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English: Upon USS Powhatan's arrival in Japan, Commodore Perry transferred his flag to the steam frigate under the command of Capt. Wm. McCluney. Perry used the Powhatan as his base for final negotiations of the treaty with the Japanese Commissioner and staged an elaborate dinner and entertainment for the Japanese delegation.
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Source Perry, M.C. (1856). Narrative of the Expedition to the China Seas and Japan -- 1852-1854, Washington: Beverly Tucker, Senate Printer
Author W. Heine, artist recruited for the Japan Expedition by Commodore M.C. Perry.

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Dinner and "minstrel" entertainment on deck of the USS Powhatan arranged by Capt. Wm. McCluney at the direction of Commodore M.C. Perry.

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