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In the summer of 1988 I happened to discover the existence of an address-book entitled “Japanese in Boston : 1871-1876” -kept in the rare book section of the Boston Public Library. Apparently the notebook was kept by Charles Knapp Dillaway, one time Principal of Boston Latin School. Seventy-eight Japanese names are listed, of which four are duplicates due to confusion of family and given names. Of the 74 names, 65 have been so far identified. Actually we find such “big” names as : Dan Takuma, Izawa Shuji, Kaneko Kentaro, Komura Jutaro, Megata Tanetaro, Okabe Nagamoto, Tomita Tetsunosuke, and Yamakawa Kenjiro. Others are less wellknown, but still identifiable. Usually the name is accompanied by his address, together with other information such as his dates of arrival and departure, present whereabouts, and names of his friends. Thus the notebook, herewith textualized for the first time by courtesy of the Trustees or the Boston Public Library, may offer useful information for historians who are interested in the early Japanese who went to Boston and other American cities for study or inspection-in search of new knowledge and technology for new Japan.
