The letters No. 205, 213, 214 and 215 belong together. A summary of the four letters is given here. A report of the journey is also printed in "Der Heidenbote", 1881, pp 43ff (based on No. 213). The letter No. 215 is printed for the Friends of the…
Report of a visit to Akim with some Akropong schoolboys. It is mainly concerned with the consecration of the church in Kukurantumi; but after that he journeyed further into Akim, and came to Fankyeneko and Begoro. The Begoro people did not leave the…
In a geographical introduction he remarks that though there are huge stretches of empty land in Akim, especially towards Kwahu and southwards towards the coast, there are frequent land disputes and if the neighbouring tribes encroach on Akim in any…
An account of the war-scare, and news of the Huppenbauer/Buck trip to Kumasi. Includes as summary of the appearance of the mobilisation for war as it appeared to Buhl in Accra - much munitions just leaving all public work suspended, hammocks and…
There is a printed version of this report in Heidenbote 1882 pp 26ff, which covers the actual visit to Kumasi. Additional material: In talking about the preparations for the journey, Mohr says that Ramseyer had received reports from various people…
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