[Letters and papers of Townsend Harris]. 1855-1890, 1855-1862.

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[Letters and papers of Townsend Harris]. 1855-1890, 1855-1862.

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Letterbook copies of Harris' reports to U.S. Secretaries of State William Marcy and Lewis Cass; details of his negotiations with the Japanese; nearly four hundred letters written to him during his residence in Japan; account sheets; a commonplace book detailing a trip to Formosa; and miscellaneaous documents of appointment.

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City College / CUNY

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City College / CUNY

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Cosenza, Mario Emilio, 1880-1966

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Harris was born Oct. 3, 1804 in Sandy Hill, NY; at age 13 started work at a dry goods store in NYC; joined his father and brother in business importing china; elected as a Democrat to the Board of Education in 1846, where he successfully led the fight for a free college which later became the College of the City of New York; purchased a trading ship, sailed to California, and undertook voyages in the Pacific and Indian Oceans which ended in financial disaster; in 1855 he was appointed US Consul ...