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He then arrived at Edo Bay again in mainland Japan on 1/14 (Feb 11) with a fleet of seven ships.<ref>The three steamships ''Susquehanna'', ''Powhatan'', and ''Mississippi'', and the sailing ships ''Macedonian'', ''Vandalia'', ''Southampton'', and ''Lexington''. The sailing ships ''Saratoga'' and ''Supply'' arrived later, sailing from [[Shanghai]] to join the fleet at Edo Bay on 2/6 and 2/21 respectively. ''Ishin Shiryô Kôyô'' 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 532, 548, 558.</ref>  
 
He then arrived at Edo Bay again in mainland Japan on 1/14 (Feb 11) with a fleet of seven ships.<ref>The three steamships ''Susquehanna'', ''Powhatan'', and ''Mississippi'', and the sailing ships ''Macedonian'', ''Vandalia'', ''Southampton'', and ''Lexington''. The sailing ships ''Saratoga'' and ''Supply'' arrived later, sailing from [[Shanghai]] to join the fleet at Edo Bay on 2/6 and 2/21 respectively. ''Ishin Shiryô Kôyô'' 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 532, 548, 558.</ref>  
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Perry and his men anchored at Koshiba on 1/16 (Feb 13) and then met with Uraga bugyôsho officials and discussed where the shogunate's formal response to the president's letter would be presented to the commodore. Adams came ashore at Uraga on 1/25 (Feb 22) and met with [[Hayashi Fukusai]] and others at a temporary reception hall.<ref name=edotokyo2/>
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Perry and his men anchored at Koshiba on 1/16 (Feb 13) and then met with Uraga bugyôsho officials and discussed where the shogunate's formal response to the president's letter would be presented to the commodore. Adams came ashore at Uraga on 1/25 (Feb 22) and met with [[Hayashi Fukusai]] and others at a temporary reception hall.<ref name=edotokyo/>
    
Perry and others then came ashore at [[Yokohama]] on 2/10 (March 8) and had their first formal meeting with shogunate officials. On 2/15, Perry gifted the shogunate a number of items including [[telegraph]] equipment, mechanical models, and small boat cannon. The two sides had their second formal meeting on 2/19 (Mar 17) and their third formal meeting the following day, during which shogunate officials presented Perry and his men with a number of lacquerware items and other craft pieces.<ref name=edotokyo/>
 
Perry and others then came ashore at [[Yokohama]] on 2/10 (March 8) and had their first formal meeting with shogunate officials. On 2/15, Perry gifted the shogunate a number of items including [[telegraph]] equipment, mechanical models, and small boat cannon. The two sides had their second formal meeting on 2/19 (Mar 17) and their third formal meeting the following day, during which shogunate officials presented Perry and his men with a number of lacquerware items and other craft pieces.<ref name=edotokyo/>
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