Executive Order
09/02/1864
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The pay of a passed midshipman on the retired list from $788 to $350 per annum, or less than half of previous rate.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.
Commander David D. Porter to be a captain in the Navy on the active list from the 7th February, 1863.