1659

Monday, 24 January 1659, o.s.

3 February 1659, n.s.

Letter: Between unknown correspondents, dated 24 January 1658[/59]. [Corr., i. (46)]

Friday, 4 February 1659, o.s.

14 February 1659, n.s.

Letter: From John Strachey, dated 4 Febrary 1658[/59]; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 47]

Person encountered: John Strachey (letter).

Wednesday, 16 February 1659, o.s.

26 February 1659, n.s.

Letter: To “P E.” [Elinor Parry?], [ca. 16 February 1659?]. [Corr., i. 48]

Person encountered: P E. [Elinor Parry?] (letter).

Saturday, 26 February 1659, o.s.

8 March 1659, n.s.

Letter: From John Strachey, dated 26 February 1658[/59]; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 49]

Person encountered: John Strachey (letter).

Tuesday, 1 March 1659, o.s.

11 March 1659, n.s.

Letter: To John Strachey (draft), [ca 1 March 1659]. [Corr., i. 50]

Person encountered: John Strachey (letter).

Date Uncertain

Letters:

• From William Uvedale, [mid-March 1659?]; answered by Locke (draft) in late March. [Corr., i. 51]
• From William Uvedale, [late March 1659?]; draft; answers Uvedale’s letter of mid-March. [Corr., i. 52]

Person encountered: William Uvedale (letters).

Tuesday, 17 May 1659, o.s.

27 May 1659, n.s.

Letter: From Locke to John Locke, sen., dated 17 May 1659 (lost); answered on 21 May. [see Corr., i. 54]

Person encountered: John Locke, sen. (letter).

Saturday, 21 May 1659, o.s.

31 May 1659, n.s.

Letter: From John Locke, sen., dated 21 May 1659; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. Answers Locke’s letter of 17 May (lost); answered by Locke on 22 June. [Corr., i. 54]

Person encountered: John Locke, sen. (letter).

Saturday, 28 May 1659, o.s.

7 June 1659, n.s.

Letter: From John Strachey, dated 28 May 1659; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 55]

Person encountered: John Strachey (letter).

Date Uncertain

Letters:

• Between unknown correspondents, [late May 1659?]. Apparently written from Oxford to Pensford. [Corr., i. (56)]
• To Peter Locke, [May 1659?] and 29 October 1660; a letter of attorney. [Corr., ix. 56A]

Person encountered: Peter Locke (letter of attorney).

Saturday, 4 June 1659, o.s.

14 June 1659, n.s.

Letter: To an unidentified lady, dated 4 June 1659. [Corr., i. 58]

Wednesday, 22 June 1659, o.s.

2 July 1659, n.s.

Letter: To John Locke, sen., dated 22 June [1659?]; addressed to John Locke, sen., at Pensford. Answers his father’s letter of 21 May. [Corr., i. 59]

Person encountered: John Locke, sen. (letter).

Date Uncertain

Letter: From William Uvedale, [early June 1659?]; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford. [Corr., i. 57]

Person encountered: William Uvedale (letter).

Thursday, 7 July 1659, o.s.

17 July 1659, n.s.

Letter: From William Godolphin, dated 7 July 1659; written in London; addressed to Locke at Christ Church Oxford; answered by Locke ca. August. [Corr., i. 60]

Person encountered: William Godolphin (letter).

Thursday, 21 July 1659, o.s.

31 July 1659, n.s.

Letter: To Mrs. Sarah Edwards, dated 21 July 1659; written at Oxford; addressed to Mrs. Edwards at Westbury. [Corr., i. 64]

Person encountered: Mrs. Sarah Edwards (letter).

Date Uncertain

Letters:

• From William Uvedale, [ca. July 1659?]. [Corr., i. 61]
• To an unidentified lady, [ca. July 1659?]. [Corr., i. 62]
• To [Anne Evelegh?], [mid-July 1659?]. [Corr., i. 63]
• To [Anne Evelegh?], [late July 1659?]. [Corr., i. 65]

Persons encountered: William Uvedale (letter); Anne Evelegh[?] (letters).

Monday, 29 August 1659, o.s.

8 September 1659, n.s.

Locke’s birthday, age 27.

Tuesday, 30 August 1659, o.s.

9 September 1659, n.s.

Letter: From Anne Evelegh, dated 30 August 1659; written at Black Hall, Oxford. [Corr., i. 71]

Person encountered: Anne Evelegh (letter).

Date Uncertain

Letters:

• To “G W” [William Godolphin], [ca. August 1659?]. [Corr., i. 66]
• To “S T” [Thomas Symes?], [August 1659?]. [Corr., i. 67]
• To “W J” [Isaiah Ward?], [August 1659?]. [Corr., i. 68]
• To “P E” [Elinor Parry?], [August 1659?]. [Corr., i. 69]
• To “P E” [Elinor Parry?], [late August 1659?]. [Corr., i. 70]

Persons encountered: G W [William Godolphin] (letter); S T [Thomas Symes?] (letter); W J [Isaiah Ward?] (letter); P E. [Elinor Parry?] (letters).

Monday, 5 September 1659, o.s.

15 September 1659, n.s.

Note: A deleted note dated 5 September, suggesting that Locke obtained Henry Stubbe’s An essay in defence of the good old cause early in September. — [British Library, Add. MS. 28,273, f. 12; Corr., i. 75n.]

Tuesday, 13 September 1659, o.s.

23 September 1659, n.s.

Letter: From John Hoskins, dated 13 September 1659; written at Christ Church Oxford; answered by Locke (draft) in late September. [Corr., i. 76]

Person encountered: John Hoskins (letters).

Monday, 19 September 1659, o.s.

29 September 1659, n.s.

Letter: To an unidentified lady, dated 19 September [1659?]; written from Pensford. [Corr., i. 78]

Date Uncertain

Letters:

• To “P E.” [Elinor Parry?] (draft), [early September 1659?]. [Corr., i. 72]
• From William Uvedale, [September 1659?]. [Corr., i. 73]
• To “P E.” [Elinor Parry?] (draft), [mid-September 1659?]. [Corr., i. 74]
• To “S H” [Henry Stubbe] (draft), [mid-September 1659?]. [Corr., i. 75]
• To “J H.” [John Hoskins?] (draft), [late September 1659?]; answered Hoskins’s letter of 13 September. [Corr., i. 77]
• To “P E:” [Elinor Parry?] (draft), [late September 1659?]. [Corr., i. 79]

Persons encountered: P E. [Elinor Parry?] (letters); William Uvedale (letter), S H [Henry Stubbe?] (letter); J H. [John Hoskins] (letter).

Thursday, 20 October 1659, o.s.

30 October 1659, n.s.

Letter: To Tom [Westrowe?], dated 20 October 1659; written at Pensford; written but not sent [?]. [Corr., i. 81]

Person encountered: Tom [Westrowe?] (letter).

Date Uncertain

Letter: To “P E.” [Elinor Parry?] (draft), [mid-October 1659?]. [Corr., i. 80]

Person encountered: P E. [Elinor Parry?] (letter).

Tuesday, 8 November 1659, o.s.

18 November 1659, n.s.

Letters:

• To [Thomas Westrowe?], dated 8 November [1659?]; written at Pensford; written but not sent [?]. [Corr., i. 82]
• From Anne Evelegh, dated 8 November 1659; written at Black Hall, Oxford; addressed to Locke at Pensford; probably answered by Locke’s draft on ca. 19 November. [Corr., i. 83]

Persons encountered: [Thomas Westrowe?] (letter); Anne Evelegh (letter).

Saturday, 19 November 1659, o.s.

29 November 1659, n.s.

Letters:

• To [“E A” [Anne Evelegh], [ca. 19 November 1659?]; probably an answer to Evelegh’s letter of 8 November. [Corr., i. 84]
• From William Uvedale, [ca. 19 November 1659?]; written at Waltham, Hampshire. [Corr., i. 85]

Persons encountered: Anne Evelegh (letter); William Uvedale (letter).

Tuesday, 22 November 1659, o.s.

2 December 1659, n.s.

Letter: From Anne Evelegh, dated 22 November 1659; written at Black Hall, Oxford; addressed to Locke at Pensford. [Corr., i. 86]

Person encountered: Anne Evelegh (letter).

Monday, 12 December 1659, o.s.

22 December 1659, n.s.

Letter: To an unidentified lady, dated 12 December [1659?]; written at Ditcheat, near Pensford, but this may be a whimsical fiction; the year is uncertain. [Corr., i. 88]

Date Uncertain

Letters:

• To “P E.” [Elinor Parry?] (draft), [early December 1659?]. [Corr., i. 87]
• To “P E.” [Elinor Parry?] (draft), [mid-December 1659?]. [Corr., i. 89]

Person encountered: P E. [Elinor Parry?] (letters).

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)