"Letter from the Akropong missionaries"
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"Letter from the Akropong missionaries"
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About the various households of the missionaries. How the work is distributed. Notes about the religion: Nyankopong-Asase-Bosomprame and his two sons: Kyengku(Obosomase-fetish) and Oda (the most cruel and most feared son of Bosompra). Osiawu: fetish of Larteh (p 2) Family fetishes: same fetish makes marriage between families impossible. People no longer believing in fetish. Baptismal candidates: 5 boys,some girls. Schhool: Alexander Clerk doing well. Number of children cloth given. Textbooks used (pp 3-4). Seminary, characterization of the students (pp 4-6). Girls' education: housegirls (pp 6-7).
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01.07.1851
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01.07.1851
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7 pages
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D-01.04a.I.,25
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Reference: BMA D-01.04a.I.,25
Title: "Letter from the Akropong missionaries"
Creator: unknown
Date: 01.07.1851

“Letter from the Akropong missionaries,” BMArchives, accessed April 20, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/100224976.
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