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.


8/1/1 Bundle Label, In Hand Z Undated
8/1/2 Copy Memo On Incubating Eggs, Johann Moriaen,.. 18 January 1658
8/2 Prescription For Keeping Beer, In Latin Undated
8/3 Copy Eulogy In Hand I?, To Francis Burrhus, I.. 1660
8/4 Copy Extracts In Hartlib's Hand, John Pell To.. 28 March 1652, ..
8/5 Letter, Samuel Cox To Hartlib 26 June 1654
8/6 Copy Memo On Pierre Du Val's Geographical Gam.. 10 April 1645
8/7/1 Letter, M.m.? To Hartlib? 19 August 1651
8/7/2 Letter, M.m.? To Hartlib 16 December 165..
8/7/3 Letter, M.m.? To Hartlib 27 October 1652
8/8 Note In Hand ? And Hartlib's Hand, Making Win.. Undated
8/9 Copy Extracts In Hartlib's Hand & Hand ?,.. 1659-1660
8/10 Copy Extract From Mercurius Politicus On Inve.. 7 March 1659
8/11 Copy Notes In Hand ?, Observations Of Inventi.. 16 March 1648 A..
8/12 Letter, Saintserf To Hartlib Undated
8/13 Copy In Hand ?, William Petty's Cursus Anatom.. Undated
8/14 Copy Note In Hand ?, Queries About Invention Undated
8/15 Memo On Russian Eating Habits, Anon, In Germa.. Undated
8/16 Copy Extracts On Weaving, Rave, Morian, Hubne.. Undated
8/17 Note In Nicholas Mercator's Hand, "potus Ruth.. Undated
8/18 Copy Letters In Various Hands, Rasch To ?, In.. 14 January And ..
8/19 Copy Extract, Mercator & Hand ?, Joachim .. 14 November 165..
8/20 Copy In Hand ?, Blondeau's Proposals For Coin.. 1653?
8/21 Printed Bill, Carew's Warming Stone 1648
8/22 Copy Letter In Hand H, ? To Hartlib Undated
8/23 Copy Letter In Hand ?, William Petty To Hartl.. 16 December 165..
8/24/1 Title Pages In Hartlib's Hand And Hand ? Undated
8/24/3 Part Of Copy Memorandum In Hand ?, On Making .. Undated
8/25 Copy Extracts From Joachim Poleman, Hartlib &.. 3 October &..
8/26/1 Copy Extract In Hand B, Cheney Culpeper To ? Undated
8/26/2 Copy Letter In Hand A?, Beale? To ? Undated
8/27 Copy Letters In Hand ?, Benjamin Worsley To ? 22 June And 27 ..
8/28 Catalogue Of Experiments, Hartlib & Scrib.. Undated
8/29 Copy Letter In Hand B, Charles Cavendish To W.. 17 April 1648
8/30/1 Copy Note About Antimony In Hand A?, In Latin Undated
8/30/2 Note On Ciphers In Hand H Undated
8/31/1 Letter, Cheney Culpeper To Hartlib 25 January 1647
8/31/4 Letter, Cheney Culpeper To Hartlib 11 February 164..
8/31/9 Note On Dr Adeling's Experiment With Printers.. Undated
8/32 Copy Letter In Hand B?, John Dury To ? Undated
8/33 Copy In Hand ?, Becher's "nova Inventio Argo-.. Undated
8/34 Copy Letter In Hand ?, Johan Wiessel To Moria.. 17 December 164..
8/35 Memorandum On Lead Ore, Anon Undated
8/36 Printed Note, John Bulmer On Minerals And Oth.. Undated
8/37 Printed Act On George Manby's Invention For B.. 27 November 165..
8/38 Memo On Horticulture, Anon, In Latin Undated
8/39 Copy Extract On An Harquebus From Jacques Cha.. Undated
8/40/1 Copy Testimony In Hand ?, John Skippon Concer.. 20 October 1642
8/40/3 Copy Testimony For Felton's Engine, John Skip.. 20 October 1642
8/40/5 Printed Copy Of Edmund Felton's Petition To T.. 1642
8/40/6 Letter To Lord Mayor Of London, Supporting Fe.. 14 April 1644
8/40/8 List Of Subscribers To Felton's Cause, Scriba.. November 1643
8/40/11 List Of Edmund Felton's Inventions Undated
8/40/13 Note On Edmund Felton's? Propositions Undated
8/40/14 Petition In Support Of Edmond Felton Undated
8/41 Copy Letter On Becher's Inventions In Hand H,.. 13 March 1660
8/42 Copy Memorandum In Hand A?, On Goubart's Shor.. Undated
8/43 Copy List Of Mechanical Inventions In Hand A,.. Undated
8/44 Copy Propositions And Solutions In Hand ?, In.. Undated
8/45 Letter, Cressy Dymock To Hartlib? 17 April 1650
8/46 Letter, ? To Ronthius?, In Latin Undated
8/47 Memo On Trithem's Work On Cryptography, In La.. Undated
8/48 Copy Extracts In Hand ?, Wolzogen To ?, In La.. 8 May 1655
8/49 Copy Petition, Henry Bond To The Company Of M.. Undated
8/50 Copy Letter In Hartlib's Hand, Benjamin Worsl.. 15 June 1649?
8/51 Draft Description Of A New Clock, Anon, In Ge.. Undated
8/52 Copy Letter In Hand ?, Dorothy Moore To Lady .. 13 April 1644
8/53/1 Copy Extracts, Schlezer, Hubner & Mercuri.. 25, 29 And 31 O..
8/53/5 Copy Extracts In Hand G, Mercurius Politicus .. 17 November 165..
8/54/1 Copy Extracts In Hand ?, ? To Hartlib 4 May 1645 And ..
8/54/3 Copy Extract On Water Purification In Mercato.. 1 June 1655
8/55 Memo On Flockwork And Musical Instrument, Ano.. Undated
8/56 Copy Letter In Hand K, Beale? To Hartlib?, On.. Undated
8/57/1 Copy Extract On Smethwick's Tube In Hand K Undated
8/57/3 Copy Extract Ex The Kingdom's Intelligencer O.. 19 August 1661
8/57/4 Copy Extract Ex Mercurius Publicus? On Invent.. 1662
8/57/5 Copy Petition For Sponsor For Geometrical Inv.. July 1659
8/58 Printed Patent For Waterproof Linen, Van Piet.. 20 December 163..
8/59 Copy Memo In Hand H On Measurement Of Time, I.. Undated
8/60 Catalogue Of Inventions, Hartlib & Scriba.. Undated
8/61 Copy Petition In Hand ?, John Thomas Gardner .. Undated
8/62 Copy Memorandum On Experiments, In Latin Undated
8/63/1 Printed Pages, Probably Used As Cover Sheets,.. Undated
8/63/3 Copy Contract In Hand ?, Concerning Invention.. Undated
8/63/5 Copy Contract In Hand ?, Concerning Invention.. Undated
8/63/9 Copy Extract Concerning Inventions, In Latin Undated
8/63/10 Copy Petition For Patronage In Hand ?, In Lat.. Undated
8/63/12 Copy Petition For Patronage In Hand ?, In Lat.. Undated
8/63/14 Notes In Hartlib's Hand Undated
8/63/15 Anonymous Fragment In German Undated
8/63/16 Notes On Berger And Pell, Hartlib, In Latin Undated
8/63/17 Copy Declaration On A New Engine, Christopher.. Undated
8/63/19 Declaration On A New Engine, Christopher De B.. Undated
8/63/24 Memo On Inventions For Use On Plantations, An.. Undated
8/63/25 Copy Petition John Christopher De Berg To Lor.. Undated
8/64 Memo In Hartlib's Hand On Inventions And Fina.. Undated
8/65 Copy Letter In Hand H, On Lacan's Crystallogr.. 20 September 16..
8/66 Copy Advertisement For Music Teaching, Ex The.. 23 December 166..
8/67 Copy Memo On Hydraulic Invention Of Estienne .. Undated