Arrival at Cape Coast 23 January 1843. Kindly received by Maclean. Participating in a school exam there (pp 1-2). Journey from Cape Coast to Accra with Governor Maclean (pp 3-4). All goods are safely arrived. Returns to Cape Coast, where Mr. Hutton…
Printed in extract: Missionsmagazin 1844, pp 178-181 Sickness of many Europeans. How he found Akropong. Need for a mission station on the Coast. Death of animals.
Signed by all missionaries. Explains at length and in detail why the expenses were so high, and how much was saved by the kindness of many mission friends in Jamaica and the Danish Isles.
Widmann pages 1-7, Riis page 8. Journey from the plantation to Akwapim. Stone building. Language work. Arrival of the West Indians. Printed in Missionsmagazin 1844, pp 181-186. Riis from Ussu 24th July: Has sores on leg, does not hear well. A…
Parts printed in Heidenbote 1844, pp 21a-24 Beginnings of settlement in Akrokong. Request for the erection of schools put to Adum. Urged to Christiansborg: Wesleyans want to take up work, Governor offers first to Basel Mission. They promise to begin…
Shall go up to Akropong with wife and child this week. Has arranged everything for the school here - shall see, whether Thompson or Widmann should come here. His wife suffers from toothache and little Emily gets her first teeth. Halleur does not know…
Has had sad feelings and could not write about it, therefore refrained from writing a long time. Now he writes, but not about his feelings. The thoughts he had when passing Liberia his home. Arrival in Christiansborg: Not Christian, Sunday has no…
Details about the plan of the house (clearer than in the letter of Riis). There will be a gallery round the house but they have not yet decided how this will look exactly, so he did not draw it on the plan. He hopes soon to be able to send a plan of…
Widmann Pages 1-11, Riis pages 12-15 Widmann extracts see: Missionsmagazin 1844, pp 187-192. Not printed: His sickness he had to cure himself. It would be good to have a Christian doctor. The local Africans friendly visited him during his sickness…
Parts printed: Missionsmagazin 1844, p 192-196. Adum commits ritual murder - sent for from Christiansborg, remains at Tutu. Work at Akropong: Prayers, West Indian school Not printed: Thompson is doing well in Christiansborg (p 4). Requests for…
Parts printed: Missionsmagazin 1845, pp 100 f: Requests for schools. People listen to gospel, but fetish fear great, language work. Not printed: Death of Rev. Watkins, Methodist, at English Accra (p 1). West Indians: Better relations to them as…
Justifies himself: 1) He is indeed guilty to have promised marriage to a girl in Islington. Case explained. 2) He did not claim to be a trained missionary 3) The missing box was stolen. When speaking of Rev. Riis, he always says "the Riis". p.6. A…
2 pages accounts, 2 pages explanations. 9 persons bought free for their service. 520 carriers between Akropong and coast in the year. Cows bought, houses built. For the sawing machine alone they needed 90 carriers. The people bought free are not…
News about the school: Missionsmagazin 1844, pp 89-90. Not printed: Birth of daughter, Inspector asked as godfather (p 2). Rev. Greaves came to English Accra. Teacher there: Miss De Graft (p 3).
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