Providence Marine Society:

CHARTER, LAWS, &C. OF THE PROVIDENCE MARINE SOCIETY.

Providence: Barnum Field, 1824. 12mo. Contemporary plain wrappers, stitched, 12pp. Rear wrapper with a couple of tears, text lightly foxed, Good+.

Membership is limited to past or current "commanders of vessels," to provide "for their relief in distress, and for the relief of their widows and children." Honorary membership is available to "persons of other professions." The first printing occurred in 1799.
Expulsion is authorized for failure to pay dues, or if the member "shall sink in to a common drunkard, or be guilty of any atrocious vice, or become so contentious as to disturb the peace and harmony of the society."
OCLC 22844084 [2- Yale, Brown] [as of September 2023]. Not in Sabin, Bartlett, Eberstadt, AI, Decker. Item #16716

Price: $350.00