| Manuscripts/MS Parkes contains: |
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| 8 |
China: Miscellaneous documents |
| 9 |
China: Pamphlets and newspapers |
| 10 |
China: Railways, telegraphs and mines |
| 11 |
Hong Kong: Papers re government and trade |
| 12 |
Straits Settlements: Financial reports |
| 13 |
Japan: Papers re business and government |
| 14 |
Japan: Correspondence |
| 15 |
Japan: Pamphlets and newspapers |
| 16 |
Japan: Papers re loans and finance |
| 17 |
Japan: Papers re George Hodges' illness |
| 18 |
Japan: Letter from Earl Granville |
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Papers of Sir Harry Parkes
| Title |
Japan: Papers re business and government |
| Reference |
MS Parkes 13 |
| Covering Dates |
1854–1879 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 bundle |
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| Manuscripts/MS Parkes 13 contains: |
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Letter from Sir James Stirling. A translation into Japanese of a letter from Sir James Stirling, H.M.S. 'Winchester', to the Governor of Nagasaki [Mizuno Tadanori], 7 September 1854, labelled in Parkes' hand 'Sir J. Stirling Treaty(?) &c(?)'.
9 bifolios. |
1854 |
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2
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Japanese letter to G.A.C. Brooker. A copy of a letter (in Japanese) from Mizuno Chikugo [Mizuno Tadanori], Nagai Gemba, Inoue Shinano [Inoue Kiyonao], Hori Oribe [Hori Toshihiro] and Muragaki Awaji to George A.C. Brooker, 22 February 1859, 3 folios, with a bifolio containing a translation of the letter from Japanese into Dutch (with the additional signature of Moriyama Takichiro), followed by a translation from Dutch into English, certified by Henry Heuskens. There is also an envelope labelled 'Capt Brooker visit to Japan Copies of Letters'.
3 folios, 1 bifolio + 1 envelope. |
1859 |
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3
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List of government council members. A list of members of a council of the Shogunate government, in Japanese, with translations into English (1859?). The document is labelled in English 'Members of the Council'.
2 folios. |
circa 1859 |
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4
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Notice of appointment of mining agent. A copy of the legal notice of the appointment of J.M. Jaquemot as agent for the Prince of Aidzu for the leasing or letting of mines in the Prince's estates and dominions, dated Wakamatsu, 15 September 1868, including the seal of the Prince and the seals and signatures of his ministers Kadgiwarra Hema [Kajiwara Heima], Yebina Kundji and Yamawatsu Daikaku.
2 bifolios. |
1868 |
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5
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Mining lease. A copy of the stipulations and conditions of an intended lease of mines in the Prince of Aidzu's estates and dominions, dated Wakamatsu, 15 September 1868, including a list of the known mines and metalliferous sites. The document includes the seal of the Prince and the seals and signatures of his ministers Kadgiwarra Hema [Kajiwara Heima], Yebina Kundji and Yamawatsu Daikaku.
4 bifolios. |
1868 |
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6
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Memorandum of Hiogo assembly. 'Hiogo Ken Assembly': a memorandum concerning the opening and procedures of the Hiogo provincial assembly, with rules governing the assembly, rules and regulations for those attending debates, a schedule of travelling expenses payable, and a list of subjects for debate. The document is labelled 'Encl: 1 in Mr [Marcus Octavius] Flower[s]'s No 16 of 28th May 1879.'.
7 bifolios (tied together). |
1879 |
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7
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Sentence des Vents et de la Mer. 'Sentence des Vents et de la Mer': an undated polemic (in French) on Japanese politics and history, referring in particular to the Mikado, probably translated from Japanese.
6 folios (sewn together). |
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8
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O.H.M.S. envelope. The O.H.M.S. envelope which formerly contained Parkes 13/1-7, undated, labelled on the reverse (among others) 'Restoration of Mikado'.
1 envelope. |
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