338 20 77903 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: 15.05.1882 Proper date: 15.05.1882 Description An account of the resource In describing the background to his journey, he offers two reasons for the outbreak of the war in 1860 - (1) that the Gyadam people were working a new goldfield and would not give Atta of Kibi his customary 1/3 takings. (2) Agyeman refused to let Atta marry one of his woman. Begoro was at the head of the Akira forces in that war - Atta gave the Begorohene money to fight for him. Since Agyeman there have been two Akim Kotoku chiefs - Kwabena Fua and Atta Fua. Süss visited them once in their new home. 4 of the 8 Gyadam christians went to school in Akropong after the war. Present population of Akim Kotoku: Mohr calculates at 20,000, with 2 towns of the first rank, Oda and Akim Swedru. To the North-West the territory of Akira Kotoku stretches out 4 days journey to the neighbourhood of Obogu. First day - Kibi to Dompem, a farming village, on the West side of the Akim hills, Mohr describes himself as very weak, having to rest 40, 60, and 80 minutes out of Kibi. Second day – Dompen-Apiraman (4 hours). Half way between these two villages is Abohema, deserted when he was there, but occupied by the Akropong and Tekyiman when they come to dig for gold in the quiet seasons for agriculture. Third day - Apiraman to Kade. He decided not to go by the direct route Apiraman-Akanten-Osenaase-Omansi in order to see more places. On this day passed a deserted Topreman, then a newly settled village of the same name, then Boadua. Here a road leads south via Akwatia to Osenaase, where it branches to Asamankese or Omansu. This was a bad day's journey - 4 times crossing the Mmo river, once the Suboan, and once the Berem between Adankorno and Kade. Fourth day - Sunday 5th Feb - rest day at Kade. His plans to take a service were interrupted by the yam festival, held very late everywhere in Akim that year. There was great commotion even when he tried to preach. Fifth day, Kade-Wankyi. Sixth day - Wankyi, Denkyerat-ko-so, Kasawere, Oda. In Wankyi he remarks that people are interested in the gospel, but in this remote part of Akins there is still much house slavery. No-one is there helping slaves to go to law, or to escape. And in any case where could the stranger slaves go since they do not speak twi? And where should they go if they want to become Christians? Even if the masters were persuaded to free Christian slaves, unless there were a teacher or catechist present that probably would not happen. They crossed the Berem at Denkyera-ko-so a partly submerged tree trunk. Mohr contrasts the quiet and dignified welcome in Oda with that in Kumasi. Atta Fua said he did not mind his people becoming Christian, but as for him - no. Mohr gathered that Kotoku sees very few white men - then only DCs and other officers en route for Kibi. Mohr remarks that the ways in Kotoku are notably clean, due to the occasional presence of English officers. In Oda is an old town, with the houses very close together, and a new town. The chief's house is in the middle of the latter. The main street of the new town is 3 minutes long - it takes 5 minutes to cross the old town. These two big towns reminded him of Kpandu and Amfoi. Atta Fua wanted to know if he had brought with him any fine silk handkerchiefs, like those Süss had to sell, and made a formal request for a teacher. Seventh or eighth day. Oda-Swedru-Akyease. In Swedru the chief is Kofi Ahenkora older than Atta Fua, and there is some opposition between them. 20 years ago Silas and Kofi Ahenkora had agreed on the place for a mission station. The chief's house was a two storey building, furnished with English easy chairs, and there was an album of photos of the English royal family given to the chief by Captain Butler. Although the town is not so big as Begoro there were several other 2 storey buildings with grass roofs - fante carpenters and builders are employed in this district. (Mohr comments rather bitterly on Captain Butler having written a book after such a short stay, and having had to work through an interpreter. According to him Captain Butler’s revolver seems to have bulked large in the Kotoku history of his stay.) He preached on Mark 1.15 and was much questioned about Christianity, especially about the regulations as to what Christians may or may not do. He spent the night at Akyease. Kotoku's oil produce goes through Akyease to ‘Akyemfo or Saltpond'. The villages under Akyease are Osoroase and Kokobesi; near the former is Kotoku Anyinam. None of these are notable, but Anammease is a large place. Next day, Akyease-Omanso. Great receptivity to preaching, great dissatisfaction with foreign fetish priests. In reply for a request for more information he referred the questioner to the 10 Commandments. Near Omanso is a Mmosea-so, and 13 hours away Batabi, same size as Omanso. Next day, Omanso-(after ½ hour)-Asubea (1 hour) Asantema (new place) Akoreso, where he stayed the night in a two storey house built by someone long in Fante. Next day going ‘home’ - first passed through an unnamed settlement 'where oil is made', and after 13 hours to Asamankese, the farthest outstation of Kibis where he received news of his daughter's death; hence back as rapidly as possible. General Comments include the point that in Kotoku there is excellent clay, why not a tile industry? Using a river like the Densu they could easily supply the Accra and Akwapim market for roofing and undercut shinglew and iron. There are similar clay deposits at Dwenase and Tafo (Akim Tafo). Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.V..79 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.V. - Begoro Title A name given to the resource Mohr to Basel: Report on a journey to Akim Kotoku 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: March 1883 Proper date: March 1883 Description An account of the resource Missionaries severely affected by illness in the course of the year - D. Huppenbauer being forced to return to Europe, and Munz and Krauss being several times forced away to convalesce in Begoro or Akropong. At Kibi the number in the community at the end of the year was 278. In Tete there was one baptism, the community now numbering 10, Deacon Date gives them the testimony of living together like a real community. They have achieved something notable with their building of a chapel with the assistance they have had from the mission. There have been problems in the school with a change of teachers - the staff at end 1882 was W. Tete as housefather, and teachers D. Ofei, Boagye, and Owusu. There were 32 pupils, including 5 non-Christians. Apapam - community declined from 60 to 48, with 4 deaths, 9 removals, and 1 baptism. Cat. Odee 'fell' during the course of the year. Apedma - 6 baptisms, total increase 5 to 13. Evangelist Gyang is working in Apedwa. Munz criticises evangelists as being not enough educated to run a community and inclined to maintain points out of ignorance through pride. Kukurantumi - community at 106, after the baptism of 2 heathen and 8 Christian children. The school in a sad condition with an incapable teacher having too little to do. Opoku was posted to Kukurantumi to replace Koranteng during the course of the year. Tafo - 3 Christians and Ewi - land not yet bought. Koforidua - G. Botwe, another somewhat incapable evangelist is resident in Koforidua working in about 6 villages altogether. Asiakwa - Community 105 following the baptism of 15 heathen and 9 children, there are also 11 catechumen. A chapel is being built - the Christians still do not live on mission land. From Asiakwa Mullings has worked in Agyapomma, and there is a Christian family there. Abomosu - community numbers 58, no baptisms in the year and 3 catechumen. Anoba's influence is having a good effect on the community after 7 exclusions. Asunafo - community 45, increase of 3 (not by baptisms). A crisis after a revolt in the school. Catechist W. Mensah is working in Asunafo. Kwabeng - community decreased by 3 to 12. Tumfa - with Akim Akropong the community numbers 3, a reduction of 2. Things have improved with the substitution of Cat. Labi for Cat. Okanta. Asamang - where Okanta was at end 1882 - 14 in the community including 5 Methodists, and 11 catechumen. Okanta was an improvement on Tete, his predecessor. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.IV..71 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Munz' Report for the Year 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: 31.12.1882 Proper date: 31.12.1882 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.IV..72 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Opoku's Report for the Second Half of 1882 in Kukurantumi 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: July 1882 Proper date: July 1882 Description An account of the resource The report is two-thirds concerned with a journey to West Akim. He talks about Kotoku and mentions Katawere as being a major source of opposition to Christianity. In Asuboa the people flocked to write down their names, saying their fetish had been taken away from them. Discussing his Asiakwa Gemeinde he reports that 2 out of 10 catechumen were away from the town when the time came for their baptism. He reports an old woman, Sofia Korama, who near her death told him that she became a Christian out of gratitude to God - she and her mother were sold for £1 each, and her 2 children for £4 each, but all have obtained their emancipation. Another potential convert was a 12 year old girl whose mother was dead - she wanted to give herself up to God especially since her father was unsympathetic. He threatened to curse her before the fetish, Theodora Awua. An excluded Christian had been criticising the others excluded for going back to the elders and asking forgiveness - the moment he said this he was struck with a deadly sickness - that evening he sent for the elders to ask pardon for him. They did so, 'but his strong heart cannot repent'. His death brought a great fear on the congregation. Mullings has been visiting Nsutam, and a man decided to enter the catechumenate but died soon after. The local people believed the fetish had killed him, but Mullings told them the fetish could not move of itself and that it was the priest who poisoned him. He has also been visiting Samang and Sadwumase and though the people welcome him and are interested there are as yet no converts. The Agyapomma converts are in fact a family group. No school in Asiakwa on account of school fees, there are occasional evening classes ‘because some of them are unwilling to learn'. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.IV..65 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Mullings' 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: July 1882 Proper date: July 1882 Description An account of the resource He had spent a month and a half in Abomosu in 1877 preparing people for baptism. On return he had to exclude 5 people for adultery. He found only three houses on mission land, and his own house still has no windows or doors. His first preaching in the town concerned the goodness and severity of God. He describes the death of a convert, Catherine Prakwa, who had been troubled by a severe cough for 2 years. Asked about her faith she talked about her hope of something better in heaven, and Anoba quotes her as describing the fine everlasting cloths people had in heaven. She knew the Lord's Prayer and apparently did not pray extempore (Anoba considers no services had been held in the chapel since the departure of Date). Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.IV..66 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Anoba’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: 01.07.1882 Proper date: 01.07.1882 Description An account of the resource It contains some insights into his developed perceptions, and some data on origins of members of the Kibi congregation. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.IV..67 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.IV. - 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: 27.07.1882 Proper date: 27.07.1882 Description An account of the resource Concerning the Kukurantumi congregation: Reports that a couple he had previously reported ill are becoming insane, and dependent on the help of the goodhearted. Three people were excluded in the half-year, (adultery) but two recent exclusions had begged for re-admittance, and so had a nephew of a former chief, excluded 10 years before. One baptism of a local woman - a widow, another baptism of a freed slave in his (or her) fifties, and three Christian children were baptised. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.IV..68 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Koranteng’s Letter 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: September 1882 Proper date: September 1882 Description An account of the resource The half-year from January was a difficult one following Anoba's departure for Abomosu, and the dismissal of the remaining two teachers. Botwe especially is quite without penitence and has gone to work in Akuse. The immediate substitutes were not successful, except for Cat. Labi as housefather who in the middle of the year Munz had transferred so that he could work in West Akim. Teacher Botwe had to be replaced, and Teacher Omusu confined to the younger classes. The year Cat. Wm Tete took over the housefather's position and D.O. Aboagye arrived as second teacher. They have been forced to add a 6th class again in the school - the cause of this seems to be that only 3 of the nine pupils in the top class were ready for acceptance into the Akropong Middle School. Exploring the causes of this Munz points to changes in the teaching staff, and the fact that missionary supervision has been necessarily so slack over the past year. The three received in the Middle School are a boy from Begoro, a Salaga boy and a son of Imm. Boakye. The new school year began with 42 pupils, including some from Western Akim. Two hours each day are spent in hand-work – cleaning the station, making a new coffee plantation, and a corn farm. The boys have also been involved with the building of the chapel during this time. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.IV..69 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.35 - Ghana 1882: D-01.35.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Munz’ Report on the Kibi School 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: 09.10.1882 Proper date: 09.10.1882 Description An account of the resource First visit to Kwabeng. Krauss preached - the people all agreed with him -he asked them when they would enter the community - they said sometime he wanted to know when and they could not say. He asked why they did not send their children to learn useful things like counting and arithmetic, reading, writing. They replied (inter al) firstly that they were afraid that if Ata heard that they had sent their children to school he would not return to Akim on his release, and anyway that since the slave emancipation they needed the labour of their children in the fields. En route for Asunafo they stayed the night in Asiamangmen. The Asunafo Salem they found clean and in good order - they were lodged in a house with a large mirror and several large portraits, among other decorations. There had however been severe strife in which several young men had joined with several excluded Christians to threaten the catechist with being thrown out of his house. An attempt by Anoba, Date and a Kibi presbyter to settle the matter had failed because they were too mild. Munz' recipe for settling the dispute seems to have been lecturing the community, promising that exclusions would last longer than usual if people misbehaved, and threatening taking the case before the courts unless the young men's behaviour improved. In Abomosu, though Krauss was again impressed with the outward state of the community their answers to catechising left much to be desired. The two missionaries tried to intervene before the village elders in the case of a widow who had allowed her husband's family to have an undue amount of the property he left behind. They did not know what effect they-had had. They dashed the Abomosu presbyter two leaves of tobacco for his help - with several others - in transporting their goods. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.IV..70 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource A Report from Krauss and Munz on a Visit Several Outstations 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/. Description An account of the resource Personnel of the district: Missionary Asante, Teacher C. Asiedu in Boso, J.K. Otenkorang in Anum. Street preaching being carried on in the Anum villages of Amoanna, Apenkwa, Amanforo, although not very well patronised. 15 Catechumens in Beso - this is an easy town to work in involving mainly the reaping of seeds sown in Akwapim especially through master carpenter James Asawa. This contact is absent in Anum. In the last year in Anum there were no adult baptisms. Of the 5 catechumens last year 2 have lapsed and 3 cannot yet be baptised. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.VII..107 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.VII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Asante's Report for the Year 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 On the journey he was interested to see how few people there were in such a fertile area - people attribute this to the Asante wars, and the many ruins bear this out. Cotton cultivation was general in the area he visited. Iron implements in use were from Apafo. People in Buem and Nkonya have taken newly to exporting palm oil to the merchants' collecting places on the Volta. In a passage about political alignments Asante says that Nkonya having become independent of Asante should belong to the Ewe kingdom, but they declared itself independent. The journey took 25 days. In Botoku the people had not heard the gospel, apart from those who had lived in Akwapim. 2 Christians there had been baptised by Missionary Bohner in Abetifi, but now all alone were living as heathens. Anvoi - one of the biggest towns in the area, and known for its market. The chief asked for a resident catechist - although on Asante's return he found the chief had died of a stroke. Kpandu Asante lodged with a king's brother. A larger and better known town than Anvoi - a 'little Salaga'. Everything on sale - even men. There are almost as many Mohammedans as locals. They have a place for their services, but are not missionising. Praprawasi - the first Nkonya village. Twumuru - they thought he wanted to take their baba fetishes away and being bigotted fetish servers expressed opposition. Tepa and Antamda - small villages, friendly reception to preaching on the homeward journey. Wurupon is not the capital of Nkonya - the king lives in a small village on the West of Twumuru called Betenase. The journey from the last Nkonya village to the first Buem village is very unsafe, owing to the habit of kidnapping people for sacrifice. It takes 8 hours. It was a lonely day except that they met one party of Mohammedan traders taking their 'big and beautiful' cows to Kpandu for slaughter - though they also take them to the coast for sale. The first Buem village was Aku, where they had a good reception. Another early Buem village was Atenko. Guaman/Dwaman - the chief was a fetish priest – his deputy welcomed Asante. Gyasekan - much bigger than Guaman. Borada, where the chief was called Akpanya. There was almost a serious incident here when a group of elders came to investigate him escorted by a group of men armed with clubs. They wanted to know who he thought he was arguing against Dente. He was not allowed to use his left hand to gesture with. Some women also had seen him looking at the sand by their watering place, and Asante’s explanation that he was looking to see if they had sold there was only accepted when his Nkonya guide was actually recognise personally by one of the people present. Some of the heat was taken out of the situation when a youth said that it was the fashion of the Sukuu-foo to attack the fetishes. From Borada he went via Gyasekan and Gunman to the Kong mountain. Characteristic of the whole journey were the questions Who are you? Where do you come from? Who sent you? Where are you going? - And especially in Buem if the chief agreed with his preaching gong-gong was sounded and the chief was present for it. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.35.VII..104 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.VII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Asante's Report on a Journey to the North and North-East 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-01.36.I. 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-01.36 - Ghana 1883 Title A name given to the resource 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.36.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-01.36 - Ghana 1883 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-01.36.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-01.36 - Ghana 1883 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-01.36.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-01.36 - Ghana 1883 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-01.36.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-01.36 - Ghana 1883 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-01.36.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-01.36 - Ghana 1883 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-01.37.I. 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-01.37 - Ghana 1883 Title A name given to the resource District Conference Akwapim-Akem