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Okuma, Shigenobu, 1838-1922 (statesman)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1838 - 1922

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Letters and papers re Horatio Lay, 1870

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 16/2
Scope and Contents A letter from Joseph Russell, Yokohama, to Parkes, 12 December 1870, 1 bifolio, enclosing press copies of a protest made by Horatio Nelson Lay against an edict of the Japanese government of 29 June 1870, dated 8 October 1870, 4 folios; a letter from Lay, London, to the Directors of the Oriental Bank Corporation, 8 October 1870, 6 folios; a letter from Charles James Fife Stuart, London, to Lay, 21 October 1870, 5 folios; and a letter from Russell, Yokohama, to Date [Munenari], Okuma...
Dates: 1870
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
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Notes on treaty revision, circa 1882

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 33/49
Scope and Contents

'Inouye. March 3': notes in Parkes' hand of a conversation with Inoue Kaoru concerning the preliminary conference on treaty revision, affairs of the Japanese Government, and relations with Loochoo (Ryukyu Islands) and Korea, including reference to Okuma Shigenobu, undated (possibly c. March 1882).

Dates: circa 1882
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.

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