Apparently prepared for the printer. Attached is a copy of a letter dated April 1882 commending the dictionary to the English Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Points one to three concern Ramseyer’s general harshness - charging him with treating the Christians like the Asentehens. Points four and six are complaints against low payment - 4 ½ d a day for work in Abetifi 10/- for mercenary work from here to…
Ramseyer’s first letter shortly after hearing that such a petition existed, and getting some idea of its contents. He reports that he is quite ill with the thought that they might be forced to leave their much-loved field of work without answering…
A longer and more considered letter from Ramseyer about the petition. When Ramseyer suggested to Beko that together they should go to Akropong to greet the Inspector in view of his not being able to come to Abetifi, he heard that a letter had already…
Informing that the Abetifi chief Ado Kwame (Kofi Denkyi died on Jan 15th) is sorry to hear that the Inspector will not visit Abetifi, and is sending him a sheep to greet him
Account of the difficulties between Ramseyer and Dilger - in general Ramseyer says Dilgerdoes not like being the 'younger brother' on the station - in particular at a meeting with the presbyters he had protested vehemently at Ramseyer’s strictness.
It is between his knowing that Beko and Boamma had met Praetorius in Begoro and his knowing the contents of their letter. In this it is clear that he feared that Boamma in particular had complaints to make about Ramseyer's treatment.
Asking for a further grant for the building of their catechist's house - they had already received £30. Mohr in a subscript does not recommend this after the history of the Fankyeneko house.
Asking for consideration of the fact that they have a long distance to go to their homes in Akwapim, and there is a long distance to go to the coast for salt etc., while Akim paths are bad and bearers can only be hired-for 6d-9d per day. Also their…
Asks for a middle school in Akim on the grounds that the Akwapim teachers in Akropong look after their own people better than they do the Akims (this calls the Middle School a Grammar School).
Asks for re-instatement claiming that he has not done this before on the grounds that his mother in law would not permit his wife to become a Christian, but now she is dead. His account of the troubles of the 1870s is that he was not received with…
Asks to send him, by Isaac Tisnyahu (?) petroleum, the money, wick, worm medicine for Kwasi Adae, matches, one bundle-of needles. He also complains at the travelling allowance of 6d a day, claiming that everyone else gets 9d a day.
The first half mcstly reports the proceedings of the Akim Synod. The 2/3d church tax was put before the Synod as a new measure. The inspector's journey into Akim coincided two deaths - Mrs Buck and Missionary Krauss. Praetorius was also quite ill…
Asante records the Asantehene as saying in reply to their approaches that when his town had been built up again as it had been before then he would welcome-any white man who wanted to visit him, and -welcome following visits, too. Asante also…
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