Personal on Miller palaver (A. Clerk does not want Rosine Miller as wife, Miller angry) (pp 1-3). Present dry period makes food costly. People plant too little, some people only pepper, salt and palm wine as food. Some people treat their sheep like…
Financial, about the marriage of Zimmermann with Mrs. Mulgrave, printing pamphlets in Cape Coast Mission press, Brethren coming out should contact in London, Bible society, Tracts society, Mr. Venn, Quakers
8 pages account of a journey, 3 pages personal letter. From London to the Gold Coast. On arrival he scarcely can speak German, having spoken only English for 10 weeks. Beginnings at Akropong in college (pp P 7-8).) Learning Twi. Conversation with a…
About the various households of the missionaries. How the work is distributed. Notes about the religion: Nyankopong-Asase-Bosomprame and his two sons: Kyengku(Obosomase-fetish) and Oda (the most cruel and most feared son of Bosompra). Osiawu: fetish…
Good relation to other missionaries. Is reading Greek and Hebrew with Dieterle. Plan to teach Hebrew to a few Africans to make them fit for the bible translation.
The general conference adopts a new better organized constitution according to the guidance of the committee. Planning of new stations (p 7), Plan of a printing press (p 9). Repair and improvement of the path to Akwapim (p 11).
Report on the attempt to get books printed at Cape Coast (Locher). The printer there not suitable, Freeman offered all help possible, printers here available, but asking high salaries and not reliable. Better try printing at home.
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