(FLORIDA) The Constitution of the Navy Club at Key West

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(FLORIDA.) The Constitution of the Navy Club at Key West. 7 printed pages. 12mo, original printed wrappers, disbound, minor wear; minimal wear to contents. Key West, FL, 1865

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The Navy Club of Key West was founded in 1863 by Union naval officers from the East Gulf Blockading Squadron who "discovered the necessity of suitable Reading and Refreshment Rooms for their accommodation on shore." This pamphlet includes lists of club officers and 78 members, in addition to the constitution. Prominent names among the members include Commander George M. Bache, Commander Napoleon Collins, Captain Richard Meade, and honorary members General John Newton and Rear Admiral Theodorus Bailey. The club made its most enduring mark on Key West in 1866 with the erection of an imposing Union war monument across from the present Key West Museum. No other examples traced at auction, in OCLC, or elsewhere.