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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 [Shigenobu] and Ito [Hirobumi], 12 December 1870, 2 folios. There is also an envelope addressed to Parkes, labelled 'Mr Lay's manifesto'.

Dates

  • 1870

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Extent

17 folio(s) (17 folios)

1 item(s) (1 bifolio)

1 envelope(s) (1 envelope)

Language of Materials

English