A Selection from

The Clarke

Correspondence

Below are links to letters selected by Bridget CLARKE from her Life and Correspondence of Edward Clarke 1650 - 1710. Click any date to select a letter. Each letter is also linked sequentially to that preceeding and following in the list below.

DATECORRESPONDENTSSUBJECT
24 Feb 1670Edward Clarke jnr to Edward Clarke snrTo London
3 Mar 1670Edward Clarke jnr to Edward Clarke snrCloak and sword
11 May 1671Edward Clarke jnr to Edward Clarke snrTheft of Crown Jewels
Jan 1672Edward Clarke jnr to Edward Clarke snrSmallpox
20 Aug 1675Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeAbsence
20 Jan 1677John Buckland to Edward ClarkeThe great frost
16 Jan 1685Mary Clarke to John LockeRaising children
7 Feb 1685John Locke to Mary ClarkePhilosophical turnips.
30 Apr 1687Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeChatter
24 May 1690Mary Clarke to John SpreatTravel to London
11 Oct 1690Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeEarthquake
19 Jan 1692Mary Clarke to Ursula VennerHer children and...
23 Apr 1692Mary Clarke to Ursula Venner.. how “raggd” they are
22 July 1693Edward Clarke to John LockeBook of Education
15 Sept 1694Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeHealth and servants.
27 Dec 1694Edward Clarke to Mary ClarkeThe Queen no more
29 Dec 1694Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeSleasy dioper
9 Jan 1695Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeTroubled mind
26 Jan 1695Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeToo much wigg
7 Feb 1695Edward Clarke to Mary ClarkeCheerful service and lusty children
11 Sep 1695Mrs Burgess to Edward ClarkeMiscarriage
Sep 1695Mrs Burgess to Edward ClarkeRecovery
9 Nov 1695John Locke to Mary ClarkeMedicinal drink
9 Nov 1695Edward Clarke to Mary ClarkeConcern
17 Jun 1696Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeRickets - but no chocolate!
6 Sep 1696Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeThe Great Bull of Orange
28 Nov 1696Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeRacketting and thundering
9 Aug 1698‘Betty’ Clarke to John SpreatKensington Palace
9 Feb 1699Edward Clarke to M LaroqueSt Paul to the Ephesians iv.26
28 Feb 1699Edward Clarke to John SpreatBurn this letter!
10 Feb 1700Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeForst me to make such a groning
13 Apr 1700Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeWedding anniversary
12 Jan 1702Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeHalf a ginney a peece
12 Jan 1702Samuel Clarke to Edward ClarkeI humbly thanke you
12 Jan 1702Jepp Clarke to Edward ClarkeHumblest thankes
19 Dec 1702Mary Clarke to Edward ClarkeA proposal...
6 May 1704Mary Clarke to Edward Clarke...and joynture
16 Sept 1704Edward Clarke to ‘Jack’ ClarkeLost in the post
16 Sept 1704Mary Clarke to ‘Jack’ ClarkeFamily news
20 Mar 1705Edward Clarke to ‘Jack’ ClarkeA father's approbation
22 June 1705Paul d'Aranda to Edward ClarkeA son's death
22 Nov 1705Edward Clarke to Mary ClarkeConcerned for her health
25 Dec 1705‘Betty’ Clarke to Edward ClarkeConcerned for his health

For further information on any of the above please see the COMPLETE PDF version. N.B. There is a slight discrepancy between the PDF and above HTML versions. I have, with the author's approval, taken a liberty with the dates. At the time the letters were written the convention was that the year did not change till March 25th. Thus, for example, the day after 31 December 1668 was not 1st January 1669 but 1st January 1668. 1668 did not become 1669 in 1668 until March 25th! In the above HTML version - but NOT the PDF version - the dates have been chaged to conform with modern practice. For more on this see the INTRODUCTION

Once again I would like to express my thanks and indebtedness to Bridget Clarke for allowing us to use her work.