The first stop on the journey was Akwasiho at the foot of the scarp near Obo - where the chief offered to board Dilger and Kwabi in his owe house, but Dilger refused on the grounds that it was a hospital for lepers. Shortly before they entered Praso…
Giving the background to the decision about financial support etc. The idea was that a free school elsewhere in Kwahu (Obo was favoured unanimously, Ramseyer pointing out that a teacher’s presence would support the boys who had once registered as…
Written by Dilger. At the beginning of the year a heathen boy died – although his quiet modest ways had impressed the missionaries - his heathen relatives asked the fetish the cause of his death, which was attributed to his being at school. At which…
Written by Dilger. Personnel on the station: Dilger and his wife Johannes Tschopp Catechist S. Boateng Catechist W. Mensa Evangelist P. Tiko Mpraseo: Catechist Kwabi Bepong: Catechist N. Afwireng On Good Friday of 1884 Dilger and his wife believed…
Report on his journey through Salaga and Obooso in the first quarter of the year. This appears to be the manuscript behind the second part of the Christaller/Asante typescript in the library (see D.132 in the so called "Betriebsdokumentation) - or at…
Written by David Asante. The Boso community had built a new swish-wall chapel, and this has shamed the Anun community into starting a similar chapel. The Anum community lost 2 members by exclusion, and 1 through death (a child). It gained 5 by…
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.
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.
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
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…
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…
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…
There are marginal comments from Mohr who read the report in Basel. Marquart had had to leave Begoro to recuperate in Aburi after severe attacks of fever. They were happy to receive into the community in May 11 people who joined the Catechumenate,…
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