The contact between the three Kwahu sub-chiefs and Kumasi which seems to have been the base of the rumour, was a group of 4 men sent from Obo to Asante to receive the money for a delivery of salt. Werner reckons that what really happened was that…
Reports a rumour which they feel after interview with the king has some substance, that war is in the offing between Asante and Kwahu. The Juabens staying in Kwahu are leaving for Akim. There is also a rumour that the Juabenhene is preparing to…
The letter is quoted in extenso but not completely as an annex to the annual report of 1876 (p 117-118). Additional material in the manuscript includes the following, mostly about labour troubles: Once their workers had got a certain degree of skills…
The Abetifi catechist, Stephan Sakyi, had been away from the station for two monthis. The two missionaries are nowhere near proficient in twi at this stage.
The letter includes a list of expanditures on building to date, and an estimate of future costs. NB: The word “strike” seems to have been in use among the workers, it appears in quotes. There is a melange of letters from Abetifi in Heidenbote 1876,…
The letter, written in Aburi, is printed in HEIDENBOTE, 1876, p 49. It includes information about contacts between the mission and the colonial government over Kwahu, and between Ramseyer and Prince Ansahe.
The letter is printed in HEIDENBOTE, 1876, p 50-51. It is concerned mainly with building reports. They had to survive a month-long strike of the labour force.
First night at Osino, second at Anyinam, third in a bivouac, mid-afternoon on the next day at Mpraeso. Very friendly reception at Mpraeso – they had a choice of accommodation. 600 people including the chief and his elders listened to Asante’s…
Reporting their arrival in Abetifi. He finds there faces he recognises from their stay as prisoners, and everyone knows who is he and are surprised to see him back again. The hut where he lived for two days as a prisoner is now in ruins. Politically…
Over the previous two weeks information from all parts of Asante shows that all is now quiet. Furthermore from Dr Gouldsberry it is learnt that Asante has no intention to attack Kwahu – indeed the Juaben war was the fault of the Juabens, who not only…
A letter informing the committee of their hesitations about going forward to Kwahu, because of the war. Much of the informations are in Mohr’s letter number 255 of 1875. Additional points: The Juabenhene had visited Ramseyer on the mission station…
The report is printed in full in Heidenbote 1876, p6. Remarks that since the slave-emancipation by the colonial government, Asante and Kwahu merchants are no longer travelling to the coast via Kibi, but via Kukurantumi. This is because since the…
The report is printed fairly full in Heidenbote 1875 pp66-68. It includes comments about his journeys to Begoro and Kwahu. The alternative route to Kwahu to the Begoro route he describes as going via Abommosu, Asunafo, and Asuom. If the route via…
(Cornelius seems to have been the catechist sent one week ahead of Mohr and Mader on their exploratory visit to Begoro). He preached there twice a day, from 7 to 8 in the morning, and 5 to 6.30 in the evening. He remarks that the poor people have…
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