The court case took place from 17th to 21st December in Accra. Dieterle and Eisenschmid repeat the point about the bribing of witnesses by Ata and mention Sam. Gyima as having played a sad role. They say their problem is defending Asante without…
Account on the attempts to cultivate plants, attempts to make manure (p 2) The West Indians begin to plant. The missionaries work on their farms also to show them how to do it (p 3). Success of Mr. Mohr's farm. Request for seeds of breadfruit tree…
pp 1-2: Marriage matter. p 3: Request for the model of an oil press of a simple type. The plan they have are too complicated. Need for saws and instructions for the making of tobacco. p 4: Requests for school books and for watches for the West…
Not much time to learn Twi. School useful for him, becomes freer to preach in English (p 1). Palaver of a young man who wanted to kill his uncle by magic and the punishment he got (pp 1-2). Street preaching at Davu. Visit by Buafo, the second after…
Was four months away from Akropong this year: To Meischel who was sick, later also, when his wife was sick. Now to Christiansborg where Stanger is overburdened with work. Extracts from Diary: May 26th: An old man says at Akropong: I and my six wives…
The first three pages report the development of the Juaben affair. The Governor had said in his letter that in the event of trouble he could not extend protection to the Abetifi missionaries. Dieterle repeats that so far as he knows no trouble is in…
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