"Ramseyer to Inspector Praetorius"

Has just received a letter concerning the free-purchasing of slaves. He is not in favour of this in view of the experience of other stations but in a recent special case he was glad to buy free from the fetish priest of Atie Yaw (Bowu) 2 small girls aged 3 and 5 from the family of their best convert in Mpraeso. They had been sold in his (the converts) absence to cover debts – the price involved was 27 dollars; Bowu wanted Ramseyer to pay £6 but Ramseyer talked about the crimes of the fetish priest which he (Ramseyer) knew about, and he lowered the price out of fear.

16.11.1882

16.11.1882

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