Letter

TERASHIMA MUNENORI, His Imperial Japanese Majesty’s Minister for Foreign Affairs to To His Excellency John A. Bingham , Envoy Extraordinary and, August 23, 1875

Author

TERASHIMA MUNENORI, His Imperial Japanese Majesty’s Minister for Foreign Affairs

Recipient

To His Excellency John A. Bingham , Envoy Extraordinary and

Date

August 23, 1875

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 4 in No. 257.—Translation.]

Mr. Terashima to Mr. Bingham.

Foreign Office, Tokei, the 23d of the 8th month of the 8th year Meiji.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your excellency’s letter under this date in reference to the stoppage, in the village of Hachoji, of Hon. William A. Richardson and Commander Lewis, United States Navy.

In reply, I have to state that the due official notification to the officials of all the provinces is soon to be issued by the government, to prevent a recurrence of such an unfortunate affair as befell your two distinguished countrymen; which steps, it is hoped and deemed, as mentioned in my letter of yesterday, will prove effectual, and satisfy your excellency’s Government in the premises.

With respect and consideration,

TERASHIMA MUNENORI,
His Imperial Japanese Majesty’s Minister for Foreign Affairs.

To His Excellency John A. Bingham, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.