| Manuscripts/MS Parkes contains: |
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| 1 |
Letters to Parkes and others |
| 2 |
Letters from Parkes |
| 3 |
Despatches to Parkes |
| 4 |
Despatches from Parkes: China |
| 5 |
Despatches concerning Parkes: China |
| 6 |
Despatches from Parkes: Japan |
| 7 |
China: Despatches, memoranda and minutes |
| 8 |
China: Miscellaneous documents |
| 9 |
China: Pamphlets and newspapers |
| 10 |
China: Railways, telegraphs and mines |
| 11 |
Hong Kong: Papers re government and trade |
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Papers of Sir Harry Parkes
| Title |
Despatches from Parkes: Japan |
| Reference |
MS Parkes 6 |
| Covering Dates |
1865–1882 |
| Extent and Medium |
2 bundles |
|
| Content and context |
Despatches from Parkes and related documents. |
| Further information |
The despatches of which Parkes 6/1-3 are drafts were published in 'Correspondence Respecting Affairs in Japan: 1865-66' (London, 1866) (Command Paper-Accounts and Papers, 3615), pp. 80-85. |
| Manuscripts/MS Parkes 6 contains: |
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1
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Despatch to John Russell. A draft of a despatch from 'H.M.S. 'Princess Royal' Off Hiogo'.
1 bifolio; Fair condition, but with a long tear through the middle of the sheet.. |
25 Nov. 1865 |
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2
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Despatch to John Russell. A draft of a despatch from 'H.M.S. 'Princess Royal' Off Hiogo'.
2 folios + 1 bifolio; Fair condition, but with a long tear through the middle of the sheets.. |
25 Nov. 1865 |
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3
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Despatch to John Russell. A draft of a despatch from H.M.S. 'Perseus'.
20 folios. |
28 Nov. 1865 |
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4
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Despatch to Edward Stanley. A draft of a despatch from Yedo.
3 folios. |
22 Jan. 1877 |
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5
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Despatch to Robert Gascoyne-Cecil. A draft of a despatch from Yedo (from Parkes to Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquis of Salisbury ?).
1 folio. |
11 Oct. 1879 |
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6
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Despatches re treaty revision. A folder labelled 'Japan Treaty Revision Sir Harry Parkes to Earl Granville November 20th 1882' containing copies of 3 documents (241 tied folios and 3 loose bifolios, excluding the cover):. Despatch from Parkes to Granville Leveson-Gower, Earl Granville, consisting of a draft by Parkes of a memorandum concerning the Preliminary Conference on treaty revision, including a table of contents, Tokyo, 20 November 1882. Memorandum by Parkes concerning territorial and extra-territorial jurisdiction in Japan [1882]. Printed article entitled 'The Progress of Civilization in Japan', apparently a proof or off-print from a periodical (1882?).
1 folder. |
1882 |
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