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Appointment of Nathaniel Hawthorne as surveyor for the district of Salem and Beverly and inspector of the revenue for the port of Salem, Massachusetts :

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Description
Signed by President James K. Polk and Robert John Walker, Secretary of the Treasury. Printed form, filled in; with seal.
Type
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Production date
1846 April 3.
Call number
mssHM 11044
Creator
United States(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from William K. Bixby, 1918.
Restrictions
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Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Dimensions
13 x 17 cm
Associated people
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, (1804-1864.)
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