On March 29, 1865, Hisamoto HIJIKATA, who left Tosa clan without permission, wrote in "Kaiten Jikki" (literally, true record of changing situations), 'Hanjiro NAKAMURA visited me. He has right opinions He insisted on overthrowing the shogunate.'
慶応元年（1865年）3月3日、土佐脱藩の土方久元『回天実記』に「中村半次郎、訪。この人真に正論家。討幕之義を唱る事最烈なり」と見える。