| Reference number | EL/W3/21 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Winthrop to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Hartford, New England |
| Creator | Winthrop; John (1606-1676); colonial governor and physician; governor of Connecticut |
| Date | 12 November 1668 |
| Description | Concerning the non-delivery of letters to New England because of bad weather; concerning mines in North America and experiments in salt-works; concerning maize and a new way of making tar; discussing telescopes
Account of a fire at a farm-house at Farmington (plantation near Hartford in Connecticut) with discussion of the houses and thatch, and a discussion of seaweed as manure for apple trees. Account is inserted within this letter. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 10p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| Origin coordinates | 41.76371, -72.68509 |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Transcription in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', edited and translated by A Rupert Hall & Marie Boas Hall, volume 5, page 150 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/bf450626-7e4b-4115-a52b-1da4d4894d51 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |
| NA7404 | Winthrop; John (1606 - 1676); colonial governor and physician | 1606 - 1676 |