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1895 (Apr 15)[15.4.28] Plain envelope together with letter & hand drawn sketch map of Darien Bay + Lyuishung (Port Arthur) + Canon enplacements at Fort together with description of canons between Dairen & Lyuishung(Port Arthur) plus content in letter “The rumours of signing the Treaty plus todays visit to Darien of Major General Yamazawa” item addressed to Kyoto Prefecture from Umegoro Tani, 2nd Company 4th Artillery Batt., 4th Division aboard Totomi Maru Chartered Ship at Lyuishung (Port Arthur) carried by hand to Japanese Port of Acamagasek (Shimonoseki) with 25th Anniv of Royal marraige 2 sen affixed & cancelled vernacular Acamagasek [31 Apr] cds with alongside vernacular arrival cds…..A fine descriptive & illustrated first hand account of military fortifications etc from this war with mail carried outside of the Field Post system