In November, he mediated the purchase of an indigo (dye) ball by Shoichiro SHIRAISHI of Satsuma, who was perplexed about high price of an indigo ball, after that, Shiraishi residence became one of the bases for Satsuma-jin (Satsuma citizens).
11月、藍玉の高値に困っていた下関の白石正一郎に薩摩の藍玉_(染料)購入の斡旋をし、以後、白石宅は薩摩人の活動拠点の一つになった。