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==Life in Japan==

==Life in Japan==

Harris traveled by way of Siam ([[Thailand]]), after being named consul general in 1855. He negotiated a new commercial treaty there, and arrived at his post, a small seaport near Yokohama, in August 1856. He negotiated a new commercial treaty there, and arrived at his post, a small seaport near Yokohama, in August 1856. Harris advised the [[Japanese]] in their conflicts with other countries when he was named minister resident. After submitting his resignation to President [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1861, he retired to New York City and continued his involvement in the temperance movement and church, civic, and foreign affairs until he died there on February 25, 1878.

Harris traveled by way of Siam ([[Thailand]]), after being named consul general in 1855. He negotiated a new commercial treaty there, and arrived at his post, a small seaport near Yokohama, in August 1856. He negotiated a new commercial treaty there, and arrived at his post, a small seaport near Yokohama, in August 1856. Harris advised the [[Japanese]] in their conflicts with other countries when he was named minister resident. After submitting his resignation to President [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1861, he retired to New York City and continued his involvement in the temperance movement and church, civic, and foreign affairs until he died there on February 25, 1878.

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