21 January: Departure London 22 January: Discover Gold Coast Africans on board as cook, sailor and ship’s boy. 23 January: Lessons in Accra language from the ship’s boy. Glad that Jäger knew some Accra and gave more words for his dictionary of Accra.…
Large parts printed: Heidenbote 1849, pp 47-49. Entries for 29th-30th March include descriptions of the Plantation area on the Accra plains, where he had a short rest-stay. Actually staying at the Lutterodt plantation - by the house a small laid out…
Answer to various questions from the committee. About cultivations' attempts at Christiansborg: Soil not fertile, but cattle rearing possible. They have four cows which they have given to a hired cattleman, whose half salary they pay. They should buy…
June 7th: The students built a bathroom and a hen house. Slave trade episode. July 3rd: Opening of the seminary with prayer and reading of the house rules. Lessons: from 8-9 and 11-12 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. Free: 4-5. Manual work: 5-6 p.m. Evening:…
The effect of the Owusu Akyem tragedy. Work at Akropong: They lost sleep and appetite. Africans from the town consolated them "the Lord will change it for the best". Ussu servants all but 8 run away. Difficulty to get carriers. 7 Ussu carriers…
Nsawam, a new out-station, is seven hours from Aburi, four hours from Nsakye, on the border towards Akyem and on the river Densu. The inhabitants of the village are Akyems who have settled at the extreme edge of Aburi territory with the permission of…
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