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Letter from Renichi Fujimoto to Tsuyoshi and Miki Yasui, 28 September 1944

 Digital Record
Identifier: Mss2949_B139F21_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 Renichi Fujimoto to Tsuyoshi and Miki Yasui dated 28 September 1944. In the letter Renichi says he thinks they will go home soon and mentions that people from Seattle are returning and running hotels. He discusses the locations of various family members, including Minoru who is in Denver and likely going through the procedures related to Masuo Yasui's parole. He also checks in about some family and business matters, including asking Tsuyoshi and Miki to tell Mohr that he will think about store rents and get back to him and to send a letter to the War Relocation Authority asking for a copy of the rent. The letter has been translated into English and modern Japanese.