Godwin Diary

Jackson, William

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9.2.1794 Jackson at Tooke's.

William Jackson DNB 1737-95, journalist and spy. The DNB says he saw Tooke in London early in 1794

 

Bryan, Michael

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2.6.1794 at Bryan's with Holcroft / 26.5.1796 Bryan's Galley with Holcroft.

Galley should be Gallery and this was Michael Bryan DNB 1757-1821 picture dealer. Farington diary p352 married a sister of Lord Shrewsbury (Lady Juliana Talbot 1759-1802) p498 gallery in suite of rooms belonging formerly to Cosway & built by Astley (Saville Row) p500 Newcastle man, once on stage, went abroad as rider to merchant, met wife in Pays Bas
 

Bryant, William

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9.2.1794 at Tooke's.

Likely William Bryant of 20 Gt George St Westminster who was proposed Socy for Const Info 19.10.1792 by John Horne Tooke 2nded John Frost.

Christie, Miss

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miss Christie 13.2.1794 at Mackintosh's /  16.2.1794 again (both times with Bell) / 28.2.1794 at Bell's

Hall

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Hall 3.2.1794 at  Mackintosh's (with Parr). In Godwin's 1796 list for 1794 inserted above next to Losh & Tweddel who Godwin also met that day at Mackintosh's.

Taylor, William

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26.1.1794 'Opera Taylor' at Perry's. William Taylor c1753-1825 (Highfill, Burnim & Langhans) was the proprietor of the opera house King's Theatre. See R B O'Reilly An Authentic Narrative...(1791); Price Milhous & Hume, Italian opera ...vol 1(1995); DNB John Gallini 1728-1805

 

Murray, Lord William

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L W Murray 20.1.1794 at Muir's / 9.5.1795 La. Murray at Reveley's

Manning

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18.1.1794 at Thelwall's / 5.12.1794 at Foulkes (celebrating Thelwall's acquittal) / 17.1.1795 / 31.1.1795 / 14.2.1795 at James Powell's (3 times with Walker & Lee, twice with Thelwall, Bailey & Hubbard) / 12.6.1795 Mannings at Thelwall's (with Walker) / 10.12.1795 adv at House of Commons

GD website suggests William M 1733-1810 (Geo Robinson published his sermons on liberty)  Other possibles:

Thomas Manning vintner Oxenden St, St Martin in the Fields voted 1796 Fox & Tooke

Grant

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In 1794 version of 1796 list for 1784, left out of 1796 list / 17.1.1794 at Palmer's (on hulks in Woolwich) / 31.1.1796 miss Grant at Perry's (with Porson) / 26.2.1799 Grant at Mrs Robinson's with Bird / 17.1.1818 Grant calls

James Grant LL D Rector of St Leonards Shoreditch (Literary Memoirs of Living Authors p 222) supposed to have been concerned in conducting the English Review. Published sermon 1774 vicar of Kempston Beds, Lecturer of St Leonards Shoreditch. Perhaps the 1784 Grant

Cline, Margaret

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'Mrs Cline to Medical Society' 18.1.1794

Presumably Margaret Webb who on 11.2.1775 at Christ Church Spitalfields married Henry Cline DNB 1750-1827 surgeon