Japan: Copy of president Fillmore's letter to the Emperor of japan.

Japan: Copy of president Fillmore's letter to the Emperor of japan.
Manuscript on mulberry paper, [undated but c.1853], 10 pp (including 2 blanks),8vo, being a true copy in Japanese of the original text of Fillmores Letter to the Emperor, stitched, some light worming affecting text; together with a second manuscript text in Japanese, titled on upper cover, "Daigasshukoku Perry Taitoku Shokan Wakai" [Commodore Perry and the Black Ships], dated Kaei 6 [1853], 14 pp, discussing Perry's arrival in Japan and his demands, signed by 24 nobleman at end, with chops, paper backstrip, stitched, some worming affecting text.

Both these documents are drawn up, by and for, the Japanese Daimyo in their deliberations on the Perry issue in late 1853, the first manuscript, a true copy of Fillmore's text to the Emperor, and the second a text on how the council would deal with the issue, both circulating amongst members of the Daimyo in 1853.