John Locke Chronology | ||
1654
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January
Date uncertain
Letter: To “N”, [January-February 1654?]; written from Oxford to someone in Pensford. [Corr., i. 12]
Person encountered: “N” (letter)
May
Monday, 1 May 1654, o.s.
11 May 1654, n.s.
Letters: Three letters to an unknown correspondent. The first letter was probably intended to be sent. On the verso is a draft of a second letter, (or perhaps for another version of the same letter); these two letters are endorsed “Letters to H. C”. The third letter appears to be a related draft. The first and third letters are dated 1 May 1654, from Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 15–17]
Person encountered: “H. C” (letter)
June
Date uncertain
Publication: Musarum Oxoniensium Έλαιοφορία, published ca. June 1654; included two poems by Locke (his first published works).
August
Sunday, 29 August 1654, o.s.
8 September 1654, n.s.
Locke’s birthday; age 22.
Date Uncertain
Letters:
Persons encountered: “A. M.” (letter); “B E” (letter)
Sources:
Corr. =
The correspondence of John Locke / edited by E. S. de Beer. –
Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1976-89. – 8 vols. –
(Clarendon edition of the works of John Locke)
