Copy of a letter, from John Beale to Henry Oldenburg
Reference number: EL/B1/16
Date: 12 December 1662
Description
Beale mentions that his father had a productive orchard in Herefordshire; that Beale had tried to grow vines but the weather was too wet and he turned his wine into cider and perry; discussing his wine palate
The letter is endorsed by Oldenburg: 'Mr Beale's Letter to mee Dec. 12. 1662'
Subject: Horticulture/ Viticulture
- Reference number
- EL/B1/16
- Earliest possible date
- 12 December 1662
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Beale, Copy of a letter, from John Beale to Henry Oldenburg, 12 December 1662, EL/B1/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_16/copy-of-a-letter-from-john-beale-to-henry-oldenburg, accessed on 13 June 2025
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Henry Oldenburg
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Dates: 1613 - 1740
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