The Hartlib Papers

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The Hartlib papers are divided into three collections.

You can choose between these collections by clicking on the appropriate titles near the top of the page. The first two collections are subdivided further, and the divisions are selected using the grey list towards the left of the page. The individual documents are displayed on the right of the page. Before each title is its reference code; after is dating information. To view a document, click on its title.


51/1 Bundle Wrapper Undated
51/3 Letter, John Beale To Joshua Kirton 22 May 1657
51/4 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 6 August 1658
51/6 Letter, John Beale To Josua Kirton Undated
51/8 2 Copies, Title Page & Preface To "purple.. 1 September 165..
51/9 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib? 31 August 1658
51/13 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 2 September 165..
51/15 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 10 September 16..
51/17 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 22 September 16..
51/19 Copy Letter In Scribal Hand ?, John Beale To .. 16 September 16..
51/21 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 27 September 16..
51/29 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 15 October 1658
51/32 Letter, Richard Baxter To John Beale 2 October 1658
51/33 Letter, John Beale To ? 9 November 1658
51/35 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib? 23 November 165..
51/39 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 7 December 1658
51/41 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 14 December 165..
51/43 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib With Edmund Pyt.. 14 December 165..
51/44 Tract On Eleutheropolis, John Beale 14 December 165..
51/52 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 21 December 165..
51/55 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 18 January 1658
51/61 Copy Letter In Scribal Hands A & ?, John .. 18 January 1659
51/65 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 28 January 1659
51/70 Copy Letter, John Beale To Sherwyne 28 January 1659
51/72 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 11 February 165..
51/74 Memo On Medicine & Surgery, John Beale 11 February 165..
51/76 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 11 March 1659
51/82 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 19 March 1659
51/93 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 19 March 1659
51/97 Copy Letter In Scribal Hand A, John Beale To .. 18 March 1659
51/99 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 22 March 1659
51/102 Letter, John Beale To Hartlib 26 March 1659
51/107 The Purple Of The Ancients Chap.1, John Beale Undated
51/127 The Purple Of The Ancients Chap.2-4, John Bea.. Undated
51/145 Copy Extracts In Various Hands 1641
51/147 Copy Extract In Scribal Hand A, John Beale Undated
51/150 Extracts In Hands Of Hartlib & Scribe ?, .. Undated