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Letter from Masuo Yasui to Mantaro Kuga

 Digital Record
Identifier: Mss2949_B139F18_002

Summary

Digitized item from the Yasui Brothers business records, Mss 2949. The item, written in a pre-World War II Japanese script, is a letter from Masuo Yasui to Mantaro Kuga, dated 28 February. In the letter Masuo reflects on the anniversary of the death of his son Kei (also spelled Kay). He writes that the date, 27 February, was also when his and Kuga's families said goodbye to one another. He concludes that the date holds many memories for his family. The letter also includes a discussion of the Kuga family's move back to Japan and an update on Yasui's children. The letter has been translated into English and modern Japanese.