File containing 77 items, mainly letters concerning Ga literature and dictionary and some printed alphabet specimens, the letters are written in German or Ga.
The Wisdom of the Africans of the Gold Coast as illustrated in their proverbs, with more than 3000 Twi proverbs listed. Notebook in Christaller's handwriting. For other proverbs see also D/20,Sch.3,16 and D/20,Sch.4,11 and 13.
From one end it consists of explanations of Twi proverbs and is dated May 1890, from the other notes on Twi talks on the catechism given in Begoro in 1896. (i.e. used by the Missionary Kurtz)
Trial Sermons with the lecturers' assessments from the Pastors' Seminary in Akropong. Each sermon is signed by a different student: the assessments are written in Twi by the missionary Wilhelm Rottmann.
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