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
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