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Uniform Regulations for the Navy, August 24, 1797
Captains Uniform
Full dress Coat. Blue Cloth, with long buff lapels, and standing collar and lining of buff to be made and trimmed full with a gold Epaulet on each shoulder. The cuffs, Buff, with four Buttons, and four Buttons to the pockets. Lapels to have nine buttons and one to the Standing Collar, Buttons Yellow metal, and to have foul Anchor and American Eagle on same.
Vest and Breeches. Buff, with flaps and four Buttons to the pockets of the Vests, so as to correspond and be in uniform with the Coat. Buttons the same kind as the Coat, only proportionally smaller.
Lieutenants
Coat Long; Blue: with half lapels standing collar and lining of buff. The lapels to have six buttons and one to the collar; below the lapel, right side three buttons, left side, three close worked button holes: three buttons to the pocket flaps, and three to a slash sleeve with a buff cuff. One gold Epaulet on the right shoulder Trimmings, plain twist.
Vest and Breeches. Buff--The former to be made with skirts, and pocket flaps but to have no buttons to the pockets. The buttons for the Vest and Breeches, and Coat, the same as for the Captains Uniform.
Lieutenant of Marines
Coat Long: Blue; with long lapels of red; standing collar and lining red; The lapels to have nine buttons, and one to the standing collar. Three buttons to the pocket flaps and three to a slash sleeve with a red cuff. One gold Epaulet on the right shoulder for the Senior Lieutenant, where there are two Lieutenants for the same ship, and one on the left shoulder for the second officer. Where there is only one Lieutenant he is also to wear the Epaulet on the right shoulder. Trimmings plain.
Vest and Breeches. The former, red with skirts & pocket flaps, but to have no buttons to the pockets--The latter blue--buttons for the suit the same as the Captains and Lieutenants.
Surgeons
Coat--long. Dark Green, with black velvet lapels, and standing collar, Lapels to have nine buttons and one to the standing collar--no lining other than being faced with the same cloth as the coat. Slash Sleeves. The cuff the same as the facing, with three buttons. Pocket flaps, plain.
Vest and Breeches. The former red, double Breasted--the latter, Green, same as the coat. Buttons, the same as the Officers.
Surgeon's Mates
The same as Surgeons, with only this difference in the Coat, to wit--half Lapels, with six buttons and one to the collar; below the lapel, right side three buttons; left side three close worked button holes.
Sailing Master
Coat. Long. Blue; with facings and standing collar of the same. Edged with buff Nine buttons to the lapels, and one to the standing collar. Lining blue or faced with the same as the coat--slash sleeves.
Vest and Breeches. Plain Buff Vest--and blue Breeches. Buttons (for the suit) the same as for the Officers.
Purser
Coat. Plain frock Blue Coat, with proper naval buttons; No lapels.
Vest and Breeches. Buff and plain.
Midshipmen
Coat. Plain frock coat of blue, lined and edged with buff; without lapels. A standing collar of Buff, and plain buff cuffs, open underneath with three buttons. Vest and Breeches. Buff--former to be made round and plain, buttons (for the suit) the same as before described.
Marines
Plain Short coats of blue, with red belt, edged with red, and turned up with the same, with common small naval buttons, with blue pantaloons edged with red & red Vests.--Captains, Lieutenants, and Marine Officers to wear when full dressed cocked hats with black cockades, and small swords (Yellow Mounted)--& when undressed such swords as may be hereafter fixed on, or ordered, with said swords are to be worn at all times by the Midshipmen, who are to wear cocked hats, &c when full dressed only--Surgeons; Mates; Sailing Masters; & Pursers--cocked hats and black cockades.
N.B.--Summer dress--Vests and breeches (excepting for Marine Soldiers) to be White, or Nankeen, as may correspond with the Uniform &c &c Marines White linen overalls.
Signed, James McHenry, Sec of War Dated War Office, 24 Aug 1797.
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