A disagreement with Mischlich’s suggestion proposing Buem as the area for a new European mission settlement, on the grounds: Krakye is definitely the most populous area under consideration, and cannot be worked from Adele at all as easily as from…
A comment from Mohr identifies Adele as Finko-Obooso, north of which lies Tagyan-Obooso which David Asante wanted to visit but was never able to. Opinion, on the whole, is against the Adele plan, though Müller’s comment dated 10 Nov 95 records…
His house servants are people sent to him from Adele and Krakye by Lieutenant von Doering. He has given up drinking beer and wine except when ill or on special occasions. Partly because of cost (a bottle a day would cost 425 Marks each year simply to…
The report is partly printed in Heidenbote 1895, pp 82-83. Additional points in the manuscript: Bowi, the old priest of Atie Yaw was still alive in Accra. The new priest was from Nteso, a village near Tafo. Although Asante, the Nkwatiahene sent him…
While in Accra on his return from Europe Ramseyer had had an interview with Governor Hodgson and the new Governor who gave him a good hope that the Kumasi question would be ‘sorted out before the end of the year.'
There are 112 pupils in the school, 57 of them boarding boys, 30 of those heathen. There had been changes in the teaching personnel - Preko was posted to Tafo, and replaced by Monitor Wm Asare. Benj Martinson went to Nkwatia after D. Okyere's death.…
Offers the information that while in the outstations in Kwahu only on the average 9 of the 14 scholars on the list will go to school in any 6 month period, in Bompata in the last 6 months, 25 of the 26 scholars on the list have done so. The…
1024 members of the community of the district at the end of the year, 523 adults and 501 children, During the year the posting of Mischlich to Worawora occurred also catechist postings: Th. Asamoa to Amfoi, S. Adae to Ntwumuru, B. Adae from Ntwumuru…
A second part of this report concerning a Sunday spent in Kpando is printed as an appendix to the 1896 Annual Report. In general the best school is at Ntwumuru, where the new teacher even teaches the less-well gifted in their homes after hours and…
The teacher's wife in Gyasekan is often ill, and does not take Clerk's advice to leave off local medecines and change her way of life. In Gyasekan the people of the town completed the buildings for the teacher on mission land. In Worawora the…
A report on a journey into Oboso and Krakye undertaken from 5th Feb to 6th March 1895. First night Kagyebi. Second, at Ahamasu, having passed through the ruins of Kwahu Dukoman villages. The Ahamasu chief was called Okra Kwame. He was greatly anxious…
Relays information from letters from von Doering & Amason, and a conversation with Mischlich about policy in Adele. Von Doering was angry with Agba for taking the boys back, and the elders after his intervention promised to send many boys to school -…
Writes that one argument against having a mission station in Krakye town is that it is inadvisable to have a mission station near a government post. He also offers estimates of the numbers in the tribes to the north and northeast of Buem, though…
At the end of a report about his return journey to Africa are the following points: - During his furlough he learned soldering. He has a picture of the Kaiser and his wife in his house. He remarks that it is no good beating school children a lot and…
Reports that he has 6 boys from the area which the elders will not send to Buem for schooling. He is teaching them himself, though they do not understand Twi and asks for books and school equipment.
The journeys took place in April-May and June-July. Remarks that Tongo must have been a big town before the Asantes took its population - who thought they were allies of the Asantes - off to Kumasi. On the old site of Tongo is only a farm and three…
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