The Hartlib Papers

Title:Letter, John Robertson [John Dury] To Hartlib
Dating:16 August 1656
Ref:4/3/170A-B
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Deare freind
Hauing trauelled all night to bee heere at the going away of the post, & beeing wearie & sleepie, & hauing receiued none from you this weeke, I can only send this in haste, & desire yow to know & to let my wife know that I make all possible haste to bee with you as soone as may bee: this day I haue packt up a Chest to bee sent ouer before with all needles luggage of bookes & other things which I haue gathered in my iourneyes. I am going againe to morrow towards Vtrecht, & from thence to Zeeland, & then back againe here to bidde all farewell when I shall know what will bee Resolued by the states of Holland about this matter which I haue in hand. the booke which you would haue me procure I shall endevour to seeke up. I rest
                        yours in all truth to serue yow
   in haste                   Iohn Robertson
Amsterdam this 16. Aug
   1656.
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Remember me to my wife & let her know this
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              For Mr. Samuel Hartlib
               the Elder
               at his house neer Charring
               Crosse ouer against Angel
                  Court
                            in
                                London
[another hand:] B1:4. 3B? 921?
[Hartlib:]
Aug. 16. 56./
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