The Presentation of a Samurai Sword to the Town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts

Name/Title

The Presentation of a Samurai Sword to the Town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts

Entry/Object ID

0400.1.547

Description

Two copies of this booklet that describes the story of Manjiro Nakahama and the ceremony of the presentation of the sword. One copy has handwritten notes by Mrs. Charles Hamlin which describes how the Viscount who presented the sword to the town was killed in an air raid during the war. A newspaper account of the ceremony is pasted in the back cover.. Published by the Millicent Library

Collection

Library: Local History (LH)

Acquisition

Accession

0400.1

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Booklet

Publication Details

Date Published

1918 - 1918

Notes

Date: 07/04/1918

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Manjiro Nakahama

Created By

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Create Date

December 14, 2017

Updated By

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Update Date

June 16, 2021