The school had gone on peacefully in 1877 - the boys need to be prompted to tidiness and industry. He gives a biography of one of the Asante pupils. His name was Ofusuhene, his father had been the Asante representative in Kwahu, and thus taken…
Out of the graduates of the school up to 1876 had come 2 catechists, 2 teachers, and 3 fathers of Christian families. This is a history of the Kibi school written from Asante's own knowledge and the information in the school-records. The key moment…
This letter contains the text of the letter Asante sent to the prisoners. Much is printed in the Heidenbote 1870, pp49-50, p78, p121ff. Other points in the manuscript include: The Begorohene had sent a party of men with the hunter who Asante had…
Dokumente betreffend den Beginn einer Mission in Asante 1874-1878, die meisten Dokumente sind von 1874 und 1875. Die Akte kam 1925 via Missionar Nyffeler nach Basel, keine Herkunftsangabe; mit Index / Documents concerning the commencement of a…
In Kibi about 100 slaves have left their masters. Most have fled to the missionaries order to have explained to them what the new law means and often cannot quite believe that from now on they are free. People are also coming from other Akim villages…
He had returned to Akim after the court case in Accra, but had received a letter from the directing committee (G.C. Ausschuss) saying he must be posted out of Akim in view of the Governor's second letter to the Mission, which had threatened to give…
Includes his excuses for not having written an 1875 Year's Report - he was too busy with the installation of the new missionaries in Begoro and Abetifi. Also during the quarter the subordinate personnel on the station changed - Obeng went to Begoro,…
Discusses in brief the opportunities for expansion in Akim. He is making preparations to station a man in Asiakwa. Fankyeneko has also indicated a strong wish for a teacher and there are 9 catechumens there. Apedwa also asks for a teacher, and though…
Report on his journey through Salaga and Obooso in the first quarter of the year. This appears to be the manuscript behind the second part of the Christaller/Asante typescript in the library (see D.132 in the so called "Betriebsdokumentation) - or at…
Concerned with a preaching journey into Nkonya May-June 1887. The Tsate outstation is led by Ator, a man who had attended services for a long time Akwapim, Boso and Kpalime, before he became a catechumen, and who then in his zeal was able to…
Very morose concerning the community - two members had to be excluded for adultery soon after his arrival, and shortly after it was discovered that the elder, William Dapa, was a habitual thief. He has still not met half the people on the list of…
The report is summarised in its main parts in Heidenbote 1876 p 94. He gives a description of the new school garden, which includes inter al. 800 yams and 1000 cocoyams. He has made preaching journeys through Nkronso, Krobo, Wirekyereng (3 Apedwa…
Went to Kibi to help during the time of the Haas' severe illness in mid-'73 - expected the Kibi chief to be unfriendly in view of the 'Begoro affair' but instead found him well-disposed to the mission, and especially friendly to the missionaries. If…
He has met the community and asked them firstly to move onto the station and secondly to make farms. They agreed to the former request, but only the two married members agreed to the latter. The rest refused, since they have no wives and children…
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