LETTER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY Communicating the Proceedings of a Court-Martial On Commodore Thomas AP Catesby Jones, and Certain Correspondence Between the Secretary of the Navy and Commodore Jones. February 24, 1851. 31st Congress, 2d session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 45.
Washington, DC: Printed at the Union Office, 1851, 1851.
Hardcover. Very good. Item #55634
Octavo. 9.25 x 5.75". 400pp. Bound up in modern blue cloth with gilt title. (new endpapers). Occasional light foxing.
A facinating glimpse into the workings of military justice. Ap Catesby Jones, best known for his illegal seizure of Monterey in 1842, was tried for a variety offenses arising from command of naval forces off California coast during the Mexican War: Conversion of government funds for personal use, attempted fraud, scandalous conduct, the malicious prosecution of an officer under his command, and the execution of two seamen under his command prior to confirmation of the death sentences by the President.
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