MARINE, SECRETARY OF
\məɹˈiːn], \məɹˈiːn], \m_ə_ɹ_ˈiː_n]\
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An office created by act of the Continental Congress, February 7, 1781, to supersede the Board of Admiralty in the supervision of naval affairs. The duties corresponded to those of the present Secretary of the Navy, with certain restrictions, but before the end of the year its duties were given to the Treasury Department.
By John Franklin Jameson
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