British Library

Add. MS. 4290

A bound volume of miscellaneous papers relating to Locke, collected by Thomas Birch.

Includes:

ff. 1-2:

Copy of a letter from Locke to Anthony Collins, 23 August 1704, “To be deliver’d to him after my decease”; original in The Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, New York.

[printed from the copy in Bourne, Life, vol. 2:550-551; part printed in A collection of several pieces (1720), pp. 328-329; De Beer, viii. 3648; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 334-335; passage printed in postscript to J. Le Clerc, An account of the life and writings of John Locke, 3rd ed. (1714), p. 28]

ff. 11-14:

Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman (1703)

f. 17:

Letter from Locke to Anthony Collins, 4 May 1703.

[printed in A collection of several pieces (1720), pp. 252-253; De Beer, vii. 3278]

ff. 25^v-26^v:

Copy of a letter from Locke to Anthony Collins, 17 November 1703.

[printed in A collection of several pieces (1720), pp. 276-277; De Beer, vii. 3384]

ff. 28-29:

Copy of a letter from Locke to Anthony Collins, 7 February 1703/4.

[printed in A collection of several pieces (1720), pp. 281-282; De Beer, viii. 3449]

ff. 32-33:

Copy of a letter from Locke to Anthony Collins, 28 February 1703/4.

[printed in A collection of several pieces (1720), pp. 288-290; De Beer, viii. 3474 (with an additional paragraph from Messrs. Maggs Brothers’ Catalogue no. 433 (1922), item 3442]

ff. 34-34^v:

Partial copy of a letter from Locke to Anthony Collins, 6 March 1703/4. original in Universitets Biblioteket, Uppsala, Waller Collection.

[printed from the copy in A collection of several pieces (1720), pp. 291-293; printed from the original in De Beer, viii. 3483]

ff. 45^v-47:

Copy of a letter from Locke to Anthony Collins, 19 June 1704.

[printed from the copy in A collection of several pieces (1720), pp. 316-318; De Beer, viii. 3565]

ff. 49^v-50:

Incomplete copy of a letter from Locke to Anthony Collins, 16 August 1704; original in Stanford University Library, Department of Special Collections, Manuscript Division.

[printed from the copy in A collection of several pieces (1720), pp. 323-324; from the original in De Beer, viii. 3613]

ff. 52-55:

Copy of a letter from Locke to Lady (Mary) Calverley, [early May 1689?], made by or for Pierre Desmaizeaux.

[printed in A collection of several pieces (1720), pp. 266-270; De Beer, iii. 1133]

ff. 56-57:

Letter from Locke to Edward Clarke [and John Freke?], 18 May 89 [i.e. 1696].

[printed in Forster, Original letters (1830), pp. 50-52; Rand (ed.), The correspondence of John Locke and Edward Clarke (1927), pp. 482-484; De Beer, v. 2090]

ff. 58-59:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 13 May 1692.

[printed in Bourne, Life, vol. 2:234; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 346-347; De Beer, iv. 1501]

f. 60:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 28 October 1692.

[printed in Bourne, Life, vol. 2:246-247; Ollion (ed.), Lettres inédites de John Locke à ses amis …, pp. 229-230; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 354-356; De Beer, iv. 1552]

f. 61:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 31 October 1692.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 230-231; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 357-358; De Beer, iv. 1555; passage in Bourne, Life, vol. 2:247]

f. 62:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 2 November 1692.

[printed in Forster, Original letters (1830), p. 53; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 358-359; De Beer, iv. 1557]

f. 63:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 11 November [1692].

[printed in Rand, Correspondence (1927), p. 359; De Beer, iv. 1565; incompletely in Forster, Original letters (1830), p. 54]

f. 64:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 28 November 1692.

[printed in Rand, Correspondence (1927), p. 361; De Beer, iv. 1571; parts in Forster, Original letters (1830), p. 55; Bourne, Life, vol. 2:239, 250]

f. 65:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 9 December 1692.

[printed in Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 362-363; De Beer, iv. 1577; parts in Forster, Original letters (1830), pp. 55-57; Bourne, Life, vol. 2:250-251]

f. 66:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 23 December [1692].

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 231-232; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 365-366; De Beer, iv. 1580; parts in Bourne, Life, vol. 2:251]

f. 67:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 24 January 1693.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 232-233; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 368-369; De Beer, iv. 1596]

f. 68:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 6 March 1693.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, p. 233; Rand, Correspondence (1927), p. 371; De Beer, iv. 1611]

f. 69:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 30 June 1694.

[printed in Forster, Original letters (1830), pp. 58-59; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 394-395; De Beer, v. 1755]

f. 70:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 15 October 1694.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 234-235; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 400-401; De Beer, v. 1799]

f. 71:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 2 November 1694.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 235-236; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 401-402; De Beer, v. 1807]

f. 72:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 11 January [1695].

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 233-234; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 404-405; De Beer, v. 1836; in part by Forster, Original letters (1830), pp. 57-58]

f. 73:

Letter from Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 3 May 1695.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 236-237; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 414-415; De Beer, v. 1893]

f. 74:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 17 May 1695.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 237-238; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 416-417; De Beer, v. 1903]

f. 75:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 25 May 1695.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 238-239; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 418-419; De Beer, v. 1908]

ff. 77, 78:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, [c. 23 August 1695]; the two leaves are detached.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 239-240; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 420-421; De Beer, v. 1934]

f. 79:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 25 March 1696.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 240-241; Rand, Correspondence (1927), p. 449; De Beer, v. 2047; partially printed in Forster, Original letters (1830), pp. 60-61]

ff. 80, 81:

Letter from Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 16 April 1695; the two leaves are detached.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 241-242; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 461-462; De Beer, v. 2067]

f. 82:

Letter from Locke to John Freke and Clarke, 24 April 1696.

[printed in Locke, Works (1777), vol. 4:*649; Forster, Original letters (1830), pp. 61-62; Bourne, Life, vol. 2:341; Rand, Correspondence (1927), p. 465; De Beer, v. 2073]

f. 83:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 24 May 1696.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, p. 242; Rand, Correspondence (1927), p. 484; De Beer, v. 2096]

f. 84:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 5 March 1696/7.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 242-243; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 502-503; De Beer, vi. 2211]

ff. 85-86:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 9 September 1697.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 243-244; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 524-525; De Beer, vi. 2309]

f. 87:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 7 May 1698.

[printed in Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 536-537; De Beer, vi. 2433; part printed in Forster, Original letters (1830), p. 62]

f. 88:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 24 February 1698/9.

[printed in Rand, Correspondence (1927), p. 543; De Beer, vi. 2553; sentence printed in Forster, Original letters (1830), p. 66]

f. 89:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 15 July [i.e. August] 1700.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, p. 245; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 559-560; De Beer, vii. 2759]

f. 90:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 23 August 1700, enclosing f. 91.

[printed in Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 560-561; De Beer, vii. 2763; part printed in Forster, Original letters (1830), p. 63; Bourne, Life, vol. 2:479]

f. 91:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 23 August 1700; enclosed in f. 90.

[printed in Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 560-561; De Beer, vii. 2763; part printed in Bourne, Life, vol. 2:479]

ff. 92-93:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 2 September 1700.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 245-246; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 562-563; De Beer, vii. 2768]

f. 94:

Draft of a letter from Clarke to Locke, 12 September 1700.

[printed De Beer, vii. 2772]

f. 95:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 16 September 1700.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 246-247; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 563-564; De Beer, vii. 2774]

f. 96:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 3 October 1700.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 247-248; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 566-567; De Beer, vii. 2787]

f. 97:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 18 October 1700.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, p. 248; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 567-568; De Beer, vii. 2791]

f. 98:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 21 October 1700.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, p. 249; Rand, Correspondence (1927), p. 569; De Beer, vii. 2796]

f. 99:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 25 October 1700.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 249-250; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 569-570; De Beer, vii. 2798]

ff. 100-101:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 5 November 1700.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, p. 250-251; Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 571-573; De Beer, vii. 2812]

f. 102:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 5 November 1700.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, p. 251; Rand, Correspondence (1927), p. 573; De Beer, vii. 2811]

ff. 103-104:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 11 November 1700.

[printed in Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 573-574; De Beer, vii. 2817; printed in part in Forster, Original letters (1830), pp. 63-64]

f. 105:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 10 February [1701].

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, p. 252; Rand, Correspondence (1927), p. 577; De Beer, vii. 2859]

f. 106:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 14 February 1700/1.

[printed in Ollion, Lettres, pp. 252-253; Rand, Correspondence (1927), p. 578; De Beer, vii. 2861]

f. 107:

Letter from Locke to Clarke, 30 November 1702.

[printed in Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 587-588; De Beer, vii. 3223; printed in part in Forster, Original letters (1830), p. 65]

ff. 109-114:

Scrupulosity [copy] (1678)

ff. 115-119:

copy of a letter to Denis Grenville, 26 November/6 December 1678; original in Bodleian Library, MS. Rawl. D 849, ff. 150-151.