| Title |
Japan: Correspondence |
| Reference |
MS Parkes 14 |
| Covering Dates |
1867–1883 |
| Extent and Medium |
2 bundles |
|
| Content and context |
Correspondence relating to Japan, consisting chiefly of letters to Parkes. The principal authors are William George Aston, Frederick Victor Dickins and John Robertson. There are also press cuttings from 'The Times', [October] 1881, 1 folio, and the 'Japan Daily Mail', 17 August 1883, 2 folios, and the O.H.M.S. envelope which formerly contained the other documents, labelled 'Japan'. The letters are to Parkes unless otherwise stated. |
| Index Terms |
| Aston, William George (1841-1911) diplomat |
| Dickins, Frederick Victor (1838-1915) barrister and author |
| Manuscripts/MS Parkes 14 contains: |
|
A1
|
Letter from William Aston. From Kobe, 22 June (1883?).
3 bifolios. |
22 June 1883 |
|
A2
|
Letter from William Aston. From Kobe.
1 folio. |
26 June 1883 |
|
A3
|
Letter from William Aston. From Kobe, 29 June (1883?).
1 bifolio. |
29 June 1883 |
|
A4
|
Letter from William Aston. From Kobe.
1 bifolio. |
2 July 1883 |
|
A5
|
Letter from William Aston. From Kobe.
1 bifolio. |
13 July 1883 |
|
A6
|
Letter from William Aston. No place is given.
1 bifolio. |
1 Aug. 1833–3 Aug. 1833 |
|
A7
|
Letter from William Aston. From Kobe.
1 bifolio. |
14 Aug. 1883 |
|
A8
|
Letter from William Aston. From Kobe.
2 bifolios. |
24 Aug. 1883 |
|
A9
|
Letter from William Aston. From Kobe.
1 bifolio. |
14 Sep. 1883 |
|
A10
|
Letter from William Aston. From Kobe.
1 bifolio. |
21 Sep. 1883 |
|
A11
|
Letter from William Aston. From Chefoo.
1 bifolio. |
12 Oct. 1883 |
|
D1
|
Letter from Frederick Dickins. From Kersal.
2 bifolios. |
20 Sep. 1880 |
|
D2
|
Letter from Frederick Dickins. From Manchester.
3 bifolios. |
21 Nov. 1880 |
|
D3
|
Letter from Frederick Dickins. No place is given.
1 bifolio. |
19 May 1881 |
|
D4
|
Letter from Frederick Dickins. From Lincoln's Inn, London.
1 bifolio. |
June 1881 |
|
D5
|
Letter from Frederick Dickins. From the Middle Temple, London.
1 bifolio. |
10 June 1881 |
|
D6
|
Letter from Frederick Dickins. Undated.
1 folio. |
circa 1881 |
|
D7
|
Letter from John Dunn. A letter from Hong Kong, including the envelope.
2 bifolios + 1 envelope. |
19 Apr. 1882 |
|
I1
|
Letter from Ito Hirobumi. A letter from Tokyo to (John?) Robertson.
1 bifolio. |
25 Feb. 1882 |
|
R1
|
Letter from John Robertson. 'Extract from Head Office Letter of 17th April 1867', containing paragraphs under the headings 'European Loan' and 'Credit to the Government', undated, and not in Robertson's hand, but including a note by him.
1 bifolio. |
1867 |
|
R2
|
Letter from John Robertson. A letter from Yokohama, 19 June 1867, with a letter from Charles James Fife Stuart, London, to Parkes, 10 June 1867.
2 bifolios. |
10 June 1867–19 June 1867 |
|
R3
|
Letter from John Robertson. A letter from Yokohama, 21 October 1867, with a copy of a letter from Robertson (to Oguri Kozukenosuke, i.e. Oguri Tadamasa?), Yokohama, 21 October 1867, in Parkes' hand.
2 bifolios. |
21 Oct. 1867 |
|
R4
|
Letter from John Robertson. A letter from Yokohama, 26 October 1867, with a copy of an extract from a letter from Charles James Fife Stuart to Robertson, 26 August 1867, in Parkes's hand.
2 bifolios. |
1867 |
|
R5
|
Letter from John Robertson. From Yokohama.
1 bifolio. |
26 Nov. 1867 |
|
R6
|
Letter from John Robertson. A letter from Yokohama, dated 'Wednesday', including the envelope, which includes notes in Parkes' hand on the reverse.
1 bifolio + 1 envelope. |
|
|
R7
|
Letter from Léon Roches. A letter (in French) of 26 February (no place or year), including the envelope. The letter includes notes added in Parkes' hand (in English).
1 bifolio + 1 envelope. |
|
|
S1
|
Letter from Alexander von Siebold. From London.
3 bifolios + 1 folio. |
25 Aug. 1867 |
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