2024.99.3: Notes on official letters regarding Iwakura MIssion visit to Britain
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Title
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Notes on official letters regarding Iwakura MIssion visit to Britain
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Date Created
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21st century
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Description
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Three photocopied pages of handwritten notes dated March 3rd 1873 concerning the Iwakura MIssion's visit to Britain. The first page is a translation of 3 pages of a letter signed by B.S Watson Charge' d'Affaires in Japan. Pages 2 and 3 are a translation of a letter signed by Queen Victoria, countersigned by Granville. The letters relate to ambassadors extraordinary and associate ambassadors, including the appointment of Tomomi Iwakura as Ambassador Extraordinary.
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Associated person or organisation
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Iwakura Embassy
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Associated place or event
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Source
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Gift: Barlow, Marcus
