The Papers of Sir Ernest Mason Satow

Sir Ernest Mason Satow (1843���1929) was a legendary British diplomat, whose diplomatic career began from 1862 in Japan during its dramatic transformation from a feudal state to a modern nation, then continued to Thailand, Uruguay, Morocco, Japan again, and lastly China at the turn of the 20th century. This collection consists of Satow���s private, diplomatic and other correspondence, letter books, diaries and papers that cover a period of over 65 years. With the exception of a few drafts among those addressed to Lord Reay, the letters are all originals which appear to have been returned to Sir Ernest Satow after the death of their several recipients.