"Buhl's Quarterly Report"

He hears from Freeman the Bishop of Sierra Leone has despatched an 'Agent' (catechist) to work for the Church Missionary Society. The Sierra Leonians had asked the bishop for pastoral oversight during his visit to Accra in March 79. It seems that they were meeting separated from the 'revolutionary Methodists'. Several weeks ago people from Amantra came to him. Amantra is one day's journey from Abetifi, and they had a letter from Ramseyer which said that they had come to him complaining about the way they were being troubled by the Asantehene, and expecting him to write to the Astantehene on their behalf - and that that would he sufficient. Ranmseyer explained that he could not meddle in the internal politics of Asante, but after persistent requests for help sent them to Buhl to be introduced to the governor, from whom, however, they received both in writing and by word of mouth that the English government would not interfere in relations between the Asantehene and his subjects and that if they wanted English protection they must move into the Protectorate.

30.06.1880

30.06.1880

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