"The Mission Authorities to Governor Freeling about Events in Begoro and replies from the Governor"

Dieterle and Buhl (21st March) recite the facts more or less as they are reported by Mohr (see No 232. One additional piece of information appears – the fetish priest who identified the missionaries as the cause of the epidemic was called Kesewa). They say they have no wish to bring the matter before the courts, but ask the Governor to send a message to Begoro to admonish the people to let the missionaries finish their house. In reply there is a copy of two letters from Governor Freeling dated 24 March, one to the Okyenhene with a copy of the Begoro letter and a warninig that Atta is held responsible for the doings of his sub-chiefs, the other to the Begoro chief (Kwasi Antshi) warning against 'any interference with the missionaries or any unfriendliness shown to them' on penalty of a fine.

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