On the journey he was interested to see how few people there were in such a fertile area - people attribute this to the Asante wars, and the many ruins bear this out. Cotton cultivation was general in the area he visited. Iron implements in use were…
Personnel of the district: Missionary Asante, Teacher C. Asiedu in Boso, J.K. Otenkorang in Anum. Street preaching being carried on in the Anum villages of Amoanna, Apenkwa, Amanforo, although not very well patronised. 15 Catechumens in Beso - this…
The last section of the report is an account of his Kwahu journey in 1882. Lists the four Juaben villages as Koforidua, Asokore, Afidwase, Oweko. In Koforidua they were able to borrow a bell from a young man to call the people together for…
Johannes Werdu from Abetifi, aged 20, ranked 3rd. Stephano Abankwa, from Abetifi, aged 19, ranked 2nd Samuel Brekunu from Abetifi, aged 18, ranked 4th. Daniel Bre from Bukuruwa, aged 20, ranked 1st. Some, but not all, had been house-boys for the…
Reporting a tour of Akim, Asante-Akim, and Kwahu There are five Juaben villages in the stretch Koforidua-Kukurantumi. There are 28 inhabited places in Kwahu - 8 of them are among the largest towns on the Gold Coast. Kwahu burial customs (he mentions…
Summarising his conclusions from the Ramseyer-Asante expedition to Asante. He tends to conclude that Ramseyer was a difficulty in himself. According to the information travelling around the Koranteng-Hall network he was being called Obusuyefo (evil…
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