Concerning the three graduates of the Kibi Middle School transferred to Akropong. Wilhelm Apeawia - Father the dead king Ata, mother Yaa Bokua. Born 1856-1857, baptised in September 1866, in the School since the beginning of 1863. From Banso. Haas…
Over whether or not Catechist Kwabi should stay in Kukurantumi. Kromer remarks that they have little knowledge of the intimate situation in the Kibi families, and need a catechist of Kwabi's qualities to keep them informed on this point. To this…
Reports that because of the difficulty of getting Akims to do regular work, they brought in Accra workmen for their building operations. With them came a lockmaker who asked for a place to live and work on the station, and because there was no smith…
Of the 13 new pupils in the boarding school 3 were from Akwapim, 2 were pupils who had been in the school previously, 2 had come to the school in the face of family opposition. In February he had made a visit to Begoro to recruit pupils for the…
In the Kukurantumi community one person was re-accepted, and the few members of the community moved into the schoolmaster's house on the mission compound while building their houses on mission land. Andreas Ewi and Josua Abisa, according to what…
The health of the missionaries was bad- Kromer's health is broken, and Lodholz suffered severe attacks of fever especially in the first 8 months of the year, being apparent1y twice near to fatal illness. Kukurantumi was visited 8 times, Asiakwa 7…
vorwiegend Briefe von W. Oehler, aber auch Wilhelm Gundert (Japan), Dr. Wittenberg, Dr. Schoch, u.a. Korrespondenz-Blatt des Tübinger Bibelkreises, Nr. 9 1907 Oehler, Wilhelm: Eine Sommerfrische im Unterland. vom 13.09.1917, handschriftlich, p. 4.…
Part of this letter is printed as annex to the Annual Report 1871, pp 74ff. Part is also to be found in Heidenbote 1870 p121f. Additional material: The Begoro people, having asked Schrenk and Eisenschmid's advice as to what to do about the sale of…
Describes the road to Koforidua as normal missionary travel, from Koforidua to Kukurantumi as an apostolic labour. There was scarcely any road from Kukurantumi to Kibi. He was accompanied to Kibi by two 'Constables' who had a present for the king…
This letter contains the text of the letter Asante sent to the prisoners. Much is printed in the Heidenbote 1870, pp49-50, p78, p121ff. Other points in the manuscript include: The Begorohene had sent a party of men with the hunter who Asante had…
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