussian Prisoners of War
was brought here, and we was oblig'd to make Room
for them and go ina narrow woodden House, where
we suffer'd a great deal could, Smoake and other
ill Consemiences. Towards the End of the Year we
in our good Catacombe again, & Rest with them sick Prisoners
of War who was left behind good Neighbourhood. In the
Winter Time the Brn & Sisters especially the Single Brn
came often to see us. Since the Month of Feb 1758 and Br
Kriegelstein took often a ride +to serve the sick secretary & others of his Relations and since Eastern we took
most every Day for three Weeks a walk to our Good
Friend, Chirurgeon Jenners Wife in her great fit of Sickness
who went in the Arms of our Saviour May 26th. The
Corps had in the Coffin a Look of being happy. The Secretary
gave us Leave with Consent of the Inquisitor to visit her
& our Brn so oft as we would. Who knowed us, was
glad to see us after such a long Confinement and
embrac'd and kiss'd us with Compassion. We are his
Prisoners. he knows the right joyful Hours ----
So far goes our Brother Fitsch's Account of himself.
In the year 1759 the Magistrate translated our dear
Prisoners from Petersbourgh to Casan the Metropolis
of the Kingdom of that same Name in Asia, with
the Assurance, that they should look upon them
selves no more as Prisoners. On their Journey, they was
attack'd by some Robbers of that Country. Br Fritsch who
would pacify the People, suffer'd but little, but the serjant
who with Herr Tarland accompanied our Brethren was almost
kill'd by them. April the 25th they arriv'd in Casan
In his Latters dated May the 28th & June the 3d Br Fritsch
prais'd the Providence of our Saviour, that the Sol
diers, who accompanied them, have been real Angels
who protected them on their Journey, that he has let
them find Favour and Peace with Men in that Town
and he mentions their quiet living together and their
loving and peaceable Conversation with one another
As in Casan, one of his Fellow Prisoners, whom he
serv'd as Cook & taken Care of accidentally met with
him, it was a great Pleasure on both Sides, and
he was like an in Ectasy for Joy.
Concerning the last Days and Hours of our Br Fitsch,
our Br Helterhoff who is left now quite alone at Casan
has given chiefly in a Letter to the Congregation the following
Account:
Our happy departed Brother had serv'd with the greatest
Faithfulness our dear Father David by Day & Night
not only in his great Sickness but also on his Seven
Weeks Journey to Casan. Soon after our Arrival
here their Medicin Practise begun, where they had
every Day from Morning til Night all their
Hands full. Brother Fritsch was David's Apothecary
and when he visited the sick his Interpreter
We have often been wonder'd at him what Pain
he took to tell a poor Man (where they had the
greatest number of to serve) for half an Hour