Again reports a ready audience in street preaching away from Gyadam. There is war excitement in the Kibi villages in the first week in January, and Agyeman has decided to migrate to Swedru, but to have a battle with Kibi first.
Provides some background to the quarrel which led to Süss’s leaving Gyadam again. Haas had only returned to Gyadam after recovering from persistent bouts of fever on 7th May. He also seems maintain a rather more intensive level of piety than Süss in…
Contrasts the Daha-style roofing of Akim with the Sarre roofing of Akwapim and the coastal-plains. Normally services are held on the hill twice daily, including Sundays. Every Sunday at least a service is held in the town, often with street…
Reports that on the first day out (21 march) they spent the night at Habantew (the last Akropong village) where there were a party of about 12 Asantes with beautifully made baskets full of salt. Missionary discussions with them did not get very far:…
Accompanied by 21 catechist pupils, the catechist Isak Ostertag, 4 carriers, and one boy from his house. He reports a continued demand for a teacher at Kukurantumi, and in Tafo a request for a teacher but he must be African. Odumase is said to belong…
There had been considerable problems concerned with keeping the station fed in the second quarter of the year, because the tension with Akwapim was interfering with trade and communications to the coast. Of the Christians baptised by Süss before 1859…
Contains some information about Süss. In July before Zimmermann went on his journey he met Süss in poor circumstances at Dauromadam – quite isolated - his wife apparently abetting him in his ambitions. On his journey down the Volta to Akropong after…
He has been preaching regularly in the Wesleyan chapel at Akropong, and made a 5 day journey to the Afram Volta confluence specifically to Dode, where he says the people are of great religiosity. In letter No 20, he also discusses the possibilities…
Reports that there are now four baptismal candidates, including one “sent” to Strömberg by Agyeman’s heir, and one a nephew of the king sent to him without his asking for it
The letter is mostly concerned with Akim politics, though his account is not very full. According to him the main cause of the present war (which Atta declared in January of 1860) was a Gyadam elder who had fled to Kibi, and then wanted his family to…
Strömberg reports on the situation in Gyadam (the king’s possessions all stand ready to move in the streets, and the women have already left on the journey to Swedru. The sheep and goats have been all killed too); and proposes that as Agyeman has…
After the battle, Atta retired to Nsutam to repair a lack of gunpowder. (Strömberg visited him en route for Akropong. On the journey onwards from Nsutem Strömberg reports meeting of many Akim war-parties on the way to join the king). Agyeman’s…
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