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About the new building. Arrowroot plantation very big, improved grinding and flower making, but where shall he go in future with all the flour? Coffee have now 1464 tree. Last year was dry, therefore not much yield (pp 1-2). He made a new garden. Got…

Thanks for the wife sent to him, is very happy. Concentrates on coffee and arrowroot. Preparing a burial ground, bordering it with Mango trees.

Sickness. Cured with chinin (p 1). About the plantation: Coffee and arrowroot plantation increased. They no longer need to buy plantains or Bananas. Zimmermann brought much seed, will try out lucerne ("Klee") and cattle rearing. A stable shall be…

Requirements: Tools and clothes

Account of his sickness (p 2). About the building, held up only a little by sickness of West Indians (p 2-3) Planting: Much time spent on weeding and the repair of the fence. Shall concentrate on arrowroot and Coffee He harvested 194 lbs coffee and…

Not content about some of the tools sent. Requirements. The seeds should be packed in glasses or tins. Most of the seeds sent were spoiled. Why no tobacco seeds?

Personal. Request for a wife.

i) The Building of the West Indian houses: premiums given to masons for quick work. Work at the stone house for Widmann begun (pp 1-2). ii) The planting coffee: doing well, once the plants are higher than 1 foot before that time, some animal rodes…

Asks for good type of tobacco seed. The one he planted not good. Request for a wife repeated.

Report on the plantation work (p 1). Difficulties with labourers settled. Buildings, carpentry work, repair of West Indian houses (p 2). The sawing machine repaired, but the wood cannot be brought here, therefore the machine useless (pp 2-3). Sheep…

Glad that inspector encourages him to plant. Widmann had been against it but he, Mohr, liked it very much to serve the pagans thus. 2-300 plaintains and Banana planted, 5-600 little coffee tree seedlings transplanted, about 1000 Yams, beans. The West…

They could not finish the repair of the sawing machine and the bricks. The following buildings were completed: 1) A stone house containing the store, the girl’s school room for Mrs. Widmann, and a carpenter's workshop. 2) A Turkey house and also for…

Request to be sent a bride, reason why.

About his work: Difficulties with Mullings, the repair of the sawing machine not yet finished, trail at brick burning, watch repairing, building of new houses, teaching the masons to make a proper stone wall, dispute with Widmann on how to build.…

Lists the four chiefs who are being forced to sign the bond of peace, but omits Osenase and adds instead Okyereso. Obomosu and Akyease have signified that they will not meet Lethbridge in Kibi for this purpose. Apparently the idea at this stage was…

Governor Griffith's letter suggesting Mohr should be posted away from Akim had arrived in the hands of the Mission the day after he sailed away. And this was after Mohr had been in Osu for three weeks; and could have answered the allegations had they…

Complains about the dealy involved in settling the matter in Akim. Lethbridge has no troops now, and this gives the Akim chiefs room for manoeuvre. The £500 has been collected. A ‘Bond of Peace' is being prepared. Turton (Colonial Secretary) is…

The letter is marked private. Being called to the coast on 27th April, he had considered it necessary to take his wife to Aburi although her confinement was due on 9th May, but they had got to Aburi in 3 days, without any rain, and with no carrier…

The letter is marked private. Reports Ata’s death in the find of consumption. His follower had immediately taken him off on the direct way to Kibi to be buried at Banso. Mohr had told the Governor that there was an outstation close by the burial…

He gives a definition of the geographical extent of the 5 Akim pastorates.
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