"Zimmermann‘s Quarter Report January-March 1851"
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"Zimmermann‘s Quarter Report January-March 1851"
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Extracts from his diary. Printed: Three burials (Heidenbote 1851 p 93) (pp 1-2). An attempt to milk their cows failed. He hired an elder mulatto who had been in Germany to look after the cows. He knew how to milk them and how to plough. Speaking to prisoners in chains working on the road. Sad end of the Peki mission (pp 3-5). Two German traders at Accra mentioned, one called Seidel (p 6). Arrival of Süss (p 7). Skulls in the bush. Printed: Heidenbote 1851, p 94 (p 10). Burial of father of Jonathan Palmer. Printed: Heidenbote 1851, p 93. A Mulatto, former Danish sergeant, keen to get to know Christ better (At Akropong) (p 12). Preaching tour to the Akwapim villages below the ridge (pp 14-16). Moslem charms mentioned (p 20). Slaves are domestic slaves, treated well. Slave trade has received its deathblow with the prohibition of importing slaves to Brazil. A slave costs 100-200 Swiss Francs (£ 4-8). Local craftsmen listed (p 24).
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01.04.1851
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01.04.1851
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32 pages
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D-01.03.VIII.,07
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Reference: BMA D-01.03.VIII.,07
Title: "Zimmermann‘s Quarter Report January-March 1851"
Creator: unknown
Date: 01.04.1851
“Zimmermann‘s Quarter Report January-March 1851,” BMArchives, accessed April 17, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/100224941.
Title: "Zimmermann‘s Quarter Report January-March 1851"
Creator: unknown
Date: 01.04.1851
“Zimmermann‘s Quarter Report January-March 1851,” BMArchives, accessed April 17, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/100224941.
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