Parts printed in Heidenbote 1846, p 33: School for West Indians language study, preparation of a new textbook. Not printed: Accounts of the journey to the coast (p 4).
Comments on the manuscript for the new Twi reader. It is still a provisional book till a thorough study of the language has been made. Contents: Sounds, words, little sentences, biblical stories, ten commandments, creed, Lord's prayer, a few short…
Details about his disease and how the Danish Dr. Hansen did not take care of him, being drunk all the time. The operation of the aneurism on the lip (pp 1-3). His method of learning Ashanti from Adu, an Ashanti man (p 3 bottom). Hopes and…
Touching account of the death of Sebald (pp 1-2). His own sickness (pp 2-3). Request for more missionaries and why Aburi is a good mission station (p 3). Lessons with Alexander Clerk and Jonas Hosford. Hosford urges to be allowed to go to Antigua…
Detailed explanation of his method of learning the language, of grammatical particularities of Ashanti, and his plan to print a dictionary in his home time, since his disease on the lips necessitates a return as soon as the new brethren arrive.
Nachlass von Hans (1909-1988) und Gertrud Meister (1908-1989). Meisters waren erst von 1937 bis 1951 in China stationiert und wurden danach nach Ghana versetzt, wo sie sich 1952 bis 1975 aufhielten. Alle Dokumente aus dem Nachlass von Hans und…
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