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London Fire, 1666

Editorial history

24/01/12, CSG: Created page






Overview

This page is a research notes page, rather than a finished product. It captures references in Sir George Oxenden's correspondence to the London fire of 1666.



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Economic consequences of the fire


[20th December 1666] y:e sad disolation of y:e late merciless fire brought me to towne to look after my pticular Concernmen:ts, & dispose of my house w:tch providence had spared from soe great a Consumaton & am now by fowle weather forced to keepe my Christmas in London, & not w:th my family more y:n my wife, who came heither to y:e buriall of her mother[1]




Descriptions of the fire

  1. "20th December 1666, Letter from John Lewis to Sir GO, London"