HA068/原忠順文庫
原忠順より谷口藍田(たにぐちらんでん:1822-1902)へ宛てた礼状の下書きである。
谷口は、原が鍋島直彬を介して知遇を得た人物で、肥前有田出身。儒学者、漢学者。鹿島藩校弘文館で教鞭をとった。
また、鍋島が県令として沖縄に就任後、谷口も来沖し講演を行ったという。
Title: A letter from Hara Tadayuki to Taniguchi Randen (a draft)
A draft of a thanks letter from Hara Tadayuki to Taniguchi Randen (1822-1902).
Taniguchi was from Hizen arita, Nabeshima Naoyoshi introduced Hara to Taniguchi. He was a Confucian scholar and a classic Chinese scholar.
He taught at a domain school of Kashima clan, Kōbunkan. Besides, it is said that after Nabeshima had been appointed to the Prefectural Governor
of Okinawa, Taniguchi came to Okinawa and gave a lecture.