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The Complete Journal of Townsend Harris: First American Consul and Minister to Japan
Excerpt from The Complete Journal of Townsend Harris: First American Consul and Minister to Japan
I shall be the first recognized agent from a civilized power to reside in japan. This forms an epoch in my life and may be the beginning of a new order of things in japan. I hope I may so conduct myself that I may have honorable mention in the histories which will be written on japan and its future destiny.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
I shall be the first recognized agent from a civilized power to reside in japan. This forms an epoch in my life and may be the beginning of a new order of things in japan. I hope I may so conduct myself that I may have honorable mention in the histories which will be written on japan and its future destiny.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
672 pages, Hardcover
First published September 27, 2015
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