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Jones, William, 1760-1831 Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting a list of all the commissioned officers in the Navy of the United States showing their respective rank and dates of the commissions; also a list of all the midshipmen with the dates of their warrants

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03436.03 Author/Creator: Jones, William, 1760-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: February 21, 1814 Pagination: 1 v. : 29 p. : Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

Printed by Roger C. Weightman. Printed by the order of the United States Senate. Samuel Otis, Secretary of the Senate, states that Jones' list of officers and midshipmen was printed for the use of the Senate following the motion of Jeremiah Mason, Senator from New Hampshire.

Jones, William, 1760-1831
Mason, Jeremiah, 1768-1848
Otis, Samuel Allyne, 1740-1814

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