The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, admits to having caused considerable excitement regarding his introductory essay, "The Custom-House." Having been fired under the umbrella of a minor scandal engendered by the Whig Party, Hawthorne is notably not happy with what he has been through.
His characterization of William Lee, the Permanent Inspector, apparently greatly angered the family. There are not many denizens of the Custom-House that.....
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