A very outspoken paragraph on the uselessness of the Dauromodam settlement. He is trying to learn Kyerepong as well as Twi, since Twi is only the trade language
Asks to be relieved of his duties as merchant, in order to be allowed to undertake proper missionary work. He is in Ho being on route for Keta with a convoy of 130 bales of cotton.
Both are dominated by illness: Klaus had been driven to Akropong for recovery after a persistent recurrent fever and two severe attacks of Yellow Fever. They are active in trading.
The bulk of this report is published in the 1865 Annual Report, pp 106-109. Additional material: Theft is a major problem - three serious cases have occurred, in one of which they managed to get their things back. Philip Kwabi is totally reliable,…
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