A part of this letter is quoted in the Heidenbote 1860, p.20. There is some additional material. In June the Kibi camp seems to have been in the region of Tekyiman, which Strömberg describes as a town under Kukurantumi. Not only Gyadam but Mosiaso…
A small part of this letter is printed in Heidenbote 1861, p-.20 Defending the choice of Kukurantumi as a centre for the mission Strömberg locates the Akira frontier as going nearly as far as Obom so that the people of Koforidua and Agweso are Akims.…
Asks for an increase of their personal allowance in Akim from £65 to £68, and for a 10% increase in the general sums paid to them. Reasons - the higher cost of food and the lower value of gold, and the fact that in using gold dust for small sums…
During Strömberg’s absence in Akropong he had to translate a letter aent from the Governor to King Atta for him. The chief of Asiakwa, which like the Gyadams, 65 years ago migrated from Asante but serves king Atta, has asked for a teacher. A…
He has made a preaching journey to Kibi while waiting for the situation to develop so that he could actually settle himself there. The preaching journey had the result that the Kibi people now know more clearly what his objectives are in going there…
The delay over starting the Kibi station is connected with the fact that Atta had been in Akwapim for a long time and was travelling back to Kibi very slowly (Strömberg met him on the road both as he went and returned from a short stay in Akropong at…
Contains the information that at the end of May Atta passed through Kukurantumi and took Strömberg with him to Kibi, so that the Kibi station had really started. Asiakwa he now says had asked for a catechist - the people had come from Asante 30 years…
Strömberg cleared the site of the mission building with a labour force of 60, though they were held up for money when the debt was 50 dollars. Kromer apparently has no trained sawyers (people from Kukurantumi will not work in Kibi on account of the…
Reporting inter al his recent journey to Accra in pursuit of money – he did the journey to Accra in 3 days instead of the usual 4-6 by not going via Akwapim, and instead taking the Akim merchant’s road which leads more or less directly south. It…
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