Charles William Le Gendre Papers 1866-1893 (bulk 1866-1875 and 1891-1892)

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Charles William Le Gendre Papers, 1866-1893, (bulk 1866-1875 and 1891-1892)

Charles William Le Gendre Papers 1866-1893 (bulk 1866-1875 and 1891-1892)

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Army officer and diplomat. Correspondence, memoranda, dispatches, reports, Chinese and Japanese documents, and other papers relating chiefly to Le Gendre's service as American consul at Amoy, China, 1866-1872; as advisor in the Japanese government and in a diplomatic post representing Japan in Taiwan, 1872-1875; and as advisor in the Korean government, 1890-1899. Includes Le Gendre's journal, with drawings and photographs, in which he recounts his travels among aborigines in Taiwan.

1,800 items; 14 containers plus 2 oversize; 6 linear feet

eng,

fre,

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division