Descriptions of attack on Parkes' party, circa 1868
Scope and Contents
Undated descriptions by members of the British Legation mounted escort of the attack made on Parkes' party by Ichikawa Samuro (Miyeda Shigeru) and Hayashida (Shingaku Misawo) in Kyoto on 23 March 1868, including accounts by Alexander Aberdein, Thomas Cole, Patrick Duffey, Robert Green, Henry Harding, Edmund Hutton, Charles Kingston, Peter Peacock, Henry Reeve and William Wood. The transcript is in Algernon Mitford's hand.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1868
Creator
- From the Fonds: Parkes, Sir Harry Smith, 1828-1885 (Knight, diplomat) (Person)
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Extent
1 item(s) (1 bifolio)
Language of Materials
English
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