Lords Justices and Privy Council of Ireland: Letter to Sir William Penn 1661

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Lords Justices and Privy Council of Ireland: Letter to Sir William Penn 1661

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Lords Justices and Privy Council of Ireland

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Sir William Penn (1621-1670), admiral, spent the early part of his naval career serving on the Irish coast. Between 1651 and 1652 he was engaged in the search for Prince Rupert. He served under Robert Blake during the Dutch war in 1653, when he was made one of the 'commissioners for ordering and managing the affairs of the admiralty and navy'. In 1654 he was appointed General and Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet, and was sent to the Spanish West Indies, where he failed to capture St Domingo, but ...

Penn, William, Sir, 1621-1670

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A founder of the British Navy. From the description of Fragment of a legal document, 1667 Apr. 30. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28885966 English naval officer. From the description of Letter signed : London, to [Edward] Gregory, 1668 June 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 700943302 From the description of Letter signed : London, to Edward Gregory, 1668 June 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 700941850 From the description of Autogra...