An another biography, entitled “Great Dairy Merchant Tomekichi Maeda” was handed down to Mrs.Atsuko Itoh who is the fourth-generation descendant of Tomekechi. The authors, who have received a copy of this biography and other relevant documents from Mrs Itoh, were interested in the straightforwardness of the text covering the whole of his life, different from those works published as a series. The biography is still in a manuscript state and the authorship and documentation date are unclear. The manuscript is 27.7 centimetres long and 20.7 centimetres broad with seven leafs of paper bound in Japanese style. Maeda’s personal record in this biographywas suspended in the latter part of autumn in 1888. As compared with the previous manuscripts that records had covered until in 1885, Other events that occurred between 1885〜1888 have been incorporated into the Maeda’s record. Although Maeda had a long life for 1840〜1902, records of his life since 1890 have not been clear. In this paper, some new information is provided, especially an account of his circumstances in the latter part of his life.

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