Relays report from Zimmermann that 12,000 armed Asantes are in Akwamu, and that another Asante army has crossed the Volta one day's journey upstream from Anum. He comments that the Asantes and Akwamus have given assurances that they will not attack…
On the problem of communicating with Anum, Schrenk feels there is a real danger to the life of a European if he crosses the river at Battor and uses that route to Anum. On the other hand 'Mr Hesse's Joseph' who returned from Krepi with the two…
Part of this letter is printed as annex to the Annual Report 1871, pp 74ff. Part is also to be found in Heidenbote 1870 p121f. Additional material: The Begoro people, having asked Schrenk and Eisenschmid's advice as to what to do about the sale of…
Describes the road to Koforidua as normal missionary travel, from Koforidua to Kukurantumi as an apostolic labour. There was scarcely any road from Kukurantumi to Kibi. He was accompanied to Kibi by two 'Constables' who had a present for the king…
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