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46,149 lettersNo. 1. I have to inform you that, having learned that foreign ships are trading clandestinely at Simonoseki, in the province of Nagato, two ships-of-war, the Shokoku and the Kokurio,…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward No. 47.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, August 6, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, No. 1, translation of…
No. 1. Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, July 8, 1865. I have to request your excellency to communicate to me the rank and names of the officers…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward No. 44.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, July 24, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to transmit, No. 1, copy of a…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward No. 40.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, July 5, 1865. Sir: Late in the evening of the 3d instant, the day of…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward No. 36.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, June 24, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, No. 1, copy of…
No. 2. Mr. Portman to Mr. Winchester Legation of the United States in Japan, June 20, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the reception of your letter of…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward No. 35.] Legation of the United States, Yedo, June 20, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to transmit, herewith, No. 1, copy of a letter…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward No. 33.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, June 10, 1865. Sir: As soon as intelligence was received here that the President had…
The Gorogio to Mr. Portman A. L. C. Portman, Esq., Chargé d’Affaires of the United States of America, &c., &c., &c.: We have to inform you that to-morrow, the 16th…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward No. 32.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Yedo, June 9, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, No. 1, translation of…
Mr. Portman to Mr. Seward No. 27.] Legation Of The United States In Japan, Kanagawa, May 16, 1865. Sir: It has been officially announced to me that, at an early…
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 21.] Legation Of The United States In Japan, Kanagawa, April 28, 1865. Sir: It has long been my opinion, as you are aware, that…
No. 3. Mr. Prnyn to the Gorogio Legation Of The United States In Japan, Kanagawa, April 17, 1865. In continuation of my letter No. 36, in relation to your excellencies’…
No. 2. Mr. Pruyn to the Gorogio Legation of the United States in Japan, Kanagawa, April 8, 1865. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your excellencies’ letter…
[No. 1.—Translation.] In order to arrange the difficulty caused by the hostile acts of Mori Daizen against the ships of various powers, an agreement was entered into by us with…
Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward No. 16.] Legation of the United States in Japan, Kanagawa, April 24, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to enclose a copy of a letter…
No. 5. [Note verbale.—Translation.] Legation of France in Japan. The undersigned has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the joint letter, dated the 11th March, addressed to him by…
No. 4. Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Winchester and Mr. Van Polsbroek Legation of the United States in Japan, Kanagawa, March 14, 1865. Gentlemen: I have the honor to acknowledge the…
No. 3. Memorandum. The rumors which now prevail with respect to the existence of an extensive design for the purchase of the raw silk and silk-worms’ eggs of Japan, and…