Journal of trip to Formosa with the Chinese Commission, for the purpose of transferring officially that Island to the Japanese [manuscript], 1895.

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Journal of trip to Formosa with the Chinese Commission, for the purpose of transferring officially that Island to the Japanese [manuscript], 1895.

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Henderson's journal describes John W. Foster's work as a member of the Chinese Commission transferring Formosa to the Japanese according to the terms of the Treaty of Shimonoseki ending the Sino-Japanese War. Topics include Viceroy Li Hung-chang, his son Li Ching-fong who led the Commission, the "Black Flags" who were determined to prevent cession, U.S. Consul General Thomas R. Jernigan, Shanghai, Japanese Admiral Kabayama, and the eventual transfer agreement.

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Li, Ching-fong, fl. 1895.

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Jernigan, Thomas R.

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Kabayama, Admiral, fl. 1895.

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Foster, John Watson, 1836-1917

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Military man, journalist, and diplomat. Served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico, 1873-1880; to Russia, 1880-1881; and to Spain, 1883-1885. Served as U.S. secretary of state, 1892-1893. From the description of Letter : United States Legation, Mexico, to A. Langdon, Washington, D.C., 1880 Feb. 7. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57210087 Epithet: US Minister in St Petersburg British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/8...

Li, Hongzhang, 1823-1901

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Henderson, J. B. (John Brooks), 1870-1923

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John Brooks Henderson, Jr. (1870-1923), the son of John Brooks and Mary Foote Henderson, graduated from Harvard University in 1891 and Columbian Law School (now George Washington University) in 1893. From 1896-1897, Henderson was secretary to John W. Foster, a diplomatic advisor to the Chinese government. In 1897, he traveled with General Nelson A. Miles on a tour of Europe and the Ottoman Empire as a civilian observer of the armies of the great European powers. He was appointed a citizen member...