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The letter is summarised in Missionsmagazin 1855, vol II pp.37-38). Additional material from the text: The close relations between Süss and collector Vether were genuine on both sides. David Asante was also impressed with him. The man had been a…

This letter is printed in full apparently with no editing in the appendix to the Annual Report for 1856, p. 101f.

Report of a journey to Akwamu. Little information on the journey through Krobo. The first Akwamu town reached was Kotropee, apparently on the bank of the Volta, A fetish priest here .forbade the catechist trainees from entering any of the houses…

A new missionary, Baum, arrived on 24 April. Süss himself has bought 4 free slaves to work for him, and Baum has bought 2 pawns. This is a big enough group for the Christian liturgies. Süss feels a very heavy responsibility towards bringing these…

The report is concerned with Baum’s first journey to Gyadam, made difficult by the fact that he was severely ill during the journey, was also alone, and plague by unreliable carriers whom he seems not to have handled very firmly. Another point of…

The first part of the letter is dominated by the problem of economic relations with the local population. Baum writes that they are open beggars, and not above stealing what they cannot make for themselves. Apparently they have sayings (proverbs) “We…

The letter includes some account of happenings in Gyadam. Before his departure he had prepared some people for baptism - a Gyadam young man, an Accra man who had been living in Gyadam for several years, and several of our own people. In his version…

Goes over some parts of the history again about the time of Baum's arrival he had had to spend 6 weeks in bed with a wound in his foot, and during the palaver had been much troubled by sleeplessness, headaches etc. He describes the main pressures…

Has decided to stay on in Gyadam alone and says will be therefore have to do without the help of the Mission. Therefore he has been working in the fields. Technologically he seems to be introducing the axe and scythe. He complains about the way he…

It emerges from the text that he is keeping pigs and asking if he can sell the pork, spending his times of health in carpentry. The news of the sending out of two new missionaries to Gyadam arrived on a day when he could not read his letter till the…

Articles signed between Süss and Baum after consultation with the Akropong brothers about their joint conduct at the Dauromadam station. Apart from half the year's support for Baum, equally divided between the twi and Ga districts, the station is to…

No real reason is offered for his return to Gyadam in spite of the instruction from 27 January 1857 (see No. 4). His property has been unmolested since his going: but (neither) have king or people apparently shown any positive signs of their attitude…

The Mission has set him the problem of advising alternative possible stations in Akim if Gyadam becomes impossible to hold. They suggest Kibi or Koforidua. Baum comments: Kibi is no healthier than Gyadam. Koforidua has at most 20 families living…

In describing the difficulties involved in getting people to act as carriers in the expedition with the two new brothers from Christiansborg to Gyadam, Baum says he had his two people with him. On arriving in Gyadam they found that a new house which…

Calls Gyadam a noisy town, and the Committee had said to him just before he left Basel “Now you must learn to be ill.”

Describing the station at Gyadam says it is “negermässig”, i.e. after the fashion of a local hamlet – two huts were actually built, and a third was still only being built and was intended for the use of himself and Hönger. The plantation was simply a…
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