| RefNo | EL/B1/49 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Account of farming in the eastern parts of Devonshire by unknown author |
| Date | c 1664 |
| Description | An account of preparing land for cereal crops and destroying furze
John Beale adds, in his own hand, about destroying weeds, which he signs
Paper is endorsed by Beale stating: 'Devonshire. This from a gentleman of very good rate dwelling on the East side of Exeter about 4 miles distance from Exeter to JB'
Henry Oldenburg also endorses the paper: 'Answer to the Agriculture inquiry concerning part of Devonshire, sent by Dr Beale to H Oldenburg' |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copied into LBO/27/442
Transcribed into 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, vol 2, pp 258-261 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3355 | Beale; John (c 1608 - c1683); clergyman and writer | c 1608 - c1683 |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c 1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c 1619 - 1677 |