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Documents re dispute over Yokohama foreign residences, 22 July 1874

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 34/11

Scope and Contents

A document printed for the use of the Foreign Office containing copies of items concerning a dispute over the right of the foreign community in Yokohama to land or embark from the sea front of their residences. The document includes a letter from Parkes, Yedo, to Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby, 12 May 1874; a letter from Parkes, Yedo, to Terashima Munenori, 9 May 1874; a letter from Russell Brooke Robertson, Kanagawa, to Parkes, 6 May 1874; a notice issued by Alexander E. Olarovsky (Russian diplomat), Yokohama, 8 May 1874; and a notification issued by a Kanagawa government officer, Kanagawa, 25 April 1870.

Dates

  • Creation: 22 July 1874

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

1 item(s) (1 bifolio)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

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