Often feels melancholy and lonely. He and his wife long after Christian fellowship. There was a school exam, sorry that Riis did not seem satisfied. New school building, better suited.
News about the school: Missionsmagazin 1844, pp 89-90. Not printed: Birth of daughter, Inspector asked as godfather (p 2). Rev. Greaves came to English Accra. Teacher there: Miss De Graft (p 3).
Boys school has 82 boys. Top class fairly fluent in English and able to translate into the vernacular. They got many children, but he is not satisfied. The more he gets, the more he wants. The evening school for grownups has become small now. He…
He is accused of having sinned with a girl - denies. But asks for dismissal since he does not want endless palavers. Is against the fusion of the Mulatto school with the Mission school since he had much trouble with the Mulatto boys in his school.…
p 1: On Andreas Riis: Thompson offended at the nickname Pilatus. Feared that committee would listen to Riis and dismiss Thompson. p 2: News about the school
Feels abandoned by God since the newly arrived brethren have told him about the expressions Riis used against him calling Thompson "Pilatus" and stating that he never would eat with an African at the same table. About the school doing well. Lutterodt…
Thompson claims, based on an account of Halleur, that Riis had installed Owusu Akyem as successor of Adum during Adum's lifetime and this was guilty of the palavers (p 1). Description of the tragedy with Owusu Akyem, printed in Heidenbote 1845, pp…
Now 25 boy and 9 girls and two monitors are in school. The bible class for young lads has dissolved itself again (p 1). Thompson was insulted at a party, where the Europeans were drunk and he did not want to drink (pp 2-4). Palavers in Akwapim.…
He had an exam with the children in school in singing, reciting of hymn memorized, reading, writing, biblical history and counting. There are now 22 boys and 9 girls and with him two monitors in school. There are more children coming now. Mulatto…
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