How their letters were expedied. Glad to have received the first letters from home. Their furniture has not yet arrived from London. Account of the sickness of Holzwarth (in full detail). Copy of this letter typewritten in the personal file of…
Personal News. Their goods arrived only very late at London. They worried about it, but it was good, so they were not spoiled by laying at the bottom. Happy to hear news of the conversion of pagans elsewhere. "Believe me, I am much consolated to know…
Report of his first quarter's work in the Boarding School. In spite of a special attempt to advertise the school and attract pupils there was very little response. Of the 16 pupils be inherited one stayed away (Darefo from Tweneduruawe). A further…
Continuing the history of Amma Tanowa (see the in the volume 47 from 1886 letter No. 85 above). She was in fact proving a considerable worry, knowing nothing about neatness and not being very zealous in the work which was given to do, nor very…
A letter partly devoted to announcing the birth of twins, partly to arguing against Ramseyer’s being posted to Begoro to replace Mohr whom the English Government do not want to have in Akim. Schmid thinks that it was on account of the wives that…
Six Christians have had to be excluded in the six months since he came to Abetifi - he is now not surprised that Brother Marquart resigned through despair, though he feels he should have done more to gain the advice of an experienced man. Brother…
Part I of this report concerns events in Adesawaase during the smallpox epidemic. It includes the information that there was a priest of Dente in Koforidua called Kwadwo Boadu - the Dente is described as 'imported from Krakye' and is linked with the…
This report is printed in Heidenbote 1887 pp67ff. The printed version is a case study in relations between the mission and slavery in Kwahu before the Protectorate was declared. It also includes an exchange rate of 18 dollars to 90 Francs. Schmid…
This letter is partly printed in Heidenbote 1887 p2f. Schmid mentions rice as especially the crop of Mpraeso, Nkwatia and Bepong. There are weather statistics - temperature and rainfall for the months June-September 1886. They have experienced great…
Mostly a letter concerned with his personal situation and the history of illnesses suffered by him and his wife since their return to the Coast. However, he makes two points about the way their having servants in fact exacerbated their difficulties -…
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