The Hawthorn Enigma

(The Hawthorn Mystery) In the Custom House of Salem (MA), Nathanial Hawthorn worked during on his book, "The Scarlet Letter" between, 1849-1850; during this period, he signed everything in red. Over the following months, while writing his novel, he wrote an enigma, perhaps because he was frustrated with the Custom House people whom he would call lazy in his 2nd edition, to the book, "The Scarlet Letter," which was published 30-days later, in a block of 2500-books, the same amount of the 1st edition.

He hid it in a leather bag under the wooden floor of the Custom House, wondering who would find it. But no one did, but in 1957, it showed up, and on the title page of this puzzle of sorts, or conundrum, he wrote "To the finder of this leather pouch, I leave this enigma (for what it is worth, and perhaps to the finder it could be of some value), for I am bored with the people at the Custom House, as lazy as they are, I find it appalling. Should you put the Pieces of this puzzle, you know how I feel. "

Well, according to the paper (both rolled up) the riddle on it. It was found in 1957, and shortly after was missing again.

E 'was found in January 2007, deep in the vaults of the' University of Minnesota. How did you get involved yet, but I was lucky, they get on microfiche. We will leave all the details of this acquisition, this letter known as possible, and get rightdown to the official writing; this is how I found the Hawthorn Mystery:

The Enigma

If you find this leather pouch

And untie its leather knot

(that once belonged to me)

What would be unlocked?

(NH)

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