Correspondence about difficulties into which Mischlich had fallen in his relations with the merchant community in Adele. Müller's letter contains two points: Firstly they had heard rumours about Mischlich's activities and character from Krobo, and…
Announces the almost complete destruction of his property in a fire at Bismarckburg. Inter al his cloth and grey baft had been destroyed, and so was his store of which he was using since the people will not accept English or German money. The fire…
Including a short biography of Catechist Awere by Müller. He was born of Christian parents in Akropong in 1860, and his work had been entirely in the Akropong Middle School and the Anum community.
Reports the death of an Akim merchant in Katsenke died while drunk and everyone believed that he had died because of the drink (liquor). His two wives were there and had shaved their heads. The corpse was wrapped in 'a coloured heathen cloth', with a…
Reports the proceedings involved in purchasing land from a member of the Botoku tribe. The land had already been chosen, and agreement in principle come to with the owner, a certain woman. On Martin’s visit to clinch the deal, however, he met with…
Reports cases both of a catechumen who confessed sins voluntarily because 'the Word of God gave him no peace' (a man called Kyekye), and another who lied about his having committed no major sins. Reports political difficulties in Worawora town. The…
Has had to train local people as shingle-splitters; has been able to bring two carpenters and two sawyers from Worawora and Kpalime. Wages - for a carpenter's apprentice 6d-9d a day, for a carpenter 1/8d. The sawyers have gone off home again,…
They go over the same ground mainly as Müller (see No. 186). The only social consideration brought into focus appears to be the widespread request for teachers. Martin gives an account of the routes which might be exploited were the station built in…
Mohr's recommendation of Tapa as a European Station was not widely backed - even before he landed at Accra Pfisterer met the veteran Rottmann en route for Europe who expressed himself strongly against Tapa and wanted to know why they were not setting…
He has 3 adult ex-slaves with him (elderly men) and 4 ex-slave children. Enough temu-speaking people come through Adele for him to have learned to carry on ordinary conversation in the language.
Reports Clerk's expedition to Krakye and the need to take up the opening quickly - Pastor Hall once reported that the young people had long been waiting for a teacher, and that many were sighing under the oppression of the fetish. So theyshould go to…
A general report on events in Atwati and Adele. On the capture of the fetish priest of Buruku at Siare by the Germans, Mischlich repeats material already reported to Basel with certain additions: Mischlich himself had been involved in a riot in Siare…
Reporting a journey to Krakye - the wag Krakye chief's reply to the question whether or not they wanted a school was that they did not want a school - they would send another boy to school if that was wanted, but that was all. A German official,…
He has the impression that the presence of the church is causing changes, including the point that now it does not cause a crisis when someone wants to become a Christian. Even fetish priests and their families are content to see their children…
A report on the Basel Mission schools in the English Volta district. Anum - 75 children, 34 of them boarding boys, and overall increase of 13. He points out that only 41 pupils are actually from Anum. The coffee plantation brought little return in…
Lists the building operations on mission land, (other than members' houses) carried on the year: Anum - a second cistern, and a 30 lengthening of the chapel Toseng - a 2-room shingle roof teacher's house and a chapel Bose - a new storehouse Kpalime -…
Reports, up to September, a serious drought, with foodstuff being brought into Abetifi from many hours away. He himself ascribes the lack of rain to the cutting down of the forest in Kwahu, partly in pursuit of food farms (the average length of work…
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