![Item #16589 Out-Letters of the Continental Marine Committee and Board of Admiralty, August, 1776-September, 1780 [Volume I and Volume II]. Charles Oscar Paullin.](https://mikeslibrary.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/16589.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1766461870)
Out-Letters of the Continental Marine Committee and Board of Admiralty, August, 1776-September, 1780 [Volume I and Volume II]
New York: Printed for the Naval History Society by the De Vinne Press, 1914.
Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Item #16589
Library stamps/marks/labels/pockets, edgeworn with flaking, spines darkened, text tone, wear. Solid hardcovers.; Two of two volumes, complete set. Edition of 500 copies; volume 1 # 220, volume 2 # 84. Vellum spines and corners. Compilation of official correspondence from the Continental Marines, the precursor to the United States Marine Corps. The letters, written by key naval and marine officers and administrators of the Continental Navy between 1775 and 1783, document operational, logistical and strategic aspects including ship maintenance, personnel matters, naval engagements, provisioning, and administrrative concerns, often revealing tensions between military and civilian oversight, supply shortages, and the ingenuity of officers working with limited resources. ; Publications of the Naval History Society; Ex-Library; xxviii, 289; xxii, 327 in 2 v pages.
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