Prätorius starban der Goldküste, Preiswerk begleitete ihn auf seiner Reise und Schott war Leiter der Mission in Basel, der auf der Grundlage der Korrespondenz von Prätorius einen offiziellen Bericht verfasste / Prätorius died on the Gold Coast,…
Inklusiv detailliertes Verzeichnis aller Stationskonferenzen und Presbyteriums-Sitzungen / Included detailed index of all Minutes of Conferences with Missionaries and Presbyters
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.
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.
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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