"Meischel to Basel"

Sad news: Death and burial of Mrs. Riis. He preached over the tomb on the wedding text of Riis. Lament. 3,24-26. Riis followed the coffin with one shoe only, the bad foot training along in socks only. Mrs. Widmann sick (p 1). Why so high expenses: To keep the bush low costly, the plantation needs money. There are about 100 coffee trees there and a place where they watch seeds grow into seedlings. Yams and corn did well, the people feared to steal from him. The seed sent from Basel were all spoiled (p 2). Personal matter: The members of the committee should take care how they publish extracts from his letters (p 3).

18.10.1849

18.10.1849

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