Browse letters

The browse letters section gives you a complete list of documents written in a specific decade, listed chronologically within the decade.

The navigation index on the left-hand side allows you to change the decade you are viewing:

browse by decade

You can change the decade viewed by clicking on the navigation index.

By default, the page opens on the 1700s. Fifteen results are displayed on each page. The total number of records is given above the results, along with an indication of position in the list:

Letter listing for the 1700s

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Results are displayed as a list of links to individual letters. Each document is listed by the names of writer and recipient (where applicable), the date it was written and document type (if not a letter):

  • Articles granted to Sir Nicholas Waite by [unknown], 1700 [enclosed document]
  • Joseph Addison to John Hough, bishop of Worcester, (possible date) January 1700
  • Joseph Addison to Abraham Stanyan, (possible date) January 1700
  • Richard Steele to Mary de La Rivière Manley, 1 January 1700
  • Richard Steele to Mary de La Rivière Manley, 1 January 1700
  • Richard Steele to Mary de La Rivière Manley, 1 January 1700
  • Mrs M. Brounower to John Locke, 15 January 1700
  • William Popple to John Locke, 15 January 1700
  • John Locke to Philippus van Limborch, 16 January 1700
  • Translation from Latin into English of John Locke to Philippus van Limborch, 16 January 1700
  • Joseph Lane to John Locke, 19 January 1700
  • John Bonville to John Locke, 21 January 1700
  • John Locke to Peter King, 1st Baron King of Ockham, 23 January 1700
  • John Bonville to John Locke, 28 January 1700
  • Pieter Guenellon to John Locke, 29 January 1700

Clicking on the name of the writer and recipient will bring up the individual letter page.