"Haas to Basel"

In the second half Haas tells the tale of a master who came to him for medicine for his sick slave. Haas, who was alone on the station, is frequently interrupted for medicine, and knows that often there is no urgency about the matter, put the man off - only to hear some time later that the slave had been 'thrown' into the bush. Haas struggled to get to him in time, but though he was still alive when he was found, he died about an hour later. Haas was full of remorse and the next day (Sunday) in the Street Preaching in Kibi called the 'throwing' of slaves into the bush a murderous custom for which they would all - the Okyenhene included by name - receive their pay in due course. (In the first part of the letter he thanks the Basel Committee for finding him a wife).

06.09.1872

06.09.1872

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