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…
In describing the background to his journey, he offers two reasons for the outbreak of the war in 1860 - (1) that the Gyadam people were working a new goldfield and would not give Atta of Kibi his customary 1/3 takings. (2) Agyeman refused to let…
Personnel - Chr. Burckhardt died in April 1882 after being in Begoro since October 1881 - yellow fever. Mrs. Mohr died in August 1882. Catechist Sakyi is often rather depressed. Anoff in Fankyeneko has to battle constantly against apathy. He doesn't…
Has just received a letter concerning the free-purchasing of slaves. He is not in favour of this in view of the experience of other stations but in a recent special case he was glad to buy free from the fetish priest of Atie Yaw (Bowu) 2 small girls…
He is ashamed of the Asantehene's answer - the Asantehene is going to ruin through pride and bad councillors. 'Privately' he tells Ramseyer the trouble is that the Asantehene suspects Kwaku Dua - he wanted to send him into exile with Awua, but was…
His report of the expedition to Basel. This appears not to have been printed in more than a summary form. The expedition consisted of Ramseyer, Asante, Ofori, and Samuel Gyebi, church elder from Larteh, who made the journey at his own expense…
Include short notes announcing respectively their arrival in Kumasi, and their arrival in Abetifi in their return, with the Asante refusal to entertain a mission tout court.
Asks for directions in the contingency a favourable answer is received. Someone should stay there. Ramseyer is arguing that although Ph. Kwabi, the catechist stationed in Mpraeso, would be prepared to go to Kumasi and stay there alone as the Basel…
Thanks the Committee for the suggestion that he should make a second visit to Kumasi. Most of the letter is taken up with a comment on the Committee's warning that it appeared that Ramseyer was not altogether welcome in Kumasi on account of his role…
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