Excerpt from Robert Blake, Admiral and General at Sea: Based on Family and State Papers I. The original Letters written by Blake to the Navy Commissioners during the years 1649-1655, in the Deptford Mss. II. The originals written by Blake to the officers of the Dockyard during the same period, in Deptford Mss. III. Copies of Letters written by the Navy Commissioners to Blake, in the Admiralty Books at Whitehall. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.