"Widmann to Basel"

By the end of the letter Süss has returned to Akropong, and is offering to put himself back under the direction of the Basel Committee and the General Conference on the Gold Coast, though he proposes that Clerk should accompany him back to Gyadam as a condition of this. The first page of the letter, however, is an assessment of the situation before this development, in which he argues that Agyemang of Gyadam is a crafty man, and a drunkard, who is friendly to Süss’ face, but is laughing at him behind his back. Much better locations for a new station would be Kibi or Aburi: note how Atta from Kibi has actually sent two sons to school, whereas while Agyemang promised this, none have actually done.

07.06.1854

15.06.1854

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