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MS. Locke c. 5

A guardbook in which are mounted letters to Locke from William Charleton (or Courten), Locke’s publisher Awnsham Churchill, and others.
227 leaves.
Individual items in the volume include:

Calverley, Lady (Mary)   [5 letters, 1689-1691, 1702]
ff. 1-2:   Letter from Lady Calverley, 23 July [1689]. [De Beer, iii. 1164]
ff. 3-4:   Letter from Lady Calverley, 12 July [1690]. [De Beer, iv. 1305]
f. 5:   Letter from Lady Calverley, 14 December [1691]. [De Beer, iv. 1438]
f. 6:   Letter from Lady Calverley, 20 December [1691]. [De Beer, iv. 1441]
f. 7:   Letter from Lady Calverley, 28 November [1702]. [De Beer, vii. 3222; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, p. 307]
Carr, William   [4 letters, 1657-64]
f. 8:   Letter from Carr, 30 January [1658]. [De Beer, i. 39]
ff. 9-10:   Letter from Carr, [3 February 1660]. [De Beer, i. 92]
ff. 11-12:   Letter from Carr, 21 February/2 March [1664]. [De Beer, i. 166]
f. 13:   Letter from Carr to [Locke?], 3 July [1657?]. [De Beer, i. 33]
Cary, John   [5 letters, 1696-1697]
ff. 14-15:   Letter from Cary, 11 January 1696; copy in British Library, Add. MS. 5540, f. 66. [printed from the copy in Rand (ed.), The correspondence of John Locke and Edward Clarke (1927), pp. 433-435; from letter sent in De Beer, v. 2000; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 220-221]
ff. 16-17:   Letter from Cary, 9 May 1696; copy in British Library, Add. MS. 5540, f. 72. [printed from the copy in Rand, Correspondence (1927), pp. 477-479; from letter sent in De Beer, v. 2084; Goldie (ed.), Selected correspondence, pp. 227-228]
f. 18:   Letter from Cary, 24 October 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2136]
ff. 19-20:   Letter from Cary, 28 November 1696. [printed De Beer, v. 2150]
ff. 21:   Letter from Cary, 5 January 1696/[97]. [printed De Beer, v. 2169]
Charleton, William   [31 letters, 1678-88]
ff. 22-23:   Letter from Charleton, 22 January/1 February 1678. [De Beer, i. 369]
ff. 24-26:   Letter from Charleton, 30 April/10 May 1678. [De Beer, i. 380]
ff. 27-28:   Letter from Charleton, 4/14 June 1678. [De Beer, i. 380]
ff. 29-30:   Letter from Charleton, 4/14 February 1679; with enclosures, f. 31 and MS. Locke c. 25, f. 29. [De Beer, i. 445]
ff. 32-33:   Letter from Charleton, 18/28 February 1679; with enclosures MS. Locke c. 31, ff. 166, 26. [De Beer, i. 445]
f. 34:   Fragment of a letter from Charleton, [c. 21 April/1 May 1678]. [De Beer, i. 379]
ff. 35-36:   Letter from Charleton, 27 January/6 February 1680. [De Beer, ii. 526]
ff. 37-38:   Letter from Charleton, 2/12 March 1680. [De Beer, ii. 531]
f. 39:   Letter from Charleton, 3/13 August 1680. [De Beer, ii. 559]
ff. 40-41:   Letter from Charleton, 17/27 May 1681. [De Beer, ii. 636]
ff. 42-43:   Letter from Charleton, 10/20 September 1681. [De Beer, ii. 658]
ff. 44-45:   Letter from Charleton, 4/14 October 1681. [De Beer, ii. 663]
ff. 46-47:   Letter from Charleton to John Richards, 4/14 October 1681, with additional notes by Richards and Locke. [De Beer, ii. (664)]
ff. 48-49:   Letter from Charleton, [December 1681]. [De Beer, ii. 670]
ff. 50-51:   Letter from Charleton, 13/23 March 1682. [De Beer, ii. 691]
ff. 52-53:   Letter from Charleton, 22 July/1 August 1682. [De Beer, ii. 722]
ff. 54-55:   Letter from Charleton, 16/26 August 1682. [De Beer, ii. 728]
ff. 56-57:   Letter from Charleton, 9/19 October 1682. [De Beer, ii. 736]
f. 58:   Letter from Charleton, 16 October 1684. [De Beer, ii. 788]
ff. 59-61:   Letter from Charleton, 24 March 1685. [De Beer, ii. 816]
f. 62:   Letter from Charleton, 21 April 1685. [De Beer, ii. 821]
f. 63:   Letter from Charleton, 26 January 1686. [De Beer, ii. 843]
ff. 64-65:   Letter from Charleton, 20 July 1686. [De Beer, iii. 856]
ff. 66-67:   Letter from Charleton, 31 August 1686. [De Beer, iii. 864]
ff. 68-69:   Letter from Charleton, 12 April 1687. [De Beer, iii. 928]
ff. 70-71:   Letter from Charleton, 26 July 1687; copy in British Library, MS. Sloane 3962, ff. 227-228. [De Beer, iii. 949; part printed from the copy in Biographia Britannica, ed. Kippis (1778-1793), vol. 4: 342-343]
f. 72:   Letter from Charleton, 28 August 1687; copy in British Library, MS. Sloane 3962, ff. 229-230. [De Beer, iii. 956; part printed from the copy in Biographia Britannica, ed. Kippis (1778-1793), vol. 4: 343]
ff. 73-74:   Letter from Charleton, 14 October 1687. [De Beer, iii. 970]
ff. 75-76:   Letter from Charleton, 6 January 1688. [De Beer, iii. 992]
ff. 77-79:   Letter from Charleton, 2 March 1688. [De Beer, iii. 1022]
ff. 80-81:   Letter from Charleton, 12 July 1688. [De Beer, iii. 1066]
Cheney, Oliver   [2 letters, 1698, 1702]
ff. 82-83:   Letter from Cheney, 9 April 1698. [De Beer, vi. 2416]
ff. 84-85:   Letter from Cheney, 25 September 1702. [De Beer, vii. 3191]
Cheswell, Charles   [4 letters, 1690-91]
ff. 86-87:   Letter from Cheswell, 31 July 1690. [De Beer, iv. 1308]
f. 88:   Letter from Cheswell, 17 October 1690. [De Beer, iv. 1327]
ff. 89-90:   Letter from Cheswell, 24 April 1691. [De Beer, iv. 1384]
ff. 91-92:   Letter from Cheswell, 19 September 1691. [De Beer, iv. 1417]
Chetwood, Dr. Knightly   [1 letter, 1703]
ff. 93-94:   Letter from [Dr. Chetwood], [20 February 1703]. [De Beer, vii. 3255]
Churchill, Awnsham   [69 letters, 1688-1704]
f. 95:   Letter from Churchill, [c. 7-18 June 1688]. [De Beer, iii. 1059]
ff. 96-97:   Letter from Churchill, 8 April 1699. [De Beer, vi. 2566]
ff. 98-99:   Letter from Churchill, 6 April 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2706]
ff. 100-101:   Letter from Churchill, 24 April 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2718]
ff. 102-103:   Letter from Churchill, 7 August 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2752]
ff. 104-105:   Letter from Churchill, 13 August 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2758]
ff. 106-107:   Letter from Churchill, 24 August 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2764]
ff. 108-109:   Letter from Churchill, 21 September 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2778]
ff. 110-111:   Letter from Churchill, 26 September 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2781]
ff. 112-113:   Letter from Churchill, 19 October 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2793]
f. 114:   Letter from Churchill, 19 October 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2794]
ff. 115-116:   Letter from Churchill, 28 October 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2801]
ff. 117-118:   Letter from Churchill, 2 November 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2805]
ff. 119-120:   Letter from Churchill, 9 November 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2816]
ff. 121-122:   Letter from Churchill, 30 November 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2822]
f. 123:   Letter from Churchill, 27 December 1700. [De Beer, vii. 2834]
ff. 124-125:   Letter from Churchill, 25 January 1700[/1]. [De Beer, vii. 2850]
ff. 126-127:   Letter from Churchill, 28 January 1700[/1]. [De Beer, vii. 2853]
ff. 128-129:   Letter from Churchill, 19 February 1700[/1]. [De Beer, vii. 2864]
ff. 130-131:   Letter from Churchill, 1 March 1700[/1]. [De Beer, vii. 2871]
ff. 132-133:   Letter from Churchill, 5 April 1701. [De Beer, vii. 2895]
ff. 134-135:   Letter from Churchill, 19 April 1701. [De Beer, vii. 2907]
ff. 136-137:   Letter from Churchill, 28 June 1701. [De Beer, vii. 2947]
ff. 138-139:   Letter from Churchill, [7 or 8 July 1701]; enclosing a letter from Charles Hatton to Churchill, 7 July 1701 (MS. Locke c. 11, ff. 150-151). [De Beer, vii. 2947]
ff. 140-141:   Letter from Churchill, 19 July 1701. [De Beer, vii. 2962]
ff. 142-143:   Letter from Churchill, 22 July 1701. [De Beer, vii. 2965]
ff. 144-145:   Letter from Churchill, 2 August 1701. [De Beer, vii. 2973]
ff. 146-147:   Letter from Churchill, 15 August 1701. [De Beer, vii. 2981]
ff. 148-149:   Letter from Churchill, 28 August 1701. [De Beer, vii. 2990]
ff. 150-151:   Letter from Churchill, 10 October 1701. [De Beer, vii. 3015]
ff. 152-153:   Letter from Churchill, 25 October 1701; top of f. 152 (accounts) torn away. [De Beer, vii. 3021]
ff. 154-155:   Letter from Churchill, 31 October 1701. [De Beer, vii. 3026]
ff. 156-157:   Letter from Churchill, 17 November 1701. [De Beer, vii. 3041]
ff. 158-159:   Letter from Churchill, 26 November 1701. [De Beer, vii. 3047]
ff. 160-161:   Letter from Churchill, 3 December 1701. [De Beer, vii. 3048]
ff. 162-163:   Letter from Churchill, 10 December 1701. [De Beer, vii. 3052]
f. 164:   Letter from Churchill, [8 January 1702], written on same sheet with a letter from Dr. Alexander Geekie, 8 January 1701/2 (MS. Locke c. 9, f. 213); the two leaves were apparently torn apart and filed separately by Locke. [De Beer, vii. 3063]
ff. 165-166:   Letter from Churchill, 31 January 1701[/2]. [De Beer, vii. 3082]
f. 167:   Letter from Churchill, 18 February 1701[/2]. [De Beer, vii. 3097]
ff. 168-169:   Letter from Churchill, 21 February 1701[/2]. [De Beer, vii. 3100]
ff. 170-171:   Letter from Churchill, 24 February 1701[/2]. [De Beer, vii. 3102]
ff. 172-173:   Letter from Churchill, 7 March 1701[/2]. [De Beer, vii. 3112]
ff. 174-175:   Letter from Churchill, 28 March 1701[/2]. [De Beer, vii. 3120]
ff. 176-177:   Letter from Churchill, 18 April 1702. [De Beer, vii. 3129]
ff. 178-179:   Letter from Churchill, 22 May 1702. [De Beer, vii. 3137]
ff. 180-181:   Letter from Churchill, 1 August 1702. [De Beer, vii. 3174]
ff. 182-183:   Letter from Churchill, 8 August 1702. [De Beer, vii. 3176]
ff. 184-185:   Letter from Churchill, 15 August 1702. [De Beer, vii. 3178]
ff. 186-187:   Letter from Churchill, 22 August 1702; enclosing a letter from Samuel Bold to Churchill, 15 August 1702 (MS. Locke c. 4, f. 18). [De Beer, vii. 3182]
ff. 188-189:   Letter from Churchill, 14 November 1702. [De Beer, vii. 3211]
ff. 190-191:   Letter from Churchill, 9 February 1702[/3]. [De Beer, vii. 3249]
ff. 192-193:   Letter from Churchill, 26 February 1702[/3]. [De Beer, vii. 3259]
ff. 194-195:   Letter from Churchill, 19 April 1703. [De Beer, vii. 3268]
ff. 196-197:   Letter from Churchill, 5 June 1703. [De Beer, viii. 3295]
ff. 198-199:   Letter from Churchill, 3 July 1703. [De Beer, viii. 3315]
ff. 200-201:   Letter from Awnsham and John Churchill, 4 November 1703. [De Beer, viii. 3366]
ff. 202-203:   Letter from Churchill, 17 November 1703. [De Beer, viii. 3383]
ff. 204-205:   Letter from Churchill, 25 November 1703. [De Beer, viii. 3390]
ff. 206-207:   Letter from Churchill, 24 December 1703. [De Beer, viii. 3412]
ff. 208-209:   Letter from Churchill, 22 January 1703[/4]. [De Beer, viii. 3432]
ff. 210-211:   Letter from Churchill, 19 February 1703[/4]. [De Beer, viii. 3463]
ff. 212-213:   Letter from Churchill, 11 March 1703[/4]. [De Beer, viii. 3487]
ff. 214-215:   Letter from Churchill, 4 April 1704. [De Beer, viii. 3505]
ff. 216-217:   Letter from Churchill, 25 April 1704. [De Beer, viii. 3518]
ff. 218-219:   Letter from Churchill, 2 May 1704. [De Beer, viii. 3523]
ff. 220-221:   Letter from Churchill, 22 July 1704. [De Beer, viii. 3595]
ff. 222-223:   Letter from Churchill, 17 August 1704. [De Beer, viii. 3615]
ff. 224-225:   Letter from Churchill, 4 October 1704. [De Beer, viii. 3637]
ff. 226-227:   Letter from Churchill, 17 October 1704. [De Beer, viii. 3644]


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