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Gives additional information over his movements after leaving Gyadam in 1856. Decided in Gyadam to settle in the Kofrodua district, primarily in order to carry on trading and farming. Many people would be able to settle there in time. The only…

(Süss returned to Gyadam at the end of October 1857). Announces the baptism of several people on Christmas Day. (1.) A man in his early 30s who had got keep into debt in trade, but had been working to pay off the debts and has now done so. Old name…

Goes over some parts of the history again about the time of Baum's arrival he had had to spend 6 weeks in bed with a wound in his foot, and during the palaver had been much troubled by sleeplessness, headaches etc. He describes the main pressures…

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…

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…

This letter is printed in full apparently with no editing in the appendix to the Annual Report for 1856, p. 101f.

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.

The text of the letter is fully printed in Missionsmagazin 1855, pp. 56-58.

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…

Süss has his own house on his own farm. His regular Sunday preaching is well attended, though he does not count how many people are there. In the daytime he visits the chief and elders - at night he goes to the town to enter into conversation with…

Again little about the actual situation in Gyadam, his reception etc. He describes the rumour that he was taken unconscious to the fetich as a great heathen lie. He does say however, that the Gyadam chief was concerned about his leaving and appealed…

The Gyadam chief is pleased-that he is going to remain in Gyadam despite, his illnesses. The bulk of the letter is justification for his decision to come to Gyadam and stay there – little is revealed about Gyadam itself. Süss has been chiefly…

Analyzis of the family and economic interrelations involved in the upbringing of children in Akropong. Countersigned by the rest of the station staff.

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…

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…

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