Lowrie, Walter; Franklin, Walter S.; Dickens, Asbury; Forney, John W.; et al. American State Papers. Naval Affairs (4 volumes) Class 6, Vols. 1-4. Documents of the Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States...&c. Washington: Published by Gales and Seation, 1834-1861. First Editions. [11596]
Four large volumes rebound in library buckram, library matter on spines, stamps on the end papers, but no internal library matter. Each volume about 13 x 8 1/2 inches, over 1,000 pages each, with index. Bindings good or better except for vol. i., which has the front board & end papers separated from the book at the title page hinge. Details on each volume below. Good. Hardcover.
The following are some samples of the contents of each volume.
Vol. I. - March 3, 1789 - March 5, 1825. The complete records of the US Navy for this period, including actions during the War of 1812. The rapid increase of the Navy and of the US Marines is documented.
Vol. II. - May 13, 1824 - January 5, 1827. Report of the Secretary of the Navy. Proceedings of Courts-Martial. Correspondence. Increasing the Naval and Marine Forces. Vaccinations.
Vol. III. - January 12, 1827 - March 1, 1831. Report of the Secretary of the Navy. Many individual reports on a wide variety of subjects, from Pensions, Expenses of Recaptured Africans, Exploration of the Pacific Ocean, Establishing a Navy Yard, Naval Register, Accounts and Vouchers, Pay of Officers & Seamen, &c.
Vol. IV. - March 1, 1831 - June 15, 1836. Report of the Secretary of the Navy. Pensions. Preservation of Live Oak Timber. Court of Inquiry. Rules and Regulations. Large folding Chart of Narraganset Bay - complete but with top corner panel torn away, short fold tears (repairable). Folding chart of the Long Island area: A Diagram of the Triangulation of the Survey of the Coast of the United States made in 1817 and 1833 (very good). Naval Exploring Expedition of the Pacific Ocean and South Seas. Naval Register. Military and Naval Defenses.
