Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, March 5, 1855. In fine condition. President Pierce directs the Secretary of State to "affix the Seal of the United States to the certification of the Consular Convention between the United States and the Netherlands, of the 22d of January last." Crisply signed at the conclusion by Franklin Pierce. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. The referenced convention, which regulated the rights, duties, and privileges of U.S. and Dutch consuls in the Netherlands and the United States respectively, was signed at The Hague on January 22, 1855.
