Includes a fairly straightforward undetailed account of the Akwapim economy, most of which was printed in Heidenbote 1853, p. 107. As a preface however, was a census of Akwapim, which was left unprinted. The figures were compiled by the Polltax…
Includes a description of his language work, and some comments on his results. Also a brief account of the geographical positions of the Akwapim villags and their relations with the Mission.
On 28 May found several men sitting in the street in Abiru, waiting for the Adda people to arrive with fish (specified men not women). Also a report of an escaped slave trying to take refuge with them - he spoke broken arabic, but was fellow…
Almost completely taken up with a 26 page minute of a sharp discussion of the relative difficulty of working in Akropong and Osu, on the text 'How can the needs of the Osu Mission be served?’
Includes (sect I.2) a short discussion on the difference between the Akim dialect of twi und that of Akropong, which arose from a question put by the Basel Comitee after reading the reports of the two journeys to Akim. General opinion now (Süss…
The report is mainly taken up with a description of his early experiences of the missionary dialectic, and accounts of slavery as a social institution, and the organisation and strength of the fetish shrines. The latter seems based on Akropong…
Mostly concerned with the description of an average day. Includes the point that he has five boys in his household, two sons of the king of Akim (Kibi), one e son of the Ch. Fet. Pr. Abiru, one a son of the Ch. F. Pr. Tutu, and one from Akropong (not…
The first topic discussed was the opinion of the conference on the question posed by the comitee in Basel should Aburi be opened as a station for European Missionaries, or should another station be contemplated at one day’s journey (from Akropong or…
Accounts of early missionary conversation at Abiru Akropong and Larteh: It includes a description of a visitor which his wife recieved - a slave from Abiru who believed that when the Abira Fetish Priest died he would be killed. She had been a slave…
Second journey to Akim Accompanied by three pupils Jonathan, Paul, Wilhelm and a number of carriers. Setting out 10 Feb. In five hours had reached the last Akropong farming village Hawanti, having passed through Amamprobi (described as the farming…
First Journey to Akim Taken alone because Widmann unable to travel, and Dieterle sick. Project first seriously considered after Stanger had informed them that the Wesleyans had plans for entering Akim(in mid. 1851). Four days march from the last…
Copy, better readable, added. Description of a visit to Teshi. Plan and description of the house of a merchant of Teshi called Afutu. Accompanying text: Afutu probably as much as 80 years old, had been very wealthy but had lost beauty with the…
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