Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman, Jounin, Daimon, Shiba, Yedo to Mr. Lesley

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Title:
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman, Jounin, Daimon, Shiba, Yedo to Mr. Lesley
Description:
Lyman thanks Mr. Lesley for the reports he sent, and requests that additional copies be forwarded to J. G. H. Godfrey, a colleague and former classmate. He goes on to describe his acceptance of an offer of employment from Japan's Department of the Interior, and compares the officials in charge of his new position to those at the Kaitakushi.
Creator:
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Addressee:
Lesley, J. P. (J. Peter), 1819-1903
Date:
February 11, 1876
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 14 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
Oil fields--Japan
Job offers
Places:
Japan
Extent:
4 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums190-b014-i056
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Place of origin:
Tokyo (Japan)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums190-b014-i056