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Letter, from John Beale to John Evelyn

Reference number: EL/B1/29

Date: 25 April 1663

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Trying to persuade Evelyn to include information about a wild orchard and hortulan diet into his 'Sylvia'; Beale provides quotes and references for these additions (some are in Latin); Beale adds points for a seminar about grafting and transplanting

Reference number
EL/B1/29
Earliest possible date
25 April 1663
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Ink on paper
Page extent
7 pages
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Manuscript

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John Beale

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John Beale, Letter, from John Beale to John Evelyn, 25 April 1663, EL/B1/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b1_29/letter-from-john-beale-to-john-evelyn, accessed on 01 December 2024

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  • Early Letters

    Dates: 1613-1740

    The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.

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