근대 전환기 알렌 문서 정리ㆍ해제 및 DB화

알렌 문서(1888~1923)는 1884~1905년 조선에서 의료선교사, 조선 관원, 미국 외교관으로 활동한 미국인 알렌(Horace N. Allen, 1858~1932)이 1924년 뉴욕공립도서관에 기증한 문서고이다. 이 문서고는 일기와 서신, 메모, 원고를 비롯한 개인 문서와 주한미국공사관 서류를 비롯한 각종 공문서, 지도, 사진, 신문 기사 모두를 포함한다. 또 동시대 서양인들이 남긴 자료 중 양적으로나 질적으로, 또 주제의 다양성 측면에서도 가장 우수한 컬렉션이다.

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알렌이 스티븐스에게 주기 위하여 한국 주요 인물들의 명단을 작성한 건

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자료명알렌이 스티븐스에게 주기 위하여 한국 주요 인물들의 명단을 작성한 건
자료번호R4-L8-07-022b
문서종류기타
생산일자미상
작성자Horace N. Allen
수신자Durham W. Stevens
소장처뉴욕공공도서관
자료문의건양대학교 김현숙 교수
기타2016년도 한국학진흥사업 선정 연구결과임.

해제

주한미국특명전권공사 알렌(Horace N. Allen)이 외교 고문 스티븐스(Durham W. Stevens)를 위하여 만든 생산일자 미상의 기밀 문서이다. 상단의 메모에 따르면 훗날 예일대학의 래드(George T. Ladd)에게 전달되어 『뉴욕 타임스(The New York Times)』에 수록되었다고 한다. 민영환(閔泳煥), 민영휘(閔泳徽), 민영소(閔泳韶), 민병석(閔丙奭), 민영철(閔泳喆), 민종묵(閔種默), 민상호(閔商鎬), 민형식(閔衡植), 민영선(閔泳璇), 민영기(閔泳綺), 민영익(閔泳翊), 민영찬(閔泳瓚), 민영린(閔泳璘), 민병한(閔丙漢), 민경식(閔京植), 민영돈(閔泳敦), 이하영(李夏榮), 이재극(李載克), 이도재(李道宰), 이준용(李埈鎔), 이지용(李址鎔), 이재각(李載覺), 이재완(李載完), 이근택(李根澤), 이근호(李根澔), 이근상(李根湘), 이봉래(李鳳來), 이근명(李根命), 이윤용(李允用), 이완용(李完用), 이유인(李裕寅), 이중하(李重夏), 이용익(李容翊), 이무영(Ye Moo Yong), 이중근(Ye Chong Kun), 이재면(李載冕), 이건하(李乾夏), 이인용(Ye In Yong), 이학균(李學均), 김가진(金嘉鎭), 김성근(金聲根), 김종한(金宗漢), 김규희(金奎熙), 김학진(金鶴鎭), 박정양(朴定陽), 이용태(李容泰), 박제순(朴齊純), 박용화(朴鏞和), 박용규(Park Yong Kiu), 박의병(朴義秉), 박영효(朴泳孝), 윤웅렬(尹雄烈), 윤치호(尹致昊), 윤덕영(尹德榮), 한규설(韓圭卨), 권중현(權重顯), 권중석(權重奭), 권주섭(權朱燮), 강석호(姜錫鎬), 고영희(高永喜), 고희경(高羲敬), 고희성(高羲誠), 하상기(河相驥), 남정규(南廷奎), 서병규(徐丙圭), 서정순(徐正淳), 유찬(劉燦), 엄준원(嚴俊源), 엄주익(嚴柱益), 조병식(趙秉式), 조병호(趙秉鎬), 조동윤(趙東潤), 심상훈(沈相薰), 신기선(申箕善), 신태휴(申泰休), 현양운(玄暘運), 현상건(玄尙建), 현인탁(Hyen In Tak), 정낙용(鄭洛鎔), 이유승(李裕承), 오인탁(Oh In Tak), 유길준(兪吉濬), 장화식(張華植), 장봉환(張鳳煥), 이상필(李相弼), 이승구(李升九), 이계필(李啓弼), 이용관(李容觀), 이근풍(李根豊), 조민희(趙民熙), 민영달(閔泳達), 서상집(徐相集), 박필원(朴弼遠), 여병현(呂炳鉉), 노병선(盧炳善), 김윤식(金允植), 홍종우(洪鍾宇) 등 97명의 신상과 간단한 인물평이 기록되어 있다.(이혜영)

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I prepared this confidentially for D. W. Stevens for his own enlightenment.
It later got to Prof. Ladd of Yale and was published in N. Y. Times

WHO’S WHO IN KOREA

閔泳煥
Min Yong Whan. Formerly known as the Good Min, latterly somewhat disappointing. Good intentions but feeble and vacillating. Ostensibly the present head of the Min clan.
閔泳徽
Min Yong Whe. Formerly Min Yong Chun. In 1886 a poor man. Went to Japan as Minister. Returned and became Home Minister. Was the greatest squeezer up to that time. He became very rich and controlled the King. He induced the Chinese to bring troops to quell the TongHak rebellion in 1884.
閔泳韶
Min Yong Soh. Has great weight with the Min clan. Rather mature and conservative. Told the American Minister to mind his own business, when the latter told him that present courses would lead to war between Japan and Russia in 1903.
閔丙奭
Min Pyung Suk. A rather proud and rich member of Min clan. A notorious squeezer and one whose services may always be had for a price. Absolutely unreliable and incapable of patriotic impulses.
閔泳喆
Min Yong Chull. A contemptible but rich member of the Mins. A most detestable oppressor of the people, as recently shown in Pengyang. Incapable of good impulses apparently.
閔種默
Min Chong Mook. Not of the Min clan. Foreign Minister repeatedly. Very deficient in intelligence, but says little and looks wise. Too feeble to be dishonest. An easy tool for anyone who cares to use him. Present chief of the Ceremonial Bureau.
閔商鎬
Min Sang Ho. Foreign educated (by Admiral Ammen). Bright, studious, timid. Director of Posts and Telegraphs. Nothing against him of any consequence.
閔衡植
Min Hyung Sik. Son of the great Min Yong Chun (Min Yong Whe). A very studious upright young man, who seems to have profited by his father’s mistakes. Has learned some English. Has been Gov. of provinces. There ought to be good in this man if it could be developed.
閔泳璇
Min Yong Son. Brother of the adopted brother of the late Crown Princess (Min Yong In). Came under the influence of Sands. Has inclination to dabble in foreign things. Now Gov. Kyungsang.
閔泳綺
Min Yong Key. Minister Finance. His strength is possibly in his beard. Nothing very bad or very good to his credit.
閔泳翊
Min Yong Ik. The greatest of the Mins Brother of the late Crown Princess by birth. Was a really strong man but fled from Korea after emeute of ’84. Now lives in Shanghai and is most dissolute. His life was saved by Dr. Allen.
閔泳瓚
Younger brother of Min Yong Whan. Now Minister to France. Very quiet, studious, gentlemanly. Learned French and English. Was pro-American till he fell under French influence. Feeble but with good impulses.
閔泳璘
Min Yong Nin. Vice Prest Ceremony. Brother of Min Yong Son. Has a better reputation than latter.
閔丙漢
Min Pyung Han. Pretty tough. Friend of Pak the Liar.
閔京植
Min Kyung Sik. Rather pleasing young fellow of doubtful stability. Has been for a visit to America. Was Gov. Seoul.
閔泳敦
Min Yong Ton. Formerly Minister to London. Rather obscure.
李夏榮
Ye Ha Yong. Minister for Foreign Affairs. Has exalted idea of his diplomatic ability. Means well. Sometimes unexpectedly stubborn, again as unexpectedly yielding. Good impulses, easily influenced.
李載克
Ye Chai Kook. Apparently a good man, somewhat easily influenced.
李道宰
Ye Toh Chai. A red-hot conservative. Has opinions. Very anti-Japanese. Has a record of country office holding without squeeze. Very stubborn. Tries to do right, but came under the influence of Ye Yong Ik. Twice Minister for Foreign Affairs.
李埈鎔
Ye Chun Yong. Nephew of the Emperor. Now in Japan. “The man who would be King.” A large beefy man who has great capabilities in the line of brutality. May have improved abroad.
李址鎔
Ye Chi Yong. Father was Emperor’s cousin. Very feeble. Signed the protocol of Feb 23 1904. When Minister for Foreign Affairs. Has been special ambassador to Japan.
李載覺
Ye Chai Kak. Envoy to Japan for Moukden. Emperor’s cousin.
李載完
Ye Chai Wan, Emperor’s cousin. Seems to be a good man. Has his own ideas.
李根澤
Ye Kun Tak. Well known as the enemy of Ye Yong Ik. Has many of the latter’s qualities but is a gentleman by birth rather than a coolie.
李根澔
Ye Kun Ho. Brother of the above, but not so decent.
李根湘
Ye Kun Sang. Younger brother of the last two. A good man who wishes to do what is right. Needs a strong friend. Might be made a useful man.
李鳳來
Ye Pong Nai. A slippery self-made man. Emperor’s private treasurer. Vice Minister of Interior for many years. Rose through influence of his cousin, Ye Cha Yun. But not loyal to latter’s memory. Cannot be influenced much except through fear of favor.
李根命
Ye Kun Myung. Prime Minister before Chyo Pyung Sik. An official of the old school. Pretty strong minded.
李允用
Ye Yun Yong. Long Minister of War. One of the high class nobles American in affiliations. Sometimes rather severe. Has pretty good judgement. Might be made a useful man. Large influence.
李完用
Ye Wan Yong. Charge d’Affaires in Washington. Brother of Ye Yun Yong, by adoption. Shares with Pak Chai Soon the reputation of being the best Foreign Minister in the past 20 years. Has most excellent judgement and courage. Refused to sign agreement for 158 Russian officers. Was dismissed at instigation of Russians. Surprised friends by squeezing thereafter when Gov. Would not divy with Emperor and fell into disfavor.
李裕寅
Ye Yu In. Fortune teller by profession. Rose to be Minister War. Abominably cruel. Killed An Kyung Soo, who came from Japan for trial, with Ministers Kato’s promise of safety. Altogether bad.
李重夏
Ye Chong Ha. Gov. Pengyang. A weak, abominable man, who has done well at Pengyang because kept in check by Japanese. A tool of Ye Yong Ik. Would be a scoundrel if the opportunity offered.
李容翊
Ye Yong Ik. A self-made man who might better have let out the job. Has courage and is unmercifully cruel and oppressive. Is the most ignorant official in high office during the past 20 years.
李懋榮
Ye Moo Yong. Late interpreter of the American Legation, now Kamni of Fusan. Good but feeble. Knows English.
李鐘健
Ye Chong Kun. Former War Minister. Related to Ye Pom Chin, the Minister who will not return from Russia. Keeps the latter posted. Helped to save the Queen in ’84.
李載冕
Ye Chai Myen. Brother of the Emperor. Was Minister of the Household after murder of Queen. Father of Ye Chong Yang, “The Man who would be king.” Has aspirations. Did not make a very good reputation.
李乾夏
Ye Kun Ha. Related to Emperor. Home Minister. Great dealer in offices.
李寅榮
Ye In Yong. Former French Interpreter. Chief support of the Catholics. A genuine Jesuit. Altogether bad.
李學均
Ye Hak Kiun. A bright military man. Did well and always kept out of trouble until he got scared and took refuge at Sontag’s with Hyen Sang Kun, and was suspected and had to flee to China where he was injured by a fall from his horse and became an opium fiend. He might have been a useful man.
金嘉鎭
Kim Ka Chin. One time Minister to Japan. Speaks Japanese. Had good prospects and a good reputation in the 80’s. Became very corrupt and is now generally despised by all classes. No good.
金聲根
Kim Sung Kun. Former Minister Finance. A famous writer of Chinese. Nothing particularly bad to his credit.
金宗漢
Kim Chong Han. For excessive extortion and irregularities while Gov. of Ham Heung, was imprisoned for three years.
金奎熙
Kim Kiu Hui. Began as interpreter at Dr. Allen’s hospital. Then interpreter British Legation and afterwards for Brown. Was banished at time of Brown’s trouble. Was Gov. Seoul. Nothing much to said to his credit.
金鶴鎭
Kim Hak Chin. Anti-Japanese Memorialist. Was confined at Japanese Headquarters with Chai I Kvung.
朴定陽
Pak Chung Yang. Minister to Washington. Prime Minister. Old and Conservative, but very intelligent and altogether good. Not a bad thing can be said of him. A gentleman, a scholar and the most upright man known in Korea during the past 20 years.
李容泰
Ye Yong Tai. Once prevented by American Minister from going to Washington as Minister, because of his evil reputation. A past master in graft. Not to be relied upon. Recently Minister of Interior.
朴齊純
Pak Chai Soon. A strong, honorable, good man. Has good ideas. Thinks things out. Very determined and courageous. Was a fine Foreign Minister. Minister to China. Speaks Chinese. Rather conservative.
朴鏞和
Pak Yong Wha. Vice Minister Household. Pleasing and a good friend of himself.
朴鎔奎
Pak Yong Kiu. Once secretary to Washington. In charge of Worlds Fair exhibit. Has intelligence and courage. Bears watching but may be useful.
朴義秉
Pak we Pyung. Governor of Seoul. A sycophant, friendly to the Japanese at present.
朴泳孝
Pak Yong Hio. A refugee in Japan. Exerted great influence here after the 1894 war when brought back by Japan. Hated by the Emperor.
尹雄烈
Yun Ung Yul. Father of Yun Chi Ho. Always manages to come out on top. Inoffensive and useful.
尹致昊
Yun Chi Ho. Educated in America. A consistent Christian. Almost honorable man. A Patriot. Intelligent and well posted. Timid and somewhat pessimistic.
尹德榮
Yun Tuk Yong. A refugee once at American Legation. Son of former Prime Minister. A young man of good parts who ought to grow up to be most useful official.
韓圭卨
Han Kiu Sul. An official of great influence in former times. Now in retirement. Means well. Has American sympathies. Rather feeble. Might be made a useful influence.
權重顯
Kwon Chung Hyun. Formerly Kwan Chai Hyun. Once acting Minister in Tokio. Manages to keep on top. Not trusted by Koreans. Supposed to have Japanese sympathies at present. Intelligent and useful under careful supervision.
權重奭
Kwan Chung Suk. Not much to his good. Head of Imperial Police. Leader of Buddhist societies.
權朱燮
Kwon You Sup. Late interpreter of American Legation. Dismissed for outrageous fraud and stealing. May not appear again as he has gone to Mexico.
姜錫鎬
Kang Suk Ho. Chief Eunuch. A man of considerable intelligence. Good when under good influences. A really strong man for one of his class. Very much depended upon by the Emperor. He has been much scared by Japanese from time to time. Should be a useful influence under proper direction.
高永喜
Koh Yung Hui. Once Minister to Japan. A man of intelligence.
高羲敬
Koh Hui Kyung. Elder son of above. Expert English scholar. Has a good reputation. Somewhat easily influenced.
高羲誠
Koh Hui Sung. Brother of above. Bright but tricky and bent on graft.
河相驥
Hah Sang Kui. Former Kamni of Chemulpo. Speaks Japanese. Very intimate with Emperor. Intelligent, close mouthed, intentions apparently good, subject to Korean ideas.
南廷奎
Nam Chung Kiu. A palace interpreter, once interpreter to U. S. Legation. A most trusty Korean. Loyal to his friends. Loyal to the Emperor. Intelligent. Slow but absolutely reliable. Might be a most useful mam. Has Emperor’s confidence from years of tried usefulness.
徐丙圭
Soh Pyung Qu (Q. B. Suhr). An example of the folly of a foreign education. Well educated in America, but a good deal of a visionary. Might be made a useful man with strict oversight.
徐正淳
Soh Chung Sun. An old man of good reputation, once Gov. of Ham Heung.
劉燦
You Chan. Kamni of Chemulpo. A Japanese on the outside. Inside a spy for the Emperor.
嚴俊源
Om Chong Won. A low class man raised to generals rank and high office by his sister’s elevation ― Lady Om. Seems to have good intentions.
嚴柱益
Om Chu Ik. Another brother of Lady Om. Reputation not so good as that of Om Chong Won.
趙秉式
Chyo Pyung Sik. An old man of remarkable history. Has been on all sides of the political fence. Is good at times and apparently a patriot, then he will turn up quite the opposite. Has ideas and courage. Very feeble with age. A true Korean however. Not much under foreign influence.
趙秉鎬
Chyo Pyung Hyo. Recently Prime Minister. Enemy of his relative Cho Pyung Sik. Tried to change everything while Prime Minister. Evidently has ideas of his own and courage. Old style.
趙東潤
Chyo Tung Yun. Of the General Staff. Rich. Queen before the last was his Aunt. While she lived he had much power. Seems to be an impressive sort of man that would be noticed in a gathering.
沈相薰
Sim Sang Hun. Ex-everything. A vigorous man, with astonishing lapses from the straight course he seems to have started upon. He is probably a little uncertain just where he stands on any important question. Has courage.
申箕善
Sin Key Son. A noted Confucianist. Wrote a book against all foreigners. Rather an agreeable surprise because of his strong ideas and courage of his convictions.
申泰休
Sin Tai Hu. Chief Commissioner of Police. Nothing much against him for a Korean. Seems to be trying to do well.
玄暘運
Hyen Yang Woon. A more despicable man than Ye Yong Ik. He got his concubine into the palace and slandered Kokubo and Marquis Ito in order to pull himself up. A low down pimp and a man of no attainments and no character. Utterly despised by Koreans. Now in Japan. Got much money from the Emperor for his woman to use in Tokio to counteract Japanese Legation.
玄尙建
Hyen Sang Kiun. The butterfly, who after a mysterious trip to Russia returned and was the chief tool of Pavloff in persuading the Emperor to hold fast in his faith in Russia. He and Ye Yong Ik. were Pavloff’s great support. Now a refugee in Shanghai.
玄興澤
Hyen In Tak. A good fellow, who was the Emperor’s private treasurer before Ye Yong Ik. A great friend of the late Greathouse. Has good ideas and courage. Educated his son in America. Made a good reputation as a country official. Speaks some Japanese.
鄭洛鎔
Chung Nak Yong. A prominent man 20 years ago. The worst old numbskull however that every got into high office in Seoul. He would steal the coppers off etc etc. Now well shelved.
李裕承
Ye You Seung. A high official of the conservative class. Highly esteemed by the people for his uprightness and manhood. Said to be too just to hold office.
吳仁鐸
Oh In Tak. Once interpreter at the American Legation, afterwards at the palace. Always springing up in some unforseen place. Absolutely unreliable and bent on graft.
兪吉濬
You Kill Chun, Called in 1894 “You Kill Queen.” Now a refugee in Japan. Got the Japanese Legation under his influence after the war and was the Korean probably most responsible for the murder of the Queen. A most despicable fellow.
張華植
Chang Wha Sik. Once Governor of Seoul. Likely to come up again. About as poor a Governor as Seoul ever had, except that he is the abject tool of the Emperor, when occasion occurs.
張鳳煥
Chang Pong Whan. (Charng Bong Whan) Once secretary at Washington. A most despicable cuss. Now a military officer. Was judge under Law Minister Ye Yu In (Fortune Teller) and sentenced An Kyung Soo at 4 P. M. one Sunday and had him all hung and dead by 6 P. M. Went to the American Legation next morning for protection and was kicked out. Son of the one just above.
李相弼
Ye Sang Pil, Son of the late Ye Cha Yun. A most clean and high minded young man, now at St. John’s School, N. Y. He ought to be a useful official in time. About the cleanest and most upright young Korean known to foreigners.
李升九
Ye Sung Ku. Son of Ye Wan Yong. Educated in America. Secretary of Legation in Washington. Clever but foxy.
李啓弼
Ye Kay Pil. (E. K. Field) educated in Amerca. Quite a failure. Long time vice Gov/ Seoul.
李容觀
Ye Yong Kwan. Friend of Ye Yong Ik. Now Gov/ North Pengyang.
李根豊
Ye Keum Poong. Recently Gov/ North Pengyang. Made a good record during the war. Manager American Mines found him to be just and not after graft. He was replaced to give position to a man named by Ye Yong Ik: Ye Yong Kwan.
趙民熙 Cho Min Hui
Chyo Min Hui. Recently Minister to Washington. Now Minister to Japan. A good man.
閔泳達 Min Yong Tal
Min Yong Tahl. Now in retirement. Once a prominent Min. Had intercourse with the wife of Min Yong Ik, his relative who, is now in Shanghai. This incensed his clan so that he was forced to retire to the country, where the woman lives near him.
徐相集 Soh Sang Chip
Soh Sang Chip. For many years associated with Mr. Townsend in business. Became the principal Korean merchant engaged in foreign business. Was ruined by Ye Yong Ik who tried to squeeze Yen 200,000 out of him on a rice deal. He went to Shanghai and set up in business there. He is a good and intelligent man.
朴弼遠 Pak Pil Won
Pak Pil Won. (Has had numerous names recently) Well known as PAK THE LIAR. Is the Korean Munchausen. Can tell all about everything whether he has heard of it or not. Recently enriched himself by connection with Min Yong Chull’s Poong Bo mining scheme. Always bobbing up in unexpected places. Utterly deficient in anything like moral sense or character.
呂炳鉉 Yuh Pyung Hyun
Yuh Pyung Hyun. American Legation interpreter. A Good man.
盧炳善 Noh Pyung Sun
Noh Pyung Sun. Assistant Interpreter American Legation. A very bright young man, of honest studious ways, who will probably rise.
金允植 Kim Yun Sik
Kim Yun Sik. Many times Foreign Minister. A kindly little old man who has usually been on the fence and therefore stayed on top. He unfortunately did not get down off the fence in time in ’94-5 and was caught in office when the Queen was murdered, for that he was banished to Quelpart and is still there. He may turn up again.
洪鍾宇 Hong Chong Woo
Hong Chong Woo. Man who murdered Kim Ok Kiun in Shanghai in 1894. He was rewarded for this with office. Is constantly cropping up.