Hawthorne, Nathaniel:

$1,500 · Offered by William Reese Company

[PARTIALLY-PRINTED DOCUMENT, SIGNED BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE AS CONSUL OF THE UNITED STATES AT LIVERPOOL]. A document subscribed to and signed by Hawthorne in his role as consul of the United States at Liverpool, a position he owed to political patronage by Franklin Pierce. The body of the document is executed and signed in several hands, acknowledging the timely arrival of a shipment of hemp on board the Harvest Queen, concluding with Hawthorne's bold signature and seal of office.

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