Description
Original Certificate [Diplome], signed, appointing John Hawkins to be a Vice President of the Society. Together with a two page printed account of the Society, its constitution and officers. Lithographed certificate with manuscript insertions, pictorial heading showing France welcoming different races. With tears, edges and centre fold a little ragged. 12 x 17 inches, red wax seal. Paris, 12 March 1844. This is the appointment of an English honorary Vice-President to the French Society (founded in 1842 with international support) to assist foreigners and exiles in France.