Tissue-paper copy-book; most of the letters very difficult to decipher. Apparently mostly Theological Seminary correspondence and reports, most probably all available in Series D-1 in a much more legible form.
Reacts to a letter from Basel dated 11th January, which in turn is a reply to their Stations Conference Protocol of 5th Nov 1864. The Basel Committee appear to have taken exception to the requests made, and the tone in which they were made. The two…
Eisenschmid was present as well as Mohr and Rösler. This suggests assigning £128 to repairs etc. at Kibi Mission House, including £68 for furniture and £20 for the Library. The school buildings are assigned £45, and the Kibi catechists’ houses etc.…
The wish is expressed that the Committee in Basel would see its way to providing the Anum station with a harmonium. Müller obviously took the initiative in this, and writes how much it would cheer them in days of health and illness.
Basel has written that a budget of £18 per person in Anum for carriage costs is too high. They, on the other hand, plead that it is too low: that each load costs 4 heads of cowries, and that many loads are also lost or stolen on the way. J. Müller,…
It seems that Burckhardt's misdeameanours in Kukurantumi were small scale embezzlements of mission funds or goods, plus deviousness when these points were being investigated.
Werner has a debt of £46, though at the same time he possesses cattle to the value of £11 (sheep that is). Weimer applies for £17 - both blame the heavy demands on their clothing of the building period, though Eisenschmid adds in a subscript that…
Concerning Evangelist Okanta. It has appeared that-Okanta had been dealing in India-rubber. When faced with this he eventually admitted this was true, and accused most of his local colleagues of the same. Pressed he named Sakyi. Marquart also…
A request to promote Cat. Mullings to Deacon. First reason - the size of the Asiakwa community following recent gains. Second reason - Mullings, 30 years old, West Indian stock, is the first catechist and founder of the church in Asiakwa. His love of…
Giving the background to the decision about financial support etc. The idea was that a free school elsewhere in Kwahu (Obo was favoured unanimously, Ramseyer pointing out that a teacher’s presence would support the boys who had once registered as…
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