Correspondence
between Taro Kishi at Terry and his father, K. Kishi |
Address: Mr. K. Kishi Care of - Mr. K. Kobayashi 110 Suwa, Tozuka-Machi |
| Soon
after the creditors foreclosed on the mortgages and notes on the Kishi
Colony, Taro’s father, Kichimatsu Kishi went to Japan to seek funds
to buy back the property. From March 16, 1931 to March 28, 1932,
Taro corresponded with his father in Japan by typed letters and coded
cables. His father replied by terse coded cables. The struggle
to save the colony is described in the history of the Kishi Colony. The
following are links to life at Terry, Texas during this time. Click
to view link.
March
16, 1931 Family
welfare All
letters are signed: The individauls named in the letters, and their relation to Taro, are described below: K. Kishi, Kichimatsu
Kishi, Taro's father |