"Kamerun/Cameroon a+b 1896 "
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"Kamerun/Cameroon a+b 1896 "
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One bound volume consisting of 305 documents and divided into ten sections, including sections for the newly-founded stations Nyasoso and Buea, and a special section concerning disagreements among the Basel missionaries ("Misstände") in Cameroon. The Lobethal section specifically covers Edea; Diverse Akten betreffend Kamerun - miscellaneous letters and reports on the Mission in Cameroon, Documents 1-35; No. 2: von Jacoby (Berlin) informs the Basel Mission that the practice in German colonies of paying workers with liquor will be abolished; No 27 and No 28: after an expedition to Bali by German colonial officials the Basel Mission is asked to send missionaries to the Bali area; General-Präses und Ausschuss für Kamerun: letters and reports from the Mission's Local Chairman and Local Executive Committee, Documents 36-121; No. 36: Report by Bohner on a meeting with Governor Seitz on the liquor question and Cameroon; No. 114: Bohner mentions that Nyasoso, Bombe and Edea should taken into consideration as Sites for new stations for the Basel Mission; Papiere betreffend Missstände im Kreis der Kamerunerbrüder - papers on conflicts between Basel Missionaries in Cameroon, Documents 122-162. Written by different missionaries and addressed to the Inspector in Basel; Bethel: letters and reports from the Station at Bethel (Bonaku), Documents 163-176; Bonaberi- letters and reports from the Station at Bonaberi, Documents 177-217; Nos. 196-198: estimates for the building of a mission Station at Bombe; Mangamba: letters and reports from the Station at Mangamba, Documents 218-225; Nyasoso: letters and reports from the new Station at Nyasoso, Documents 226-240; No. 240: Basedow's Annual Report in which he gives a detailed account of the beginnings in Nyasoso and reports on encounters with the Chiefs, elders and people; Lobethal (Edea): letters and reports from the Station at Lobethal (Edea), Documents 241-268; Nos. 241-243: The Lobethal missionaries complain about the plans of Catholic missionaries to settle near Basel Mission stations; No. 248: Hermann writes about his experience on a journey to the area of Nyaku, Batanga and Nyong; No. 256: Mrs Scholten writes on the need for Girls' Schools in this district; Victoria: letters and reports from the Station at Victoria, Documents 269-289; Buea: letters and reports from the Station at Buea, Documents 290-305; Nos. 292 and 298: Bizer asks for permission and money for the building of a boys' school in Buea; No. 297: Bizer on the question of who is to work in Sopo: the Baptists or the Basel Mission?; No. 303: Sketch map of the Basel Mission's land in Buea
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1896
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1896
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E-02.09
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Reference: BMA E-02.09
Title: "Kamerun/Cameroon a+b 1896 "
Creator: unknown
Date: 1896
“Kamerun/Cameroon a+b 1896 ,” BMArchives, accessed May 11, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/16015.
Title: "Kamerun/Cameroon a+b 1896 "
Creator: unknown
Date: 1896
“Kamerun/Cameroon a+b 1896 ,” BMArchives, accessed May 11, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/16015.
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Basel Mission Archives
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Missionsstrasse 21
CH-4003 Basel
Switzerland
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Fax: +41 61 260 2268
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mission 21
Missionsstrasse 21
CH-4003 Basel
Switzerland
Tel. +41 61 260 2232
Fax: +41 61 260 2268
Email: info@bmarchives.org
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