Letter to Setsutarō Hasegawa from his siblings in Japan
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Title
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Letter to Setsutarō Hasegawa from his siblings in Japan
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Subject
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Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
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Immigrants--Australia--History
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Japan--Emigration and immigration
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Japanese letters
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Correspondence
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Category
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1. Settlement
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2. National boundaries
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Current holder
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Immigration Museum Victoria
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Period of reference
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1900 – 1900
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Item number
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HT 22206
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Access rights
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Digitised
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Rights
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Copyright Museums Victoria
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Country of origin
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Japan
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Language
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Japanese
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Description from source
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300 mm (Width), 170 mm (Height)
The letter, which is 170cm long, is written in an old form of Japanese script and is challenging to translate. Long format rice paper letter with several folds. One side is filled with handwritten Japanese text.
Letter from siblings in Japan to Setsutaro Hasegawa, who migrated to Australia from Japan in 1897 at the age of 26.
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Physical format
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Letters
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Related resources
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https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/2115/
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https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/3705/
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https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1406375
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https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/2935