[Welles, Gideon]:

REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ADMISSION OF CANDIDATES INTO THE NAVAL ACADEMY.

[Washington: 1861-1869]. 4pp, disbound, light spotting. Else Very Good.

A Jacksonian Democrat from Connecticut, Welles was Lincoln's choice as Secretary of the Navy, a position he retained until the close of Andrew Johnson's Administration in early 1869. The regulations govern appointment procedures; candidates' age, height, and other physical requirements; provisions with which each midshipman must furnish himself; sharing with room-mates ["one slop-bucket"]; and other rules.
OCLC locates two copies under two accession numbers, one at the National Library of France, the other at the New York Historical Society [as of September 2012]. Item #29369

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