"Mischlich to Basel"

Offers two instances of 'rescue operations' in which he had been involved: (a) A woman of Dofoli was returning from Blitta where she had been present at a funeral customs with her children when she was captured by a Blitta man. Her children had been sold away --after she had fled she came to Mischlich for assistance in getting back some of her children. (b) A man of Mangu (8 days to the North of Yendi) named Teaga, the son of an Imam, had twice made the journey from his home to Krakye to trade cows for Kola nuts, On his third journey he had attempted a different route home, and had been robbed by the Dagombas at Yarepanga and sold into slavery. Mischlich introduces him to a German colonial official who gave him a letter certifying his freedom. On the subject of the trade in spirits he advises a complete boycott - if the price is increased it will simply mean that people send their slaves out more to gather rubber.

20.12.1896

20.12.1896

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