Information about the Okomfo Anokye affair in Kumasi, and a translation of part of a letter from Owusu Ansah about it. At the end of Nov 1879 two emissaries came to Abene from Agogo, and created sensation in Kwahu and Akim. They claimed to be from…
He has written a letter in French to the Neuchatel friends concerning his journey to Anum. There is a rumour abroad that the Asantes are bestirring themselves to gain control of Kwahu again. Many of the chiefs wish this, although the young men are…
Attempting an etymology for Abetifi, he reckons it is not derived from abe + tifi to mean ‘palm-summit’, but from abotan (sometimes shortened abo) + tifi, meaning rocky summit. You can still meet older people who use the first (earlier) name (it's…
The letter to the Basel Conmittee is an appeal to be allowed to visit Kumasi with the end in view of establishing a Basel station there. His reason for writing at that moment seems to be alarm at the prospect of a Catholic station being set up.…
Forwards a French report to the people in Neuchatel. The English Regime have informed him that they are not prepared to give him a letter of recommendation to the Asantehene - but he is worried by the report of a Jesuit from Strassburg having visited…
Mostly printed in Heidenbote 1878 pp36-37. At the end of the printed section is a series of paragraphs about Kumasi. Ramseyer is worried about appearing to have broken his promise to return to Kumasi, and is worried about the effect of this on the…
The letter, written in Aburi, is printed in HEIDENBOTE, 1876, p 49. It includes information about contacts between the mission and the colonial government over Kwahu, and between Ramseyer and Prince Ansahe.
Reporting their arrival in Abetifi. He finds there faces he recognises from their stay as prisoners, and everyone knows who is he and are surprised to see him back again. The hut where he lived for two days as a prisoner is now in ruins. Politically…
Over the previous two weeks information from all parts of Asante shows that all is now quiet. Furthermore from Dr Gouldsberry it is learnt that Asante has no intention to attack Kwahu – indeed the Juaben war was the fault of the Juabens, who not only…
Writes that the Amantara delegation of the previous year was from Bompata, asked for a teacher, tried to see the governor via the good officer of the 'King of Accra' who took their money but did not do for them what they had hoped.
Announces the various pieces of news which have indicated that there is no danger of war. Inter al a letter from Prince Ansah to him which blames a misunderstanding of the significance of the visit of a recent Asante ambassador to the Governor. He…
From 18 pupils in the boarding school + 21 free school pupils (i.e. day pupils) in Jan 1890, numbers had moved by January 1891 to 17 pupils in the boarding school + 21 day scholars (including 7 girls), 3 pupils went to the Begoro Middle School.…
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