2764 20 77831 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 13.06.1889 Proper date: 13.06.1889 Description An account of the resource Concerned with the first Mission Anniversary, Total realised from the offerings £20=15, more or less, from the different sources, in proportion to the strength of the congregations as indicated by the records of the stations already extracted - except that Anum contributed more than Boso by 5:4. The festival itself involved a lot of singing by the different groups of the different congregations, and a number of short sermons Imm. Boakye argued that - from his own experience - he could see that the fetishes were of no account. Alb Kwaku (A teacher from the Bremen station Tschakae who also attended the meeting) pointed out how God had saved them from the hand of the Asantes. John Okanta that the love of Christ was the only thing which makes life happy and advances us. James Asawa talked about the hope of everlasting life. In a meeting of the elders of the district after the Anniversary celebrations proper one of the points raised was slavery and pawning. The missionaries directed that if any Christian had a slave or pawn, a record should be kept in which it was written down how much honey per month as pay was being set against the debt involved - and that after 6 years services all pawns and slaves were to be set free. This Müller says was in accordance with the Old Testament model. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.51.VI..92 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.51 - Ghana 1889: D-01.51.VI. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 18.05.1889 Proper date: 18.05.1889 Description An account of the resource In Ntwumuru Hall's house was indeed the first to be put up with European-style doors and shutters. Müller reports many families living per house, and says this is because they are farmers and spend much time out of the town. In the early part of 1889 there had been a street fight in Ntwumuru and one man was killed. Müller implies that Hall had played an energetic part in the arbitration which followed and had helped to avoid further bloodshed or damage to property. Miller forwards extracts from Hall's letters: 5 September 1888: First visit to Alavanyo villages – although he tried to persuade the people by talking to them about religious matters that he was no Governmrnt official they could not believe this and they were very cautious with him and refused to come to a formal preaching. 14 September 1888: Through Tepa Antomda to Wurupon where though he had a large and attentive audience people complained that he had not come to reside there - Müller comments that this was the original plan but that the bitterness caused by the visit of an English official in Wurupon had forced them to drop the idea. 28 September 1888: Praprawasi - several people promise to send children to the school 17 October 1888: Visit to 6 Alavanyo villages, this time with a friend who introduced him to the Alavanyo chief. The latter wanted a teacher for their children. Altogether, judging by these extracts, he made 34 short preaching expeditions in the year, apparently experiencing no opposition after the one incident noted in connection with Alavanyo. On two occasions at least he was accompanied by his wife. Villages and towns visited - Kagyebi, Wurupon, Atomda, Tepa, Praprawasi, Amfoi, Vakpo, Tesi, Aban, Tayi, Agbenotwe, Dafo, Okysrefo, Kpame, Erntiti, Agohoe (the last three Alavanyo villages, he also preached in other Alavanyo villages which he does not name the' he seems to reckon there are 6 altogether), Kagyebi, Kpando. In a few cases he mentions that he found no-one or very few people in the villages - in Praprawasi in February the people were all out rubber collecting. He uses pictures in his work. In Wurupon he was called to a sick Christian carpenter. Preachings - information is scanty, some texts are mentioned: Acts 4.12, our resurrection, John 3.3, Tim 2.5-6 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.51.VI..94 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.51 - Ghana 1889: D-01.51.VI. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 18.09.1889 Proper date: 18.09.1889 Description An account of the resource Report on a journey to Nkonya. En route preaching in the Boso area - a rare case of opposition in that when they went to preach in To there were few people there, and these people mocked them, so they had to leave. The Abo was swollen and they heard (in Kpalime) that their usual route was impassable, and there were no boats available for carrying them on the Volta. They therefore had to travel via Tsate and Dudome, and even at the latter place Müller was carried by a man who almost had to drop him when the water was up to his armpits. No doors or windows in houses in the Sohae area – and the livestock sleep in the houses with the owners. In Sirigbe the people asked for a teacher. Müller pointed out the teacher in a village not 1 ½ hours away, but he said, they would have to give up worshipping fetishes and using if they were to become Christian. An elder said they did not worship fetishes but God. Müller said that if they were told untruths then they could never start a mission in the village. A young man stood up and said what the elder had said was not true. Müller reckoned this statement cost him something -and they discovered that one day 8 of the young men had gone to a teacher visiting the village with the intention of becoming Christians - this was the only one left who held to this intention. Müller advised him to give up the service of fetishes, pray to the living God, and visit the teacher in Vakpo. But he also remarks that unfortunately almost the whole conversation had to be carried on in Crepe. There is a long account of events in Vakpo: The teacher's wife was extremely dissatisfied with the pioneer life (housing etc.): that the chief was more eager for the teacher than his people (he had himself helped to build the house which the teacher was at present living in). There was also a local man who had been converted while a refugee in Krobo during the Asante war - name Christian Kwasi. Preaching in Vakpo Müller took the text 'if anyone honours me I' will honour him' and preached on the virtues of Solomon who assembled raw materials for the temple. Müller clearly feels that the key difference between the history of the church in Vakpo and Amfoi was the difference in character and initiative between the two catechists and their wives. He speaks of the two parts of Amfoi in which he preached in each once. In Okyerefo and Asafe the people understood very little Twi. En route between Amfoi and Okyerefo they met a party of 50-60 young men with several elders engaged on cleaning the path. In Kpando there was severe pressure for a teacher, though in reply to Müller’s question who wanted to become a Christian there was no certain answer. Müller promised a teacher in the following July if a house was built for him, evidently believing that this was unlikely. He also said that the Bremen Mission was really the mission for the Ewe area. The villages on the stretch Kpando-Ntwumuru are listed here as Aloe, Aban, Afesi, Agbenohoe, Praprawasi. At Ntwumuru Hall's residence is on a small rise 5 minutes from the town, a small house, two huts by it, and a 40 foot square fence. The house (like that in Amfoi) is divided into three rooms, each with door and window. Hall is generally respected and regarded with affection. The king and a linguist during Müller's visit gave a son each to Hall for schooling which Müller hopes would open the way to other people who feared repercussions if they sent their children to school. But Müller says also that the children have tasks in relation to the busy farming - many yams are planted and especially the older ones have to look after the younger ones when the whole family goes out onto the farm to work. Müller remarks that there seems to be little peace between the King' of Nkonya and his subjects. Recently a fetish priest who advised the people to preserve unity was derided in the streets. 'Let is hope that God brings him (Hall) success in planting among the people another attitude and spirit and in bringing about peace'. Müller says he has never known a people so in the power of darkness - they are afraid 'but they do not know what they are afraid of’. This means that if you ask them a question you very rarely get a definite answer. Müller relays the material in Hall's Year's Report about the prohibitions put on him during the yam festival with the additional material that in Wurupong it was the fetish-priest's brother who told him the rules he must observe; he was also forbidden from ringing his bell and preaching in Tepa; in Ntwumuru however he was forbidden from ringing his bell but the king welcomed the idea of his preaching. In Nkonya Müller heard that many traders had gone to Oboso to trade in rubber, and that at Adele, where the German Government has set up a station to bring the different people under its authority there was a resting place where many traders were. Müller met a young man in Nkonya who had been sent inland by the Mission Trading Company in Akuse, and tried to encourage him to act as a missionary on his travels. The young man does not seem to have been very zealous - he would have liked Müller to go with him and help in the purchase of food. He also claimed to have had no training in street preaching, but Müller advised him just to talk to people, and to read to them out of his New Testament - he had one with him. From Nkonya he made a visit into the Atauro-nom district by the Volta. They preached in 5 places. In one place an old chief said after their preaching that indeed they were sinners - but what could be done? In other villages they seem to have stressed principally the point that fetish priests were deceivers, and received answers which seem to have indicated that the people at least in part agreed. Returning they found the Abo again swollen. Müller reckons 8 people had been drowned in the course the last three months crossing it. However there was a bridge formed out of a fallen tree one hour from Vakpo. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.51.VI..97 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.51 - Ghana 1889: D-01.51.VI. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 04.02.1891 Proper date: 04.02.1891 Description An account of the resource Forwarding Hall's report (see No. 119), and more or less unconditionally applying on behalf of Buem for Clerk's transfer there with a catechist. He seems to accept Hall's judgement, cites as impressive the request from Akpanya of Borada, and the testimony of two Christian families from Adum (a carpenter's family and a blacksmith's) who have returned from a lengthy stay in Buem bringing the request for teachers. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.55.VI..116 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.55 - Ghana 1891: D-01.55.VI. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 06.04.1893 Proper date: 06.04.1893 Description An account of the resource Discusses the possibility of setting up a slave-home, and place of refuge. This has apparently been raised by Secretary Würz in a letter to Pfarrer Rohr in Bern. He seems in favour they would have to have the concurrence of whichever colonial regime was involved, and the local chief. In Buem they would readily gather people escaping from the poison ordeal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.58.I..35 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.58 - Ghana 1893: D-01.58.I. - General District Conference for the Gold Coast Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 13.10.1893 Proper date: 13.10.1893 Description An account of the resource Reports briefly on the Asante-Nkoranza war, and the fact of the troops passing through Akropong to Akim. He quotes from a letter he has received from Clerk on the subject of Dente - this says that the Nkoranza women had been sent to Krakye. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.58.I..58 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.58 - Ghana 1893: D-01.58.I. - General District Conference for the Gold Coast Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 14.05.1893 Proper date: 14.05.1893 Description An account of the resource Asks Basel to make representations to Berlin on the matter of the slave trade in the Volta region. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.58.I..69 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.58 - Ghana 1893: D-01.58.I. - General District Conference for the Gold Coast Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 23.11.1895 Proper date: 23.11.1895 Description An account of the resource He reports that Mohr is going to make a journey of exploration in March and April 1896 in the northern part of the Anum district. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.63b.VII..134 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.63b - Ghana 1895: D-01.63b.VII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 16.01.1895 Proper date: 16.01.1895 Description An account of the resource A report on events in the Volta Region, especially relations with the German Regime, and acts of the latter. In view of the approaches made to Clerk by Baumann, an official of the German colonial regime, with regard to the founding of a station at Krakye (they would have to have Governmental permission, this would be willingly given, though schools must include a 5-year course in German), Müller has himself written an official letter to the regime acquainting them in general terms with the mission's plans to expand north & north-east of Buem, these including the objective of setting a European mission station in the area. A postscript to the letter includes the information on the activities of the German regime: 4th December - 4 European officers with 110 soldiers and 100 carriers arrived in Kpando. ‘On the Sunday’ officers went with 25 soldiers to the Ada merchants' village on the Volta, burnt it down, broke up their canoes; and, threw their salt into the water. The Amfoe people wrote a letter asking for the German flag, though would not come to Kpando for it since that might seem to be submitting to Dagadu of Kpando as well. The salvoes which accompanied the raising of the German flag caused a panic in Vakpo, where it was thought a war had started. 'On Tuesday' they came to Ntwumuru, and Lieutenant von Doering spoke in a friendly way, and said that now trade must come to the German coast to which all paths must be kept cleaned. No more should go to the English coast, and 'English' merchants must leave the district; 'because they were not only merchants but also political agitators'. That same day messengers came from Tafi saying that the Avatime people were going to fight them for having accepted the German flag. The entire company set out for Tafi overnight, accompanied by the Kpando and Anfoi people. But the Avatime chief went to Amedjofi and received a German flag from the missionaries. When the Germans set off for Wurupong a Herr Wöckel had to stay behind with yellow fever in Hall's house. The Germans are against the slave trade, and explained that in a German colony there were no slaves - everyone was free. Several slaves left their masters straight away and joined the German expedition. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.62a.I..12 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.62a - Ghana 1895: D-01.62a.I. - General District Conference for the Gold Coast Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 20.03.1897 Proper date: 20.03.1897 Description An account of the resource Reports Clerk's expedition to Krakye and the need to take up the opening quickly - Pastor Hall once reported that the young people had long been waiting for a teacher, and that many were sighing under the oppression of the fetish. So theyshould go to work to take this yoke off their necks, and bring in the day of freedom for the people sighing under Dente as well. He also reports the reactions of Clerk and Martin to Ramseyer's report that the English officials believed that the slave trade had moved from Kintampo to Krakye. Clerk had written that it was a fact that slave-selling goes on in Kete, not so much in the market as in the houses. Over the whole area buying and selling goes on unchecked. The people thought that German regulations over slavery were simply directed to seeing that the he were not badly handled. Martin pointed out that he German emancipation involved the Government paying the owner a certain sum, and the slave then working this off through employment with the Government. This is not much liked by women and the old, and though they can flee onto English soil, this is not easy. Müller writes in conclusion that it was high time the German regime followed the English example, and got itself out of its alliance with the smuggling and so forth which this amount of slavery involved. Under the counter the merchants are in cahoots with the colonial officials, and the former do not want slavery abolished. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.67.VIII..184 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.67 - Ghana 1897: D-01.67.VIII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 21.03.1867 Proper date: 21.03.1867 Description An account of the resource Asks for a station library. History, commentaries and sermons, dictionaries of Greek and Hebrew, African travels, mission history, mission biographies wanted. Also books in English, especially for the Catechist who needs to have the opportunity to increase his understanding of Christianity, and also to increase his zeal. Books already pm the station are listed: Gesenius' Hebrew Lexicon is little use, since it uses Latin to explain the Hebrew: who wants to worry themselves with a Latin dictionary in Africa? A German Hebrew lexicon; would, on the other hand, be of the greatest use, especially in translating the Psalms into Twi. He lists other books they would appreciate. In a subscript Mader adds some titles to this list. Another subscript signed by Widman warns against sending too much while transport is so difficult. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.IX..3 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.IX. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 18.06.1867 Proper date: 18.06.1867 Description An account of the resource The Basel Committee have suggested, in view of an earlier Anum report over unhealthy grass fields on the Mission land, that the Anum missionaries should encourage immigrants from other areas to come and cultivate the land. Müller explains how impracticable this idea is, in terms of the ease in which land can be acquired for farming, and the difficulties of keeping goats and sheep out of the patch of land in question. It is, in fact, near the Mission House; they get milk from their goats; to keep them out of a farm would require expensive fencing. He also explains how unsuitable the land is for farming: it is stony, and in various places the people break the stone for building. What they do with the grass is have it cut when it reaches 10': that costs little. Then in the dry season they burn it. Discussing the communications situation, he reports that they owe a lot to the friendliness of the Bremen brothers, who are bringing in their post and food supplies for them via Ho. He himself hopes to get through to Odumase in the near future by joining himself to a large number of Akems and Anums who are travelling out: the land way is closed to single travellers. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.IX..8 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.IX. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 26.09.1867 Proper date: 26.09.1867 Description An account of the resource The Akwamu chief and elders had told him that if he tried to go north from Akwmu direct to Anum, he would be directly exposed to plunder and interference. So he managed to make his way from Battor to Pekyi on foot, with two men who agreed to accompany him in spite of the general opinion that the way was impossible. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.IX..11 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.IX. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 28.10.1867 Proper date: 28.10.1867 Description An account of the resource Concerns the problem of the housing of the catechist. The present catechist's house is uninhabitable, owing to damage to its roof. Müller proposes a new shingle roof, and with a house 42'x12' presents the budget. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.IX..12 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.IX. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 28.10.1867 Proper date: 28.10.1867 Description An account of the resource Reports the arrival of the harmonium. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.IX..13 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.IX. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 14.04.1868 Proper date: 14.04.1868 Description An account of the resource Anum and its associated towns are all under arms. A month ago the fighting men moved out to a camp about 5 hours away. They have been joined by the Akem leader Dompre, with his 140 men. You already knew that earlier Dompre had been based on Asutsuare, plundering in that district. Peki has not yet joined this alliance, and so long as this is the case, not much will happen. The Anums feel themselves too weak to attack Akwamu unassisted. The army currently in camp amounts to 600-800 men. So far as one can know what is happening on the Akwamu side, they are ready to make peace. So at the moment they have nothing to fear besides extortion of money. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.20b.VIII..3 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.20b - Ghana 1868: D-01.20b.VIII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 26.06.1868 Proper date: 26.06.1868 Description An account of the resource A detailed account of the troubles of the previous quarter. The call to arms had occurred at the height of Krauss' illness, when he needed two people by his bed day and night. Officially there was a fine of 110 heads of cowries (Müller gives as the equivalent 2 franks, 25 cents) on people who did not respond. The Anum 'King', however, allowed the Missionaries to retain as many men as they liked, when this was requested. Müller writes what a comfort it was to himself and to Krauss that the Christians helped look after the latter so carefully and so reliably. The plan to send Krauss by river to Odumase came from the chief and elders of Anum, when they heard that the plan was to take him via Ho to the coast. The missionaries' objected that the Akwamu people working the canoe might be taken captive by the Anums, but the Anums reassured them on this point. The downstream journey did, in fact, go on unmolested; the deceitful exploitation of the scheme on the Anum side only came to light later, and they didn’t not know if it was intended from the beginning. During the period of Schönhuth's absence (16th-30th April) a number of skirmishes took place between the Anums and the Akwamus. Müller remarks that when the men of Anum were called to arms, the white men were regarded as having duties too. The ‘King’ sent an embassy demanding 50 heads of cowries as war-tax; and this was not the first time this had happened, they have had such requests at least 10 times since the war began. They very rarely go away empty handed. Usually the request is for 100 heads (equivalent given: 105 fl.), and if nothing is given, violence is threatened. Since they looked very determined on this occasion, Müller gave them an ordinary present. 'I think it is well known that the fighting has been much increased by the involvement in it of an Akem chief who has sent his leader Dompre with 140 men.‘ Dompre was at Asutsuare for almost a year. The Akwamus took the field, but waited for reinforcement. The Anums, who also wanted reinforcements in order to attack Akwamu sent embassies to Dompre to get him to join them. When Dompre saw that his existing allies had left him in the lurch, he left Asutsuare, arriving in Anum in early March. Scarcely had he arrived when he sent embassies to the missionaries asking for help with his war-costs. ‘We told him that we did not know him. We also had requests from the groups who were watching Anum's Akwamu frontier. But we felt we had done enough when we paid taxes to the chief of Anum. Once Krauss and Schönhuth had set out, we also faced threats from the river-watchers, who wanted money.’ At that point Dompre and the greater part of the Anum army moved out against Akwamu. The Akwamus had camped at Ananse three hours east of Akwamu, and a number of battles were fought. The Anums gained the advantage, and destroyed the villages of that district. After that, both sides retired to their headquarters, but only to re-equip with munitions, so as to be able to finish what is, in fact, a war to the death. On Schönhut’s return the boat which took him from Pese to the Anum shore was destroyed by hostile Anums, and an Asante paddler was only freed from the threat of death when Schönhut paid a ransom of 80 heads of cowries (equivalent given - 200 franks). At Müller’s warning the Anum elders that God would punish them for not keeping their promises, they only laughed, saying the Asantes and Akwamus were their enemies and asking for more money. After a few days Dompre sent to have the Asante brought to his camp. The missionaries refused, and that very night organised his escape. One of the Christians from the station took the Asante man to an Asante village by a little used way. On his return the Christian reporter that he had been received with great hospitality, and that the chief of the village suggested that the missionaries should move to his town since they were being so badly treated in Anum. One of the Christians, called Henry, had been having difficulties. It all stemmed from the fact that the Gas (or a group of Gas) in the town were bent on revenge, since he had helped to uncover thefts committed by one of them when he worked as a clerk for Br. Krauss. The first occasion on which this enmity came to light occurred after the escape of the Asante man. Henry was called before the 'King', charged with having not stood to arms as he should, and fined 110 heads of cowries. Henry defended himself on the grounds of having been one of the four people who stayed on the station to help with Krauss, but he was judged guilty – Müller reckons the Gas had bribed the Anum 'King' to judge the case in this way. Henry, however, appealed to Dompre, who reckoned that he was innocent, and thus he did not have to pay the fine. (Müller says: ‘But since at that time, and still now, Dompre was the leader’). Next, Henry's wife was seized and bound by the Gas, but on this occasion Müller appealed to the senior elder of the town, who convened his fellow elders, and handed down the judgement that the Gas had no right to bind the woman, and she was set free. A few weeks before the letter was written there was another incident when money was extorted from the missionaries - they were straightforwardly threatened with violence if they did not pay willingly. Dompre asked for 300 heads, the Anum_'King' 50 heads, the river-watchers 100 heads, another group 60; after them some chiefs of lowlier rank with smaller demands. Anum badly needs an experienced man to run the station. A few days before the letter was written, the Anums had gone off again to a war-camp 5-6 hours away, their plans this time to attack the Akwamu capital. They are hoping for help from Akwapim and Akim, and Peki has now joined the alliance. Müller stresses that on the Anum side the plan is to drive the Akwanus away completely. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.20b.VIII..4 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.20b - Ghana 1868: D-01.20b.VIII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 17.09.1895 Proper date: 17.09.1895 Description An account of the resource This is a comment on Basel Committee Protocol 1895 paragraph 34, which in turn was a reply to questions on slavery and pawning put by the Twi District Conference and Twi Synod in 1895. Müller's own comment on the situation that as with many laws if there is no plaintiff there is no judge. Once the laws over slavery were vigorously pursued by the regime, but for about the last 10 years the colonial officials have left the people in peace and administered the slavery law in a very superficial way. Müller himself in the late 1880s knew of a case in which the Anum chief had received 7 boys as pawns involved in a debt someone in Buem had incurred - Müller told the DC who said they were in good hands and took no action. It is true that the slaves often have it better than free people - and when they are adult they can run away. Another case occurred in Akropong where a number of boys were given to the Akropong chief as pawns - the DC himself freed them when an accusation was made (2 of them later served Müller himself as houseboys) but no punishment was levied on the people responsible. Pawning is still carried on, the often pawns run away and leave their families to pay the debt. And it may involve working any number of days in the week for the master. Because the legal sanctions against slavery the Christians have become involved in slavery and pawning once again, and represents a great danger to the employees of the mission, and the community elders. The question had almost been discussed in 1889 and several missionaries pressed this warmly, but it was shelved on the grounds that it would thus become public and the regime would begin to get the idea that slavery and pawning existed in the community. The people hold slaves and pawns in such a way of course that they cannot easily find out about it - especially on remote farming villages, or under the immediate control of other relatives. If they wanted to have a more exact idea of what was going on, they would have to hold a formal investigation in each station - and then it is not certain that they would find anything out. Nevertheless it is to be said that heathen and Christian alike make a great distinction between different families, and between free and unfree. This is even the case with the pastors, who show it most clearly when the marriage of their sons is in question. In Akropong over the recent years there has been a case of an elderly Christian, one of the better ones who was not elected to the Presbytery because of his slave ancestry even though the missionaries supported him - eventually he was elected in a compromise arrangement whereby another man with weak gifts, but from a higher status family, was elected presbyter at the same time. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.62a.I..49-50 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.62a - Ghana 1895: D-01.62a.I. - General District Conference for the Gold Coast Title A name given to the resource Müller to Basel concerning Slaves and Pawns Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.20b.VIII..1 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.20b - Ghana 1868: D-01.20b.VIII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller to the Mission's Executive Committee on the Gold Coast https://www.bmarchives.org/files/original/100207127 1b75457dacddb83a1ab118fdf9d4d33c Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown studio Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 1858 Proper date: 1858 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource [Format]: 10cm x 6.8cm [Condition]: medium [Type of support]: cardboard, passepartout [Process]: daguerreotype Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context QS-30.001.0335.01 Subject The topic of the resource [Individuals]: Müller, Andreas (Mr) [Photographers / Photo Studios]: unknown studio [Institutions]: unknown studio [Themes]: religion and philosophy (general): Christianity: missionary m [Themes]: social structure and socialization: gender - age and kinship: man: portrait m [Themes]: formal description: studio [Archives catalogue]: Images: QS: QS-30: untitled Title A name given to the resource Müller, Andreas. Müller, Andreas.