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…
Yiripe lies two day's journey South of Wovawora - Yiripe people often come to Worawora and Clerk had formed an ambition to see their land, though in fact it comes under the Bremen area. They are politically under Buem, though they are a tribe in…
There was an increase of 88 in the total Christian community of the Abetifi district in 1895. The largest increases were in Abetifi and Pepeaee, though in neither case was the increase very large, and in Abetifi it had to be balanced against 8…
Concerning an application from Prempeh to Ramseyer for his mediation vis-a-vis the Governor. 3 ambassadors had come to Catechist Boateng in Bompata with the message that the Asantehene had heard that an English army was setting out for Kumasi, but…
It accompanies a copy of the text of Governor Maxwell's letter to him dated 22 January 1896 (see No 129). It retorts in addition to general comments and the news that he planned a journey with Perregaux, Hanson and perhaps Kwafo through Nkoranza and…
Comments generally on the situation in a not too cautious way - he envisages two stations, though is worried about Mohammedan threats to Nkoranza. However a major problem is the shortage of local agents - at the coming annual conference concerning…
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