From the Basel Mission's point of view Anum is the best cotton market in the upper Volta region. Though Boso market gets a lot of cotton, the amounts are in fact less than what comes to Anum, and Boso is further from the river. Uncleansed cotton can…
Describes the route he followed (not all the party went this way) – Dauromadam - Ogoli (1 hour), then North East via Tyampong and Ananse to the R. Labo, to Awlotoi (6-7 hours from Dauromadam). At Awlotoi Zimmrmann’s party met Strömberg and Mader who…
Spells Strömberg’s and Zimmermann's ‘Asadsohale 'Asutyaree'. Zimmerman's party arrived at Awlotoi at 1 a.m. at the beginning of their journey into Anum country. 'The Ayigbe country and its capital Pekyi' is the home of the cotton brought out of the…
Present: Rottmann, Mader, J. Zimmerman (as substitute for Locher), Laissle, Strömberg (also as secretary); Meyer added in parentheses. Locher absent because of the severe illness of one of his children. Although the areas around the Pekyi district…
Travelling from Okoli to Awletoi passed a series of Ewe villages with a total population or about 2,000: Jyampon (Tyanpon?), Bofeme, Anyanse, Awletoi. Enmity continues between the Pekyi-Anum-Ho alliance, headed by the Pekyi chief, and Akwamu,…
Committee's original plan: to send Rottmann, Fetzer and Meier to Anum. Meantime Meier had died, so Klaus had been added to the list. They regret that none of these is ordained, but accept that the shortage of missionaries enforces this. However, none…
Gives no very clear opinion over the question which troubles him: Dauromadam. Believes it is necessary to preserve Dauromadam as an intermediate point between Anum and the coast, but health-wise it really ought not to be under the care of a European.…
He argues that Dauromadam is necessary for Anum: but that also the local trade of the post could be built up. Suggests instead of a resident European that the local assistant who handles trade be joined by a catechist.
Report of the initial settlement of Anum by himself, Fetzer, Klaus; with Philip Kwabi as Catechist (at the same time Fetzer put in charge of Dauromadam, where Cat. Adolph Briandt is to be posted as catechist to accompany Daniel Young from Akropong).…
Describes the 'King' of Anum as young and extremely friendly. He visits them almost every evening. His palace appears rather poor. The chosen settlement site has a view to the north over wide plains 'partly Asante‘. They have already experienced…
A very outspoken paragraph on the uselessness of the Dauromodam settlement. He is trying to learn Kyerepong as well as Twi, since Twi is only the trade language
Remarks that it makes him sad to see land which god did not create to be empty unpeopled and uncultivated, and that the Akems export only Kopal varnish to the coast. Having met the chief and elders of Kibi he writes that several are well-disposed to…
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