In Kibi about 100 slaves have left their masters. Most have fled to the missionaries order to have explained to them what the new law means and often cannot quite believe that from now on they are free. People are also coming from other Akim villages…
The effects of the Emancipation have so far been small - only a few slaves have made use of it, and most masters have only lost one or two. He has no certain information about happenings in the interior or in Fante, but nothing striking has been…
With only one or two exceptions no slaves have left their masters in Krobo (Schönfeld bases this on conversations with 'different Christians and heathens'). In respect of the question about poor proletariat and bands of robbers Schönfeld reports that…
In the Basel Mission area the effect of the Emancipation is so far limited. Abokobi in the past has been a place of flight for slaves, but fewer slaves have been coming recently as in former years. The Proclamation will only become known by degrees…
Some slaves have come to the government to be declared free - the majority of these out of laziness, rather than from any desire to be self-sufficient. Another group have come to be declared free, and then Imam returned to their masters. The…
A reply based on information received from 'different' people, and concerning the position in the Ada area. What practical effects have the Emancipation had? From almost every master some slaves have gone, from one of the chief merchants e.g. 12,…
This the covering letter forwarding the following reports to Basel. Mader summarises the information given by the missionaries. He comments the Akim case shows the Government should intervene there 'our stations are not free cities'. In a subscript…
Reports from David Asante (German), Theophil Opoku (English) and F. Buss (German) on their journeys to Salaga], with a German translation of the report from Opoku (and a type-written transcript of Opoku's report, pp.33-40). Summary on Asante's…
Referat von H. Bohner, Missionar, vorgetragen an der Generalkonferenz der Basler Missionare in Akropong am 13. März 1883, zwei Exemplare, handschriftlich / The Organisation of missionary preaching in the life of a mission Station; lecture delivered…
8 replies to questions on regulations concerning the return to Europe and the permission to marry, written in November 1885 by Gold Coast missionaries at that time in Europe
Zwei Manuskripte: "Wie stimmt unsere Ehescheidungspraxis mit den Verordnungen der werten Kommitee überein?", Referat für die Konferenz des Ga-Distriktes 1886 und "Einige Thesen das Ehewesen betreffend" /How does the way we practise divorce agree with…
ohne Datum und Autor, evtl. J.C. Dieterle oder J.G. Widmann, ca. 1850. Erhalten aus dem Archiv der Calwer Vereinsbuchhandlung 1932 / Sayings of the Akwapims about the creation of the world and the development of fetishes), anonymous (J. C.Dieterle or…
Manuskript zum Artikel von J. A. Mader im"Evangelischen Missions-Magazin 1862 (6), S. 374-395 / Concerning the Twi religion. Manuscript of the article by J. A. Mader in "Evangelisches Missions-Magazin" 1862 (6), ps. 374-395
Handschriftliches Manuskript und Transkription in Schreibmaschine / Religion of the inhabitants of the Gold Coast, anonymous (by J.G. Widmann?) no date, but probably ca. 1850. Manuskript and typewritten transcription
von J.A. Mader, ohne Datum, vermutlich ca. 1850 / The perversion of the divine revelation by the Twi peoples, J. A. Mader, no date but probably ca. 1850.
Aufsätze von William D. Ayi, A.S. Nikoi, H. Malm, N.S. Adsei, S.H. Patrick, T. Flindt, C.E. Briandt, T.W. Quartey.Der neute Aufsatz von S. Asirifi handelt von "the gods of Labadi". Ein Aufsatz ist datiert 1875 / School essays on gods of Accra…
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