Ashikaga Yoshiteru wrote this document, called a gonaisho, to Uesugi Kenshin, an important ally, who in 1559 encamped at Sakamoto, to the east of Kyoto. Yoshiteru inquires about Kenshin’s health, and then states that a messenger, Ōdachi Saemon no suke (Teruuji) would provide Kenshin with information. This letter was sealed by what is called a kirifu. The right side of the paper was cut and used to tie the document. It was then covered in a second sheet of paper, called a kasanegami, which was folded and sealed with a line of ink. Finally another envelope, called a fushi, was used to enclose the document. This letter from Yoshiteru could only be opened by Kenshin, and the double seals ensured that no one else could see the contents of this record. The Uesugi documents are preserved in their original format, and it is rare to see such records in their original form.
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You have been at Sakamoto for quite some time.In the meantime, how has your swelling been?
I am not at ease, and thus have dispatched this .
Harumitsu shall speak to you in further detail.
( ) Ninth month, Twenty-ninth day [Monogram of Ashikaga Yoshiteru]
足利義輝御内書
永々在坂本事候其後
腫物いかゝ候や無心元候為其
左衛門佐遣候委曲晴光可申候也
六月廿九日 (花押)
長尾弾正少弼とのへ