MLA

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Commission for the Herald, signed by President John Adams and Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. 1800 Jan 22. https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2064603.

APA, 6th edition

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. (1800 Jan 22)[Commission for the Herald, signed by President John Adams and Secretary of State Timothy Pickering]. https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2064603.