HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. Autograph Letter Signed, "Nat'l Hawthorne," to the Collector of the Port...

HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. Autograph Letter Signed, "Nat'l Hawthorne," to the Collector of the Port of New York [Heman J. Redfield], sending the certificate registry of the SS Ericsson [not present]. 1 page, 4to, with integral blank, pale blue paper; slight marginal discoloration from prior matting, folds, clerk's note written at lower edge recto. Liverpool, 2 January 1856

Estimate $600 - 900

The steamship Ericsson served as a transport in the fleet under the command of Samuel F. DuPont during the Battle of Port Royal, November 1861.

Price Realized (with Buyer's Premium) $1,375