335 20 77825 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: 31.12.1881 Proper date: 31.12.1881 Description An account of the resource He expresses himself as worried by the great promotion to being pastor of the Kibi congregation with its many responsibilities, including the building work required. He seems to have a directing role. He reports opposition to the conversion of slave families, one from Tumfa and one from Apedwa, the slaves involved being related, however. In both cases a letter from Date threatening Government action succeeded in overcoming the opposition. In the Tumfa case the master was called Odoe. The slave was stripped of the property when caught on his way to Kibi: 9 dollars gold dust (Date gives the sterling equivalent £2), 3 cloths of his own and two of his wives seen into one long cloth 'as is our custom', 5 mats, 3 fowls, 1 axe, and one of his two young children. All this property was apparently reclaimed after Date's letter. The new Kibi catechumens seem to have come mostly individually, but one group of 12 came forward. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.33.XIII..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-01.33 - Ghana 1881: D-01.33.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Date's Annual Report for 1881 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: 13.01.1882 Proper date: 13.01.1882 Description An account of the resource Reporting on health he writes that a couple from Nta had suffered from 'Gyato', a local disease. 2 members were excluded in the year, two suspended. He is doing street preaching in Kukurantumi once a month, and only once travelled to Tafo/Osiem or the Juaben villages (he makes no report on Ewi's work). However he usually visits the town on the afternoons when the townspeople are usually to be found talking under the shade tree. Among the new baptisms was a nephew of the chief and the mother of the present chief, the oldest members of the royal family. At one stage the chief came to take her back into the town since they could not do without her knowledge of custom. Koranteng remonstrated that he would not allow them to interfere with the church as Ata had, and then called the woman herself who said she had become a Christian of her own free will to escape the customs 'in which I had no rest and peace', and refused to go with them. 3 adults and 4 children were baptised froth Tafo/Osiem - a 5th man had to be thrown out of the class because he relapsed into his normal crime of theft, though begging to be allowed to continue a catechumen. Mmase now numbers one man, his sister and their three children. The husband of the sister has 'fallen'. Morale was low among the local heathens early in the year when the chief fetish priests at Osiem and Kukurantumi both died. In August a new priest of Obo-Kukurantumi was selected, however. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.33.XIII..225 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-01.33 - Ghana 1881: D-01.33.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Koranteng's Annual Report 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: 31.12.1881 Proper date: 31.12.1881 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.33.XIII..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-01.33 - Ghana 1881: D-01.33.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Mulling's Annual Report 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: 11.07.1881 Proper date: 11.07.1881 Description An account of the resource He describes his career in Akim, and the contrast between what it was like in 1869, and the situation as he was writing. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.33.XIII..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-01.33 - Ghana 1881: D-01.33.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Date's Report 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: 12.10.1881 Proper date: 12.10.1881 Description An account of the resource The report is printed almost in its entirety in Heidenbote 1882, pp.11ff. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.33.XIII..219 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-01.33 - Ghana 1881: D-01.33.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource D. Huppenbauer's Report for the Third Quarter of 1881 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: November 1881 Proper date: November 1881 Description An account of the resource A general report of his travels in the 3rd quarter of the year, the first of which had taken place while he was still a Begoro missionary. He stresses the usefulness of visiting small villages where you can meet people as individuals and talk to them. He mentions visiting a little village Akankese in the Begoro area, for example, and 'several' small farming villages around Anyipam, including one of 4 houses and 30 inhabitants built by 'Asantes'. In describing a visit to Asuum he notes that be had been led to believe that Asuum was South-West of Bomso, but it is in fact in the West of that place. South-West of Asuum is Otumi (2 hours), and 1 hour west of Otumi is Twea. From Twea a path goes through Kade to the coast, which after it has that the main route through Asuum and Obogu branches again towards Kwahu. In the Asuum area the gospel is well-known, and so are Buck and Date. In Bomso several young men were eager to be taught to read to be able the Word of God, and took the opportunity of Munz' visit to get some of his attendants to teach them the Lord's Prayer and the 10 Commandments. Asuum he describes as a town of money and trade. In Abompe he went to see the chief Dompre, who lay on his death-bed. When he woke up Munz talked to him about the nothingness of fetishes. It turned out that Dompre had been taught 'by Sissi' (Süss) in the school at Akropong. On his way back to Kibi from Kade Munz found that the Berem plains were well populated by people living in small farming villages. They live rather isolated. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.33.XIII..220 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-01.33 - Ghana 1881: D-01.33.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Munz 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.33.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-01.33 - Ghana 1881 Title A name given to the resource Anum 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-01.34.II. 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-01.34 - Ghana 1882 Title A name given to the resource Christiansborg 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-01.34.III. 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-01.34 - Ghana 1882 Title A name given to the resource Abokobi 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-01.34.IV. 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-01.34 - Ghana 1882 Title A name given to the resource District Conference Ga-Adangme 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-01.34.V. 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-01.34 - Ghana 1882 Title A name given to the resource Odumase 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-01.34.VI. 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-01.34 - Ghana 1882 Title A name given to the resource Ada (Years 1979-1882) 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-01.35.II. 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-01.35 - Ghana 1882 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 01.02.1883 Date late: 15.02.1883 Proper date: 01.02.1883-15.02.1883 Description An account of the resource Apart from one case of fever, the missionaries have not been stopped from working by health problems at all in 1882. The Census figures are a result of 16 baptisms (13 of them baptisms of adult heathens). However, it is not so easy to answer the question which Ramseyer regularly asks himself, i.e. what sort of spiritual growth is occurring. He reckons in the minority of cases a real change is occurring, although quite often he is cheered by the child-like faith, or humble attitude which is revealed during the prayer hours on the station. In some cases there is a real increase in self-knowledge. On the other hand in many of the young adult members of the community worldliness, lust for possessions, pride and disobedience exist, and he is afraid that there will be exclusions in the coming year. There has been a decline in morale over the last few-months, especially over the marriage problem. Almost all the married Christians have heathen wives, and while some of them visit service occasionally, the others remain positively hostile to their husband’s new religious attitudes. The husbands often come to Ramseyer for advice. He says they should reason with their wives, and see that the problems between them which often the husbands do not tell him about, are settled. They badly need a catechist on the station who can do the detailed pastoral work which a foreigner cannot do. Another great cause of anxiety is the financial situation of the Christians, They have no regular economic commitment, and live hand to mouth. He has suggested coffee plantations – and some have indeed taken his advice. But these take three years to come to fruit, and in any case there is the portage. Oil palm cultivation is of little use for the same reason, and when he has advised increasing their food cultivation they ask him who will buy their extra produce. An idea which he is considering is introducing a broader loom. The members of the community on the other hand have as their main project for earning journeys to Salaga. Ramseyer is worried however about the moral effect of such a long absence from the Christian community. 6 new houses are in the process of being put up on the mission land. They have travelled busily, helped by their good health. No especial success has occurred - they have decided in Kwahu that they should concentrate especially on Sakaraka and Obo. They have chosen these two because of their geographical centrality and the size of their populations. Little response has been obtained in Sakaraka. In Obo, however, there are 3-4 youths who regularly meet Catechist Kwabi when he goes to stay there, and are taking baptismal instruction from him; he is also trying to teach them to read. They visit the services at Mpraeso from time to time. Two of them have had to put up with considerable opposition from their families. They plan to have a resident catechist or teacher in both as soon as possible. Ramseyer writes that they must use the opportunity offered to them to work here outside the protectorate - times may change. And people here are beginning to adopt the arrogant attitude of the coastal people to Europeans – that is to say the unwillingness to allow the mission to buy land in Mpraeso, David Asante made Ramseyer aware of this problem. In Mpraeso in July the first baptisms took place - one old man and three young ones. The old man, Kwasi (baptised. Abraham) had been a native doctor and fetish priest in his younger days, but now he is old and frail, and his following has deserted him, also he is somewhat feared because of his earlier activities. Catechist Kwabi has taken him into his house as an act of charity. Ramseyer is delighted with his childlike faith. There is also a catechumen Odame from Atibie who in the Asante war received a wound on the head which has made it impossible for him to carry heavy loads. He earns his living by hunting at the foot of the Kwahu scarp. The other catechumens are all young men. Asante Akim has been visited twice, including Ramseyer's visit on his return journey from Kumasi. Bompata he feels each time he goes there is the place for a mission station - it is only a day's journey from Obogu, including in the day preaching at Asankare and Asuboa. At Obogu they were received in a very friendly way, as in all the Asante-Akim villages, although Ramseyer found that the people felt they had less to fear from Asante, and so were less pressing about the need for a teacher. Ramseyer tried to convene a meeting of the A.A. chiefs in order to get a firm answer about whether they needed a teacher or not. They did not turn up to time, so he left, but a messenger was sent to him from the meeting saying that for two years they had wanted a teacher, and they had set aside the land for his house. Ramseyer had two experiences of interest to the secular history of the district. In Obogu he was present when a boy died (and took the opportunity to preach on Christian beliefs about life and death). It was widely believed in Obogu that the death was a result of poisoning by the fetish priest, the poison having been smuggled into the town by a fetish priest who had fled from or to Asante several months before. In a village called Mooso they found a great uproar because the Bompata people had put three of their people in the block. Mooso being a village still loyal to Kumasi was vulnerable to this. Ramseyer tried to reason with the Bompata people, and indeed they were set free after 2 days. He looks forward to the day when the few villages in this district who remain loyal to Kumasi will also break free, and there will be peace in this beautiful area. Taking a different way back to Abetifi from that with which they were familiar, they discovered the existence of 15-20 Kwahu farming villages of which before they had had no inkling. While writing the report Ramseyer notes a rumour from Kumasi that there has been a coup on the part of the elders against the Asantehene. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.VI..101-102 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-01.35 - Ghana 1882: D-01.35.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Ramseyer's Annual Report for the Station in 1882 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: 11.04.1882 Proper date: 11.04.1882 Description An account of the resource Mainly an administrative discussion. He had been told during the year that the Abetifi School had at its disposal a large capital - over £20. In fact he had found it in debt to the tune of £13. The explanation seems to have been that excessive quantities of school materials etc. had been bought, paper, e.g. which the boys do not need since they use exercise books, and a large quantity of steel pen holders (which had rusted), also carpets. Also the clothes being sent out for the boys are not suitable, and clothes are a very important aspect of the 'bringing-up' which the mission is attempting. His policy has been to make learning something which the boys would value, and through them the people would value it also. To this end he has taken over more teaching than he should, and Dako and Koranteng are sent out more on preaching trips. As a result the numbers of scholars rose from 12 to 18 by the end of the year, and to 29 by the date of this report. The increase must have been mostly in younger boys, since he says that next Christmas they will need only 5 larger suits. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.VI..100 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-01.35 - Ghana 1882: D-01.35.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel. Report on the Boy's Boarding School in 1881-1882 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: 20.04.1882 Proper date: 20.04.1882 Description An account of the resource Thanks the Committee for the suggestion that he should make a second visit to Kumasi. Most of the letter is taken up with a comment on the Committee's warning that it appeared that Ramseyer was not altogether welcome in Kumasi on account of his role in the 1869-1874 war. He writes that firstly open unwelcome was rare, both on the streets, and in the Asantehene's council. True in the latter the Bantamahene and Asafo Boakye took the lead in having an answer to his request deferred, but one factor which Ramseyer feels should be born in mind there is that there was anger and anxiety about the length of time which Boakye Tengteng was spending on the coast, and this reply can be seen as a form of retaliation against this. In any case the bulk of the court was very well disposed towards him. He asked his 'dear friend' Owusu Koko what impression the visit had made, and he said that the Asantehene himself had remarked that Ramseyer had nothing to do with the disaster which had fallen on. ‘Kumasi people did not want to listen and thus the disaster happened'. Ramseyer also makes the point that hatred of the Asante outside asante colours people's impressions of what is to be expected there - and the rumours which go around the colony about events in Asante. 99% of these are false -a few days previously he had heard a rumour that Asamoa of Agogo having refused to go to Kumasi over some question of the Juaben plunder was forcibly taken there. The rumour came with the name of the man who arrested him. But yesterday two Kwahu merchants brought him greetings from Asamoa. They had just come back from Agogo. Finally, he makes the point that history has made the Asante character different from that of the other peoples on the Coast - they have a certain pride 'in having a Master', and thus are mistrustful and withdrawn towards strangers. But once you get to know them, then confidence develops and things are talked about in a much more free way. To this letter is added a series of opinions about the expedition from Basel Mission officials on the Coast: Müller writing as Akwapim/Akim District Chairman (Präses) is worried about the lack of qualified Gold Coast personnel to undertake the work of a still further extended twi district. Eisenschmid wonders who should accompany Ramseyer, and asks if any of the twi-speaking brothers are ready of their own free will to accompany him - remarking that Ramseyer has asked him to come on the expedition, but that he feels with 9 years unbroken work behind him he has too little strength for the journey. In the Eisenschmid document reporting the choice of David Asante as Ramseyer's companion one of the reasons cited is that he is from the Asante royal family, and his father stayed a long time in Kumasi. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.VI..81 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-01.35 - Ghana 1882: D-01.35.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Ramseyer 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: 26.06.1882 Proper date: 26.06.1882 Description An account of the resource Asks for directions in the contingency a favourable answer is received. Someone should stay there. Ramseyer is arguing that although Ph. Kwabi, the catechist stationed in Mpraeso, would be prepared to go to Kumasi and stay there alone as the Basel Mission's representative if they were permitted to start a mission in Kumasi, he should not because he might be recognised as one who in his time went with Sartorius; also he was mixed up in an event in Nkwatia in 1881 when it appeared the Kwahus were going to Asante. Ramseyer in the end offers to stay himself, and for that reason to take his wife on the expedition. Josef Müller however, in an appended note argues that this is not within the terms of the expedition set by the Committee in Basel. The final decision was that catechist Esau Ofori who was remarked for Kumasi should the station be set up, should accompany Ramseyer and Asante on the expedition. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.VI..88 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-01.35 - Ghana 1882: D-01.35.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Ramseyer to the Gold Coast General Conference 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: 14.08.1882 Date late: 29.08.1882 Proper date: 14.08.1882-29.08.1882 Description An account of the resource Include short notes announcing respectively their arrival in Kumasi, and their arrival in Abetifi in their return, with the Asante refusal to entertain a mission tout court. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.VI..90-91 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-01.35 - Ghana 1882: D-01.35.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Ramseyer 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: October 1882 Proper date: October 1882 Description An account of the resource His report of the expedition to Basel. This appears not to have been printed in more than a summary form. The expedition consisted of Ramseyer, Asante, Ofori, and Samuel Gyebi, church elder from Larteh, who made the journey at his own expense because he wanted to see Kumasi. There was a supporting train of 25. They had to ask twice that number to come with them, however, before they had 25 carriers, but great was the fear of Kumasi although some Akem people were keen to say that they had been to Kumasi. 4th Aug - they were entertained en route in Obo by 'Friend Sasu, a Kwahu merchant who sadly always dithers between the two sides'. 1 ½ hours after Obo they passed through the hamlet of Kwasihu, and slept at Akwaboa which they reached just before nightfall. 5th August - past Praso, where unfortunately they had no time to catch the fetish fish (Ramseyer says a sort of catfish or Silurus). They went on through little trodden paths, and reached the little village of Asankare at 4p.m., having started out at dawn. (In an aside, Ramseyer remarks that he usually catches the fetish fish and the local people explain this by saying that the Christians are baptised, and so the fetish has no more power over them.) 6th Aug - they spent least of the day in Bompata. Ramseyer says here that Akim became independent in 1874. As he writes in the annual report, Ramseyer thinks that having found they have little to fear from Asante the people are less interested in having a teacher. Ramseyer said to the chief in the words of a twi proverb 'A bird in a trap sings a different song from when it is free’. The chief understood what he meant, but said that the young people no longer listen to him, nowadays they are enthusiastic about the king of western Akim, although he cannot provide them with any protection. Asante and Ofori preached on the Fall and Redemption. 7th August - two ways go from Bompata to Konongo, one via Dwaso, the other via Nyabo. The latter is about an hour longer, but it leads through several villages, so they chose that one. 2 hours out they came to Moose. Ramseyer was already known there and was greeted with cries of ‘Sisi’. One hour further on they came to Nyabo, newly built. Part of the population has fled to the Protectorate, and the new village is only half the size of the old one destroyed in the (Juaben?) War. From here the way was made dangerous by gold-pits (the Nyabo people were digging for gold), and when they came to Konomsgo the chief was out gold-digging too. 8th August. Konongo is a town with ruins, too, and it seems the whole population was not agreed over staying in Asante. They stayed the night in one of the Odumase villages - the population of that town are temporarily living in farming villages following the destruction of their town. Juabens in Asante are very unfriendly - possibly in this case because their town was destroyed by Europeans in 1874. 9th August - a tough 7 hour march to Boangkra. (This is the same town as Oboankra of the previous years' reports). This is a Kumasi village, at this town their messenger, sent on from Odumase, returned with a sword-bearer and the news that on Suturday (12th Aug) they would be received in Kumasi. They were gratified at this, since they calculated that the following Wednesday the Asantehene would begin his 8 day period of confinement in the palace before the Adei. 10th August - apparently a rest day. 11th August - From Boangkra they were accompanied by their ‘court serv ant’ who scarcely left them for a moment thereafter. Whereas on the previous journey, however, they had had an unsufferably haughty escort, this time the young man, Bosomuru, was a very pleasant companion, who explained many things to them. About midday they reached the largish place Aweso or Aguiso, a sort of administrative centre, where they intended to stay the night. Here, and in the other villages through which they passed that day (Dadentem, Dotebi, Beseaso inter al), Ramseyer was very impressed by the small numbers of people, especially men, to be seen - he reckoned 4/5 of the latter must have been away. In reply to their indirect questions they were told that they wore at Kintampo, a market place 8 days away. They were given generous quantities of foodstuffs, in spite of a general shortage of food following a water shortage, and the same day an ox was killed, which provided a welcome change to the dried fish which was usually offered to them. When Asante preached, the chief declined to attend, and they understood by this that he was afraid of what would happen to him if he did. Asante’s rousing and humorous preaching is well calculated to hold the people. 12th August - By 11 a.m. they had passed through the villages of Krapa, Kwaman, Fomasua, Ayigya, and reached Nsupow. There were hardly any men in these villages too, but the people said they were at the farms. Here they were met by a messenger who – like the others they met - did not treat them as formally as they had been treated on the former journey - they were very friendly and forthcoming. Ramseyer feared that this one was going to announce a delay in their meeting the king, but this was not to be, and they were soon walking along a broad way, rather as if they were going through a park, beside the cemetary. Ramseyer remarks that last time they had to go on a narrow path in the wood which had been specially cut for them, and now you could see why - there had been human sacrifices at the cemetary and they had had to be taken on a detour to avoid these, In the suburb of Dade-so-aba they were met by Nkwanta-Bisa and taken to their lodgings. This less formal welcome could be explained by the fact that this was Ramseyer’s second visit. At about 5pm they were taken by a large escort of sword-bearers through a maze of little alleys, until they found themselves at the street-opening called Bang-kese-ho (by the King's childrens’ cemetary fence). This led them onto the place called Mogyawae, where the king - when he does not want to make a full scale ceremony - often receives foreigners. Ramseyer recalls having been present there 40 years before when Prince Ansah was received, and it was in the same place where they had to appear every 6 weeks during their captivity to wait on the king during the Adae. He recalls it as having on one side a row of ornamented rooms standing outside the wall around the palace, and on the other side beautiful 'dampon' (halls with one side open to the street). Now there was on the one side there was only a palmleaf fence erected on the ruins of the rooms, and on the other side only one hallway to be seen, half collapsed - the others were rubble. Only one thing was there as before, the small quadrangel marked by Brechnuss trees (nux vomica) called nkra-wom (i.e. drowned in blood) where so many people had died by the executioner's sword, and others had lost their noses or ears. Ramseyer was not particularly happy to be back - his interpretation of Mogyawae is that it means 'the blood has dried' - implying that more is needed. 300 paces away there was a gathering of about 3000 to welcome them. Most of the chiefs greeted them in a friendly way; this was especially the case with Boakye Tengteng and Bosomuru Dwira. On the returning of the greeting however, the king did not dance before them, and although he greeted them in a friendly way, made an anxious face and quickly disappeared. The whole thing made a deep impression on Ramseyers's companions, and Asante especially was busy asking for details of each man's position, and working out the interrelations with his own family. Among the princes vas the 16 year old king of Juaben, with a tiny following, but with the insignia of an umbrella and gold-decorated sandals. 13th August. They were called to take their gifts to the Asentehene - they were received in the ‘Cannon-yard' (so called because there are two rusty cannons on the ground there) the Asantehene and his attendants were sitting on a broad peristyle where Ramseyer had so often seen an Asantehene sitting. The presents were well received in Asante-style, Asante took the king an easy chair, Ramseyer a musical box with a ship which rocked on the waves when the music played. Catechist Esau the Larteh elder brought the king 3 sheep. Asante also gave the queen mother an embroidered pillow made by the girls at Abokobi as an instance of what African girls could do. They were thanked in another room (there were also presents taken from the Committee) It was Saturday 19th before they gained admission to the Asantehene to make their request to be allowed to set up a mission station. Meantime they preached, usually in the late afternoon, in a street leading to the market, to a great number of listeners. They spent time looking around the town and talking to the people. Ramseyer says that the town was more fallen down than it was the previous year. He speaks of 'half quarters' having collapsed. Whereas last year there were some houses being built, this year no houses were being built, and there was a great absence of men. They came to understand that an army had gone to Koranza to fight the Gyamans - but that it had suffered heavy losses. 1000 men taken prisoner. This news helped to explain the anxious faces in the court. Ramseyer remarks that he was most sad to see how the town had gone down bill even since the end of his captivity - in those days every chief had his 'dampon' with moulded swish decorations, now they can be seen only in a few places. Another thing they learned was that the Bantamahene Awua had been deposed sometime in June - the Asantehene had had a spy among his followers, and thus had learned of his treachery, David Asante learned from his conversations that the central problem was lack of money - only a few chiefs possessed real means - and this situation is not surprising when one considers how much the Asantes have lost in tribute by losing control of their northern provinces. They also spent time visiting, calling on Bosomuru Dwira and Nensah Kukua, and having conversations with Owusu Koko frequently. Dwira had a big room furnished in the European style, with coloured wallpaper, glasses, a jug, and a lamp on the table, a sofa, albeit hard and rather dirty, and on the wall a photograph of himself. Owusu Koko is no longer so close to the Asantehene as he was 10 years before, but still in circles close to the King, They also called on Boakye Tengteng, who has grown greatly in importance since his mission to the coast, Bosomuru Dwira and Boakye Tengteng both gave non-commital answers to his questions about the likelihood of their getting a favourable reaction to their request: Owusu Koko was more optimistic, but said that it was a pity that Prince Ansah had not come with them. They also kept their ears and eyes open for hints as the situation with regard to human sacrifice. The Asantes were constantly saying that they were having no more human sacrifices, and there were no more corpses to be seen in apete sene. But Anante heard two women in conversation on the market place. One said ‘Akosua asked me to say to you that she has been handed over to the executioner - she thanks you for everything'. At which the other said in a whisper 'Ao, ao, due, due'. On the other hand when strangers talk about human sacrifice there is enormous exaggeration - it is not at 1/20th the level it used to be. 'This is out of fear of the English, and partly because the king sees that he must go slowly with his people'. They heard very little of the visit of the Wesleyan missionary Hayford from Elmina, and got no clear impression as to the relations between the Catholic mission and the Asantehene. On Saturday 19th August they were called before the Asantehene, having expected to be called on the Thursday. They had to wait 3/4 hours in the dilapidated courtyard asikasu, then they were called into the courtyard called Mpremaso (this is the same as the cannon-yard of Aug 13th, and he remarks here that it was in better condition than it had been the year before). The king was sitting on the broad peristyle, fanned by an almost white albino woman. At the other end of the yard where the two Kumasi chiefs usually sat there was only Asafo Boakye, which Ramseyer took to be conclusive evidence that Awua had been deposed. The Asantehene was not dressed with his usual richness - he was wearing an adinkra cloth, and dola nuts. Ofori introduced the embassy, and Asante presented the question, stressing that they had no connection with any political regime, asking for a certain answer, and stating that if permission was granted for a settlement then it would be started immediately. After this they were taken from the room to allow what Ramseyer feels was surely a pretence at discussion. On their recall, the head linguist (this may have been Boakye Tengteng who acted as linguist when they first entered the yard) started to answer them, saying 'The Asantehen understand your embassy, but as Sisi well sees, the town is not what it was before, many houses are in ruins. The poeple who make the town great are scattered in all directions, some are led off to war. At this the Aaantehene made a quick gesture with his hand, and many voices cried out 'gyae, gyae'. The Asantehene himself then said: ‘Say to your Coemittee who sent you here that now my town (Ramseyer adds in parenthesis that he meant by this his whole state) is bababasa (and Boakye Tengteng struck himself on the thigh several times as a sign of unhappiness) and the people who ought to be rebuilding it are now some of them at Kuntampo, some on the coast. When they return they will rebuild their houses. When the town is rebuilt as it was before, and if someone then visits me again, then I will grant it and then send him away'. The missionaries replied that they would return this answer and Ramseyer's last word was 'Nevertheless, I will never forget Kumasi.' In a subscript to the report Inspector Praetorius writes (a) that he has seen a report of his visit to Kumasi by the Wesleyan Hayford in the quarterly Africa. (b) that Fr. Morean has told the English officials in Cape Coast and Axim that he has received permission to open a school in Kumasi, the Asantehehe himself having promised to send children Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.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-01.35 - Ghana 1882: D-01.35.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Ramseyer 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: 10.10.1882 Proper date: 10.10.1882 Description An account of the resource He is ashamed of the Asantehene's answer - the Asantehene is going to ruin through pride and bad councillors. 'Privately' he tells Ramseyer the trouble is that the Asantehene suspects Kwaku Dua - he wanted to send him into exile with Awua, but was prevented by strong party feeling. The Asantehene is now not much liked - if there were unity among the people he would soon be destooled. The Asantehene has sent to ask him to go to Kumasi, he cannot - he has not the means. He was there in the time the Juaben and Gyaman troubles, and again at the beginning of 1881, but has received no reward. Owusu Koko Kuma has sent a parcel of Asante pipes for Ramseyer through Rottman. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.VI..93 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-01.35 - Ghana 1882: D-01.35.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Prince Ansah to Ramseyer