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Letter from Roku Yasui to Renichi and Matsuyo Fujimoto

 Digital Record
Identifier: Mss2949_B138F26_001

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 Roku Yasui to Renichi and Matsuyo Fujimoto, dated 22 February. In the letter Roku describes being overjoyed to receive the 20 yen Renichi and Matsuyo sent and notes that he doesn't write many letters and studies hard instead. He apologizes for not having written back since going to school and then reflects on his memories of Renichi talking about taking him and Shu to Chicago or Yellowstone Park. He regrets that Renichi and Matsuyo could not go and hopes that one day, He can show them around the world. He concludes by expressing her gratitude for all they have done for him. The letterhead shows Northwestern University. The letter has been translated into English and modern Japanese.