The letter includes some account of happenings in Gyadam. Before his departure he had prepared some people for baptism - a Gyadam young man, an Accra man who had been living in Gyadam for several years, and several of our own people. In his version…
The first part of the letter is dominated by the problem of economic relations with the local population. Baum writes that they are open beggars, and not above stealing what they cannot make for themselves. Apparently they have sayings (proverbs) “We…
The report is concerned with Baum’s first journey to Gyadam, made difficult by the fact that he was severely ill during the journey, was also alone, and plague by unreliable carriers whom he seems not to have handled very firmly. Another point of…
A new missionary, Baum, arrived on 24 April. Süss himself has bought 4 free slaves to work for him, and Baum has bought 2 pawns. This is a big enough group for the Christian liturgies. Süss feels a very heavy responsibility towards bringing these…
Report of a journey to Akwamu. Little information on the journey through Krobo. The first Akwamu town reached was Kotropee, apparently on the bank of the Volta, A fetish priest here .forbade the catechist trainees from entering any of the houses…
The letter is summarised in Missionsmagazin 1855, vol II pp.37-38). Additional material from the text: The close relations between Süss and collector Vether were genuine on both sides. David Asante was also impressed with him. The man had been a…
In a postscript he comments that the Gyadam people have found a new source of gold, and that is one reason why the idea of emigrating to Fante has been dropped again.
Presents the possibility of the Gyadam chief moving as very real, to a site three days’ journey away 'in Fanteland’. Three reasons are offered two repeat those offered in the earlier letter (vis-a-vis the Asantehene ‘with whom Agyemang has constant…
The Gyadam people will not send their children to school unless Süss gives them clothes. But the Sunday services are well attended. He offers the first appreciation of the political situation in Gyadam – they are troubled from without by the threat…
The king has presented him the land for the mission station, though to avoid future difficulties, Süss gave the king a present at the conclusion of the transaction. The king has in the past given him food in order to help him remain in Gyadam.
He has successfully farmed tobacco, and is smoking it. But has been badly ill again and expects to remain unhealthy till he has built a stone house. Sunday, service is now held in his house, on the streets of the town it is rather disturbed. He wants…
From a discussion with Süss about the relationship between the Gyadam and Asante dialects, reports that Süss reckoned the Gyadam people had come out of Asante about- 25 years before. Christaller has also been going through the history and other…
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