The whipping and dismissal from the community

The Single Brother's House - Salem

A means of punishment was the whipping. As I read the records of the Moravians I do not get the impression that it was often used. Certainly it was not overused.

"this evening the Hat-maker Meyers' stepson was brought here (Bethabara). Last night he stole Schor's plowshare and coulter from his plough near the Village. He was whipped and ordered to leave the neighbourhood within 14 days, which he willingly promised to do." February 23, The Bethabara Diary