"Schmid to Basel"

A letter partly devoted to announcing the birth of twins, partly to arguing against Ramseyer’s being posted to Begoro to replace Mohr whom the English Government do not want to have in Akim. Schmid thinks that it was on account of the wives that Ramseyer would not leave the Abetifi station during the troubles with the Juabens in February. This he did in the face of repeated requests by the Kwahu chiefs that he should be there to help them. According to Schmid the key point in the discussions came when he threatened that if the Juabens did not accept the proposal to take the case to the Englisb Government, then Ramseyer would write to the Governor. The chief Juaben said ‘Ramseyer bekum yen nyinaa’. Another point is that it was not simply the Juabens who were turning back Abetifi Christian messengers to the coast, and indeed all Kwahus – such events were also occurring Osino and Nsutam.

05.05.1887

05.05.1887

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