Letter
No. 1., the 18th day of the 5th month of the 2d year of Bunkin, (the 15th June, 1862
No. 1.
To His Excellency Robert H. Pruyn, Minister Resident of the United States of America, &c., &c.:
In our country there are but few who have a knowledge of the English language. It will not be in accordance with the stipulation in our treaties with the several powers if conferences cannot be held in that language when the time for doing so will have arrived; and, besides, it will also cause inconvenience at interviews. It is, therefore, desirable for us to send suitable persons to your legation to receive instruction in that language. We now request your excellency to make an arrangement for that purpose, and give us your reply in writing.
With respect and esteem, the 18th day of the 5th month of the 2d year of Bunkin, (the 15th June, 1862.)
KUDSE YAMATO NO KAMI.
MIDSUNO IDSUMI NO KAMI.
ITAKURA SUWO NO KAMI.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-eighth
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-eighth .