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46,149 lettersNo. 7. Mr. Portman to Messrs. Baring Brothers & Co. Legation of the United States in Japan, Yokohama, May 29, 1866. Gentlemen: I transmit herewith the firsts of six sets…
No. 5. Mr. Morrison to Mr. Portman. Central Bank of Western India, Yokohama, Japan, May 29, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of yesterday’s…
No. 4. Mr. Portman to Mr. Morrison. Legation of the United States in Japan, Yokohama, May 28, 1866. Sir: I transmit herewith a letter addressed by me to J. Robertson,…
No. 3. Mr. Portman to Mr. Robertson. Legation of the United States in Japan, Yokohama, May 28, 1866. Sir: With reference to the letter addressed to you by the representatives…
No. 2. [Untitled] Yokohama, May 26, 1866. Sir: With reference to Mr. Rickard’s letter of the 8th of January last to the address of the representatives of Great Britain, France,…
No. 1. Mr. Robertson to Mr. Portman. Oriental Bank Corporation, Yokohama, May 16, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the sum of five hundred thousand dollars—say…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward. No. 23.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yokohama, May 29, 1866. Sir: On the 26th instant I received a letter, of which I…
No. 2. [Translation.] Although it has been publicly made known that the people of the provinces of our Daimios shall be allowed to trade freely at the opened ports, we…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward. No. 19.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, April 22, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, No. 1, translation of…
No. 2. [Untitled] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, April 16, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, No. 45, of the…
No. 1. Mr. Parkes to Mr. Portman. Yokohama, April 14, 1866. Sir: I have had the satisfaction of receiving by the mail which arrived on the evening of the 12th…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward. No. 15.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, April 16, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, No. 1, copy of…
[Memorandum.] The undersigned, representatives of Great Britain. France, the United States, and the Netherlands, hereby acknowledge to have received from the government of the Tycoon the sum of five hundred…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward. No. 14 bis.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, April 14, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, No. 7, copy…
[Memorandum.] The undersigned, representatives of Great Britain, France, the United States of America, and the Netherlands, having considered the communications that have passed between their respective governments, at London, Paris,…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward. No. 13.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, April 11, 1866. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, No. 1, copy of…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward. No. 10.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yokohama, March 20, 1866. Sir: While temporarily residing at this place, for the purpose of daily…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Portman. No. 13.] Department of State, Washington, February 20, 1866. Sir: Your two despatches, No. 65 and 66, dated the 18th and 30th of November, 1865,…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward. No. 7.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yokohama, February 15, 1866. Sir: The object of the mission of Matsudaira Hoki no Kami, referred…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Portman. No. 11.] Department of State, Washington, February 10, 1866. Sir: Herewith I enclose for your information, a copy of a note of the 7th instant,…