Written by Dilger. Personnel on the station: Dilger and his wife Johannes Tschopp Catechist S. Boateng Catechist W. Mensa Evangelist P. Tiko Mpraseo: Catechist Kwabi Bepong: Catechist N. Afwireng On Good Friday of 1884 Dilger and his wife believed…
Written by Dilger. At the beginning of the year a heathen boy died – although his quiet modest ways had impressed the missionaries - his heathen relatives asked the fetish the cause of his death, which was attributed to his being at school. At which…
Giving the background to the decision about financial support etc. The idea was that a free school elsewhere in Kwahu (Obo was favoured unanimously, Ramseyer pointing out that a teacher’s presence would support the boys who had once registered as…
The first stop on the journey was Akwasiho at the foot of the scarp near Obo - where the chief offered to board Dilger and Kwabi in his owe house, but Dilger refused on the grounds that it was a hospital for lepers. Shortly before they entered Praso…
Reports his safe homecoming from the Salaga journey after having had no illness on the way. He found Attebubu 8 days journey from Abetifi, but only 3 days from Asante Mampong, which like Nsuta is only 1 ½ days from Kumawu. These towns having broken…
Much of this report is printed as appendix to the 1885 Annual Report Jahresbericht (pp65f part 1). In a subscript to the Manuscript Ramseyer reports that this is the same old Abraham in Mpraeso about whom he has written: he feels sure that he is lame…
(Both of these officials are called Müller – the Praeses Johannes Müller and the School Inspector Johann Michael Müller) An applicaticn for a teacher for Kwahu - it is not clear whether for Abetifi or Obo - to open a 'free school', and for another…
Part of this report is printed as an appendix to the 1885 Annual Report p66. There is some additional material however. He first went to Bepong a little over a year ago and was surprised by the exceptional attentiveness of the people. Following this…
Report over the stationing of Catechist Afwireng in Obo. Apparently land still had not been purchased in Obo. When introducing Afwireng to the Obo chief the question was asked (on the chief's side) what was to happen if a slave became a Christian?…
This is an annex to a report in English from Ph. Kwabi over his 7 week absence from Mpraeso in connection with an attempt to conciliate in a dispute between the Agogos and the Asante Akims which seemed on the point of breaking out into war - in fact…
Another annex to Kwabi’s report. This is written from Aburi - Ramseyer is grieved that Dilger does not write to him as his superior, and to find out about the Agogo expedition. He (Ramseyer) was forced to write direct to Kwabi and enquire why he has…
Reporting a semi-formal request from the Agogo king for a teacher. He remarks that the Agogos, like the Kwahu and Asante have drunk fetish that now they serve the white man. Ramseyer adds a subscript that until there is certain peace between the…
More detailed information on the journey of exploration to Salaga. He describes the Anum-Boso district as containing 6-7,000 inhabitants - perhaps 10,000 if you include the Ewe speaking villages in the Boao valley, Parema, To and Tonko. While in the…
Reporting a rumour from Kumasi that not only has Kwaku Dua died of small-pox, but Owusu Koko has accused Karikari of being the cause of this and as a result he has been executed.
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