329 20 77964 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XI. 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878 Title A name given to the resource Ada 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XIII. 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878 Title A name given to the resource Akwapem-Akem Chairman 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XIV. 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878 Title A name given to the resource Akwapem-Akem School Inspector 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XV. 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878 Title A name given to the resource Aburi 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVI. 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878 Title A name given to the resource Akropong 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: 28.02.1878 Proper date: 28.02.1878 Description An account of the resource A part of the report is printed in Heidenbote 1878 p 51 (The bulk of the unprinted material is concerned with Eisenschmid’s impressions on a return to Kibi).. In discussing Begoro he says that he had visited the station several times before, the last time for three weeks on account of trying to get information about Ramseyer and Kuhne during their captivity. It was also visited repeatedly by catechists before the proposal was made to found a station there, and the Begoro people were familiar with the work of the missionaries in Kibi. This is (he implies) a contrast with the situation in Abetifi, and helps to explain the different rates at which it has proved possible to build up the Christian community in the two towns. Reporting on the position of the station at Abetifi, Eisenschmid says that Catechist Sakyi had been a cause of anxiety - he was heavily in debt, and had turned to trading, and his marriage status was not clear. But the missionaries on the station are more satisfied with him now. In Kibi there were some christian wives who had been servant-girls in his household. They had gone their own way for a time, and then returned to the church. Equally there were men (including one elder) who had been schoolboys or servants, who had left the community for a time, and then returned. He also recognised many people whom he had known before when they were heathens. Citing as especially noteworthy the case of Aboagye (Boakye). He first net Aboagye when visiting his paralysed brother Noa Asante. The latter had learned to read, and busied himself in his days of sickness in reading the bible, and died as a Christian. Aboagye meanwhile was a king's drummer - at the same time he was not at peace since he learned to ready from his brother land then spent much time reading the bible and other books available to him. Whenever Eisenschmid urged him to become a Christian he would reply that he was simply a drummer of the king's. However he now had a thorn in his heart, and he must have battled over his religion for ten years. However, after such a long time, his conversion was the more decided, and he was baptised in 1877. You can see his happiness in becoming a Christian in his face and that although he was deprived of all his possessions. When the Okyenhene accused him of a debt of 5 Pereguan (36 dollars) and through false witnesses he was convicted of this before the English courts in Accra. Not that the Okyenhene profited much from this act - the sums were too small to help him much, and such an oppressive act has harmed him in the estimation of his people. Eisenschmid had already heard people talking in these terms on his journey, before he arrived in Kibi. His wife has given up the status of princess, which has done her as much good as it would a European princess. The Kibi Christians seemed to him to have healthy and happy grasp of their religion, something indeed,which followed from the battles and persecutions which they had experienced. They are deeply devoted to the Lord and to each other. He wonders if this description is too rosy - but that is how they seemed to him that Sunday, though they are not free of the problems of the other Christian communities. At street preaching most of the Kibi people held aloof out of fear of the Okyenhene. The heathen listeners were mostly foreigners. Eisenschmid exchanged only formal greetings with the Okyenhene. He outlines his position as one of increasing weakness - he has somewhat estranged his people with his colossal lying in Accra, and he kas weakened himself by incurring so many debts in that case. The emancipation of the sIaves has nowhere had so great an impact as in Akim. Large numbers made use of the emancipation, and everything has helped the spread of Christianity. On the one side there is the king with his anger and accusations. On the other one of his richest elders concluded that opposition was of little use, and when he discovered that freed Christian servants served more industriously than they had as heathen slaves he allowed every slave of his to become Christ if he wanted. If the Okyenhene had acted in this way he would not now be so weak. Kukurantumi - the 6 Christian houses of 1874 are now 17, and he is convinced after his visit that in them, an orderly and happy regime of life and work is carried on. Ampaw is 'as always' friendly disposed - but his fetish priest has forbidden him to go to services on the station. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XII..125 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XII. - Akwapem-Akem District Conference Title A name given to the resource Report from Eisenschmid about his Journey to Abetifi (Akem and Okrau) 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: 05.03.1878 Proper date: 05.03.1878 Description An account of the resource Teacher Adu at Begoro is from Kukurantumi, a small but busy man, of the best students of his year. He has just married a very simply Christian girl from his home town, and seems happy and at peace. (He seems too on good terms with Eisenschmid). The marriage was carried out in the most modest way in order to ensure that he did not start his married life in debt. He remarks over school attendance etc. that the numbers are not as large as they were led to expect when the station was being opened. The figure seems to fluctuate down to 6 attendances - 23 are on the roll, and when he held an examination there were only 13 present. He remarks that the reason for this is superstition connected with the typhus epidemic, and comments that the death of one member of the congregation, plus the death of a maidservant of Mohr's late in the previous year had strengthened the base of the fetish priests. Nevertheless, considering the circumstances, one can be satisfied with the educational progress of the group who were examined. Teacher Dako is of the same class as Adu in Kukurantumi, and although his theoretical grasp is not brilliant, he takes pains to bring everything up to standard, and that is something to be treasured in him. He has a bride in Kibi, and Eisenschmid will be happier when he has brought her to Abetifi. The regular scholars number only 10 at the moment, but Eisenschmid hopes that with the establishment of a boarding school more will be attracted. KIbi Boarding School - Date has brough order and cleanliness into it. When he was having trouble getting the teachers to start lessons on time he would himself go in and start the lesson. Although there is a lot of movement out - of the 52 pupils classes II, III, IV number only 19. The school gets a very moderate report for ist scholarly achievements, with arithmetic particularly weak. In Kukurantumi the people cannot understand why their scholars do not receive financial support from the mission as those in Kibi do - at Christmas they had themselves banded together to give their scholars presents. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XII..127 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XII. - Akwapem-Akem District Conference Title A name given to the resource Eisenschmid to Basel - Report on his Inspection of Schools in Kwahu and Akim 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: 20.02.1878 Proper date: 20.02.1878 Description An account of the resource Asks for a new harmonium for the Boarding School - it is extraordinarily difficult to teach singing without one. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..205 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck 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: 22.04.1878 Proper date: 22.04.1878 Description An account of the resource General report on conditions in Akim after his first tour of the district, with comments on the necessary next steps. On his tour people were apathetic in only a few places. On the whole they are receptive, but not much out of a longing for salvation, feeling of sinfulness, desire for redemption. (A letter from Basel dated 28 January 1878 had asked questions on this point). Rather the motives involved are 1. The hope of achieving personal freedom 2. The wish to be clear of the impositions of the fetish priests especially in so far as these involve anything to do with finance. You see going around that the Christians enjoy a certain respect, and that their old masters can no longer trouble them because they have the missionary behind them. All this means that one must proceed slowly in case time a lapsing occurs as large' as the conversion movement currently in progress. He agrees with Asante that firm points must be established out of which agents can tour other villages, but does not agree with Asante's method. This may be all right in Krobo and Akwapim where the people have regular occupation, and are industrious, but in Akim one is surrounded by the army of the lazy - at that moment, 10 a.m. 'the best time of the day for working' Buck sees outside his house the members of the local community sitting together in great harmony, admittedly not gambling, but certainly gossiping. 'One must not simply preach the gospel, but also accustom people to order industriousness and discipline - and I ask, which local worker achieves this without positive and constant oversight of Europeans?' (He considers Kukurantumi a possible exception to this rule about the lack of regular work). He recommends Abomosu as a catechist centre - Boakye he describes as an elder of the Kibi community holding morning and evening prayers, and teaching the people to read. The people have expressly declared that they want no Akim mission agent, but an Akwapim, and if they cannot have one they want to wait until they can. Kwabeng - he would suggest as the second place for a catechist - the inhabitants of two Kwabeng villages on the way from Kwabeng to Kibi ask urgently for a teacher for their town, and it is a place which has sent several boys to Kibi for, teaching (‘the chief has sent several') one of whom is teacher Oware. There are a few catechumens in the surrounding villages. Again, however, they, ask for no Akim teacher. Apinaman and Asiakwa he suggests should wait awhile until the other centres are more firmly established. And they should remember the new Dwaben settlement near Kukurantumi. He does not recommend ordaining people for Akim, they are happier as catechists. When a man is appointed deacon his salary rises from £30 to £40 but his style of life rises further, and it is well-known that all the deacons are in debt. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..207 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck (in the guise of the Kibi Stations Conference Minutes) to Dieterle 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: 15.05.1878 Proper date: 15.05.1878 Description An account of the resource Carries the news that peace has been sorted out between Christians and the Okyenhene. After a series of palavers the Okyenhene has declared himself at peace, with the promise that Buck will see to it that the Christians no longer insult him. Buck agrees that this has been happening (he hopes now that the light of godly freedom will break over these people released from the yoke of slavery). Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..209 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck 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: 31.08.1878 Proper date: 31.08.1878 Description An account of the resource Reports the first news of Hall's death on 30th Aug. He had only been taken to Abomosu on 25th Aug, when he was in good health. On 28th a letter came to Buck saying he had a large boil on the nape of his neck, and asking for plaster. Then on 29th came news of a dangerous illness. He was lodging in the house of one Abraham Bugyei. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..212 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck to Eisenschmid and Dieterle as District and General Präses 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: 29.12.1878 Date late: 31.12.1878 Proper date: 29.12.1878-31.12.1878 Description An account of the resource Part of this report is printed as an annex to the 1879 Annual Report (pp 66-70). Statistics - there are 12 Christians' houses on the mission land at Kibi, and 14 at Kukurantumi. Asiakwa, Kwabeng and Asunafo-Abomosu are listed as established outstations, in Asiakwa and Asunafo-Abomosu the mission owns land, and in the latter the community have already built a chapel. In Kibi only one person was excluded in the year, 4 temporarily suspended from Communion, and 1 excluded Christian re-accepted. He remarks about the 14 Christian marriages that few have any idea of the way Christians should live together in marriage, nor have many much understanding of Christian concepts of the upbringing of children. In discussing the impact of the fact that husband and wife have separate property, Buck writes that he could give two examples of husbands borrowing at large interest sums which the wives could have made available to them. He looks forward, however, to more and more members of converts families following the first converts onto the station apparently with some hope of success. He is refusing to move in response to the Kibi community's request for funds to build a new chapel until they themselves say how much they are prepared to contribute. Eight school continues teaching reading and writing. Street preaching in Kibi is held more rarely and instead there is a fix Sunday afternoon catechising of the community. The relationship with the King has changed to the extent that though Buck thinks his fundamental antagonism has not changed towards the Christians, his attitude to individuals is very friendly, and the result of this is that, for example, a number of Christians have not in fact moved out onto the station as they should. When Buck first went to Kibi the rest of the people despised the Christians as ex-slaves - they now respect them rather more, and that partly because Buck took steps to stop the Christians from taking great offence at every little instance of friction between town and mission. Since August Buck himself has carried on his contacts with the Okyenhene in a friendly enough way, but at 3rd hand. This was because whenever Buck went to see him about a problem, the session was dragged out with excuses and annoyances. Buck in the end said he would no longer visit the Okyenhene unless the latter returned his visits. At the same time he told him that of all the chiefs on the Gold Coast he was the only one opposed to the Mission - this, Buck thinks still rankles. Describing and justifying his stand, Buck writes that he would no quarrel with the assertion that at times he has acted strongly, not only to the Okyenhene and the Christians, but also towards other hostile chiefs. He has always been careful, however, to offer them no weakness through which they could attack the Christians, and, especially since the court case in Accra at the end of 1877 it is necessary for the European to dominate - if you show fear, or indecision, then the game is lost once and for all. Commenting further on the problem of strife between the Christians, Buck points out that it was not to be wondered at - hardly any older members of the community are present in it, and during the year 70 members joined, most were ex—slaves with their servile, jealous and rancourous attitudes. In September the position was aided by a decision promulgated by Buck and the presbyters that any parties found in open dispute on the streets would each be fined 2/- . This was never invoked, as its results were to bring disputes before the presbyters or Buck himself. Copper coins are now in use. Buck has tried to persuade the members to make themselves a living farming, but it goes slowly - some have started to clear coffee plantations, but the changes in the organisation of the Basel Mission agricultural work at Akropong have caused suspicion to spread, and they have not gone on with the work over the last part of the year. Outstations Apapam – this place needs a catechist otherwise, although alternately at weekends the members visit Kibi, and a catechist or teacher visits Apapam, without a resident presence instruction does not go forward. Kukurantumi - slaves who run away from their masters anywhere in Aklm or Kwahu come to the mission station at Kukurantumi, and a good proportion find there not only bodily but spiritual freedom also. The community is primarily recruited from among such people. At the moment there are 20 such people on the station who visit services without even having become catechumens. It says a lot for the ‘free' local Christians that they not only tolerate such people on the station, but are also learning to love them as brothers. He is also impressed by the way that Kukurantumi Christians are bringing in boys from the surrounding area and sending them to school, giving them their food and other necessary support. He regrets in passing that Kukurantumi is not the main station. The hill there is the highest point in the plain, and could be cleared and something made of it. Also there is no lack of food. In Kibi hunger reigns, and anyone who has seen the Berem swamps will not be surprised to learn that no European has been able to survive long in Kibi. Asiakwa - the community is very much prepared to be led by Cat. Mullings. He in turn works zealously, though is too anxious about the attitudes of the local chief and the people. Only three members of the community are independent, the rest are all dependent of heathen masters or relatives. Kwabeng - settled partly because they needed a station between Kibi and Abomosu. The direct way from Kibi to Abomosu through Tumfa is too swampy to be used in any months but February and March. Cat. Meyer contracted debts in the mulatto way at his wedding during the years and is finding things very tight on his catechist's salary. Abomosu - (Benoni, to which Buck refers in his first sentence on Abomosu is a town east of Johannesburg). 4 of the community are Wesleyans. The evangelist Imm. Boakye has been installed in Abomosu, though in fact two men are needed, one to care for the community, and the other to run the school. Buck remarks that if you want to read or write, you must go into the tiny room which you have been given to sleep in when you visit Abomosu. It is a very poor congregation – they cannot gather small contributions to pay for benches etc. simply because the people do not have money, and even if the missionaries encourate them to farm, still they will be poor for several years till this activity begins to bear fruit. The community consists mainly of people dependent on their families - young pawns and slaves. There is however an (independent presumably) man as presbyter, with many members of his family in the church also. 3 children, his mother, and two of his brothers. (Abraham Bugyei). He notes finally the size of the Abomosu congregation, points out that it is partly composed of people from Asunafo, which will in its own time want to ask for a teacher. At the end of the report is a section devoted to preaching to the heathen. It is mostly devoted to Buck's concept of how the Akim mission can best develop. The preaching journeys were carried on conscientiously, and Buck obviously had a high opinion of his subordinate activities in this field, instancing the problems of travelling in Akim as evidence of their willingness. Apedwa, Tumfa, Apapam, Apinamang and the Kibi-Banso-Kwabeng-Asunafo-Abomosu road were most visited. Apedwa and Apapam offer an opportunity for achievement, and both ask repeatedly and urgently for a teacher. Banco shows 'traces of life' and Tumfa always offers a group of enthusiastic hearers. You get the general impression that Christianity has begun to be popular, and is no longer something half-understood. One factor of importance is that an elder of the Kibi community, Salerno Botwe, is taking every opportunity to spread the news of the gospel, but privately, so that for a long time Buck did not realise he was doing this. One problem is that many Akims do not understand an Akwapim speaking. 3 or four new men are needed - another for Asiakwa, 2 for Abomosu/Asunafo, and one for Apapam, though it is true that Apapam could be served by Imm. Boakye from Abomosu. ‘Dwabang ought to be settled too (Buck sees its potential rise out of its geographical importance quite clearly) - he would nominate for this Deacon Date, whom he says could be put into such a place to work independently with absolute trust placed in him - and European missionaries travelling through Dwabeng would find him a pleasant and considerate host. The fact that the Mission is making no grant towards building the catechist's houses at Asiakwa and Abomosu is somewhat of a hindrance to the development of the mission. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..222 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck's Report for the Year 1878 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: 02.01.1879 Proper date: 02.01.1879 Description An account of the resource The boarding school in Kibi in a good condition, little missing of lessons, e.g. progress satisfactory in all but arithmetic, the teachers working conscientiously, with one or two reservations stated about the two Akim teachers. Date is praised very highly for his efforts in leading the school. Anoba has succeeded very well in the training of singing, but singing is much loved by the boys. Average number of pupils in the year - 49. The elementary schools on the other stations have not gone so well - the major problem being parents' desire to see their children in a school for which there is some payment. (The remark about heathen boys supported in the Kukurantumi school by members of the community is repeated tout court). Over Kibi free-pupils (day-pupils) Buck remarks that the children of the community are mostly too young for school, and the children of the town are mostly the property of the Okyenhene, and therefore school attendance is impossible for them. In Asiakwa the chief will not allow boys to go to school - a slave of the chief's brought a boy for school, but was forbidden to send him by the chief, and when the boy went anyway he (the boy) was put in the block. Buck writes if only the English Government would show some evidence of its power, but as it is to cite English law in Akim is to invite derision. In Kwabeng only 2 pupils go to the school - Buck made the mistake there of dealing only with the chief in negotiations about the opening of the school, and when the school was ready to start and the chief invited the promised boys from his elders they replied that since he had not consulted them about the school they would send no boys. Buck remarks - 'Real Social Democratic talk’. There are boys in Akurofufu ond Awenare who would attend the Kwabeng school if they were given their food. The people in Abomosu are very anxious for education. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..223 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck's Report on the Akim Schools in 1878 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: 31.12.1878 Proper date: 31.12.1878 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..224 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Date's Report on the School in the Year 1878 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: 02.01.1879 Proper date: 02.01.1879 Description An account of the resource 30 people joined the community in 1878, 17 from Kukurantumi itself, and 15 (including children) being freed slaves from the interior. Members of the congregation earn their living by hunting, making palm-oil, the produce of their farms, and-trade. The farmers here, especially the Christians, get but very few or seldom buyers therefore although they get more victuals they are poor in other substances of living. A case study of a Crepe woman called Adsotowu from Eyikpa, 2 days' journey from Ho, who took the baptismal name Rachel. Captured in 1869, brought to Juaben, from where she was taken into the colony by her master (1874), claimed her freedom, choosing to live on the mission premises, where she could live safe and peaceably rather than try to return to her own country - she did not know the way. She was baptised after some time (Koranteng earlier states that ex-slaves asked for baptism after hearing the gospel for 2 or 3 years). Soon after a Crepe man arrived in Kukurantumi trading, she asked him to contact her parents, and four months after a brother of hers arrived, begging her to come with him to greet her mother before her death, having as sign of his trustworthiness an ivory arm-ring of her mother. Rachel made the brother swear to support her if she was asked to do something which was against her vows as a Christian, which he did. She resisted his somewhat angry urging to move from Kukurantumi before Koranteng had written her an introduction to the Bremen Missionaries, Koranteng being out of writing paper at the time. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..226 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Koranteng's Report for 1878 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: 27.03.1878 Proper date: 27.03.1878 Description An account of the resource The report is partly printed in Heidenbote 1878 pp 49-50. Additional material: He reports other cases arising in Kibi and his relations with the Okyenhene in them. In one session on 12th March he had come excitedly with a large following to Buck - so large that they had had to talk in the courtyard of the mission house. The first case discussed was that of a slave woman who had married a Kibi man, the dowry of course going to the Okyenhene whose slave she was. She had then left the husband, come onto the station complaining of being mishandled, and eventually married a Christian. She had refused to repay the dowry herself, and the ex-husband had therefore applied to the Okyenehene for this. The Okyenehene asked after a long conversation what Buck thought of the case? Buck replied that he was a listener and not a judge but after long pressing by the Okyenhene replied that you cannot give back what you were never given, and whoever it was received the dowry should pay it back this point it was up to the Okyenhene to investigate. At this another case was raised, of a slave who had received 9 dollars from the Okyenhene in times past, was now a Christian and free, and did not want to return the debt on the grounds that he had worked for the Okyenhene for years without payment. When the ex-slave re-iterated this reply the king sprang up in uncontrollable rage, and Buck's efforts to act him to return to his stool and behave like a king (he rushed to the clan and insulted him as well as he knew how) and think of the impression this sort of conduct would make in Accra were all in vain, As it was night and some of the Okyenhene's younger escorters were holding signs of getting excited Buck feared a fight, and asked a bystanding policeman to clear his house (citing to him the ‘English rule’ ‘My home is my castle') which the policeman did. The next day the king sent 2 linguists who excused his absence on the grounds that the Christians troubled him too much, and they then pressed Buck for a decision on the two cases, Buck replied that he would not - it was not his office, and in any case if he did the Okyenhene might later claim Buck had mixed himself up in things it was no right of him to do so. They then replied that the Okyenhene had said that since the two people involved wore Christians he wanted to hear Buck's opinion - he would accept this as a ruling. Buck had this repeated before witnesses, and then gave his opinions: The question of the dowry was one for the English courts, but it would give the English judges a strange impression of his activities, since three months before the Okyenhene had sworn that he knew no-one of the name of the woman involved (the subject under judgement was not this one). Over the debt, Buck felt that this was something which legally should be repaid, but on the other hand, after the Emancipation the man had worked for the Okyenhene for no payment for 2 years, and it was the Okyenehene who had driven him out after he became a Christian. It was not very kingly to take a man's service for two years and not once dash him 50 francs. The Okyenhene did in fact accept these judgments - these individuals now have peace, but he is plaguing others. The help given by the Christians over the Okyenhene's debts was, in fact to pay straightforwardly a tax of 1/- per man and 6d per woman which the Okyenhene had levied on the whole of Akim, they were in fact the first to do so. This measure was decided after the Okyenehene had complained that he had debts owed him of £260 (Buck adds Fr. 6,500). An example of difficulties in the rest of Akim is given in the extended beating given to 4 Asiekwa catechumens. The Asiakwa chief was absent, one the excuse was that they had fished in the fetish river near Asiakwa. In fact Mullings had received permission to fish (not trap the fish) and had given a fish to those catechumens. Buck says that with the chief absent the fetish priest could have his way unhindered. In Buck's investigations of what had happened the first question was answered by the ‘leader of the young men’. In the end Buck for the Christians to fish in (he had earlier suggested the Asiakwa chief had the option to settle the case himself or alternatively to have it taken to Accra), and though this decision was met by a great uproar by the fetish priest and his supporters Buck has heard of no more trouble in Asiakwa (this judgement took place on March 11th 1878.). In Abomosu he warned the chief that Buck would make him responsible to the Colonial Government for the security of the Christians. In his dealings with the Okyenhene Buck was careful to give every appearance of being uninfluenced by D. Asante – going to palavers with only Deacon Date etc. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..215 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck's First Quarterly Report from Kibi 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: 05.04.1878 Proper date: 05.04.1878 Description An account of the resource He had returned to Akim after the court case in Accra, but had received a letter from the directing committee (G.C. Ausschuss) saying he must be posted out of Akim in view of the Governor's second letter to the Mission, which had threatened to give him over to the caprices of the Okyenhene. In spite of this he made a last visit to some of the most praising centres. The two centres where they received the best reception on this journey were Akrofufu and Kwabeng. The Abomosu baptisms - the women catechumens were not satisfactory when examined prior to baptism. The examination involved the candidates repeating the main parts of the catechism, and then answering questions designed to find out if they understood what they had said. After the examinations Asante had to settle the catechumens' marriage circumstances, and issue instructions e.g. about relations with the chief of the town. The baptisms took place in the courtyard of one of the catechumens. The 38 baptised ranged from 1 to 40 years in age, with only 3 women. The Christians' main enemies are the fetish priest and a few of the elders. On leaving, Asante gave the Christians 'according to, English law' over to the protection of the local chief. He also baptised in Tumfa, 12 people, only one woman, the ages ranging from 2 to 42. Buck held his first street preaching there - translated by Asante. On returning to Akwapim Asante met friends he had not seen for 6 years. Assessing Ata's position after the case in Accra, Asante reports also that some of his people want to depose claims that Ata acknowledges his fault in this respect, and in a public assembly said to him 'My son, I am sorry I have acted with you so. I would not have done this if other people had not instigated me to this'. Asante also reports that Ata is in financial difficulties, and links the meeting about the Okyenhene's debts (he gives the figure of 120 ounces of gold) with the bribes which the Okyenhene had distributed in Accra. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..216 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Asante's Last Quarter's Report from Akim 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: 17.06.1878 Proper date: 17.06.1878 Description An account of the resource The bulk of this report is printed as an annex to the 1878 Annual Report pp81-84. Additional points: Eisenschmid footnotes Buck's acoount of Akim agriculture that they plant yams, else they would have none for their annum yam custom. To his section about roads he expresses a little impatience with the English government which could do something for their betterment, it is only theirs to command. He also reports losing part of the contents of a box when it was spilt into the water near Abomosu - a carrier was crossing a stream on a submerged tree-trunk, and the water was up to his neck when the accident happened. In his section on trading he mentions that many of the Christians had asked him either for help to buy things to commence trading, or else for a letter of recommendation to a merchant firm on the coast, but he has helped only one man, who had been a merchant before his baptism. In describing the good impression made on him by Kwabeng he mentions that he found a swish house with shingle roof there - this surprised him since generally in Akim the fetishes have forbidden swish houses. Kibi produces not enough agricultur surplus to provide him with his daily Supplies in yams, eggs, hens. He had to take food with him on his last visit to Abomosu also - he could not even get plantains there. The Abomosu chief is heavily in debt, and would not sell the small piece of land the mission wanted because he was not being offered enough money for it. On the other hand he offered his whole stool lands - hours across for £60. One catechumen had been allowed to get baptised by the chief, and elders only on the understanding that he would share the money paid to him by the missionaries with his family (Buck writes that he told the 'good man' that it would not be difficult to keep to that contract). In the Kibi community he called the presbyters together and lamented that the community lies so far behind the other stations and Kukurantumi in economic achievement. They decided they should try to plant oil-palms, meantime to ensure earlier income, they should communally clear a patch for coffee which should be rented out to at least ten people, the rent from them going into the station fund for the needy. This was agreed - Buck remarking how helpful Deacon Date was in this sort of, respect, and also Salomo Botwe as a man whose influence helped. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..217 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck 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: 25.01.1878 Proper date: 25.01.1878 Description An account of the resource The ‘peace’ between Okyenhene and Christians was, in detail, a request by Buck to the Okyenhene that for 6 months he be allowed to learn the situation before being made responsible for the deeds and statements of the Christians, and on the other hand the- 'radical step' of warning the Christians that if they were heard insulting the Okyenhene Buck would not do anything to defend them. Asiakwa - purchase negotiations stuck at the local elders wanting 56 dollars for 6 acres, and Buck offering 12. In this town people are not happy that local school pupils do not get the same support as pupils in Kibi. Boakye is achieving things in Abomosu -- he reads and writes Twi and Ga. A journey has just been undertaken through Apinamang, Asaman and Akem Akropong by Cat. Meyer - he reports a warm reception only in Asamang. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..218 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck 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: 03.09.1878 Proper date: 03.09.1878 Description An account of the resource Compares the storming visits of the Christians from Akim villages the day before asking for teachers and catechists as like a day at Sedan. Apapam and Abomosu had both been to see him - and Apedwa and Banso had also asked for this. The 4 Abomosu Christians baptised by the Wesleyans had been baptised in Aburi. Buck makes the suggestion that Immanuel Boakye should come to Akropong to be examined in his skills and appointed evangelists 'like Stafano Kwadso in Mayera'. Eisenschmid in a subscript warmly recommends this step – everyone who has had to do with Boakye recognises that he knows an inner life. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.30.XVII..213 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-01.30 - Ghana 1878: D-01.30.XVII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck to Eisenschmid and Dieterle