Text: “Dear Mr. Harris. As you notice the letter-head of this paper, I am not Sansho’s man any more. Since Sansho’s tragedy happened, I had to think for my future, that was really hard, especially in Japan. Because human relation in a firm is so complicate than your country. In many times, obligation or human relation bound us so tight and those things keep us in one spot blindly. I felt those with Mr. Ohi, because he hold me in his side very strongly. Mr. Mochizuki have understood my future quite well and gave me an advice to leave Sansho in order to make my sound life. While Sansho was getting weaker day by day and having no hope to recover by himself, Marubeni and several of another firm asked me to join their organizations so I made up my mind to work in Marubeni with opinion of Mr. Morchizuki and Mr. Baird. Besides this, my father in law is a goof friend of Mr. Ichikawa, president of Marubeni. More than this my gather in law’s friendship with Mr. Ichikawa, Marubeni’s good relationship at pressing business with your firm really gave me a determination to join him. So far, I have a position in Import section in Raw Cotton Department. It is only ten days since I had new job, as I can not say this is comfortable or not, but at least people is nice. Here in Japan, we have fresh green leaves season, as you remember your visit of this country about one year ago, personally we, me and my wife, have settled our home. It is small but neat. Your cigarettes case set on a table in the living room, which is decorated by many things I brought from Texas. Speaking for Zuzo, he quit Sansho, too, and joins to his father’s spinning company. He is leaving to Nagoya, where his new company has spinning mills. We have small farewell party in my house tonight. I am sure our conversation will be hope to new life and memory of Galveston life. I hope that you give my best regards to Mrs. Kempner and your father and also all of your relatives. I am very glad to enclose my, our, wedding picture. Yours very truly, Seiichi Miyoshi. P.S. If you could send letters to Mr. S. Ichikawa, president of Marubeni, and Mr. Hozumi, manager of new cotton dept of Marubeni about my introduction or Galveston life with you, I am very appreciate.”
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