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HCR diary 3.1.1833 "I warned Aders about the dangers of arrest, but he assured me and this was confirmed by Jameson that a pledge was given by L's attorney Parnther to Upton, Aders' attorney that there should be no arrest" L was Loevenhagen, Aders was arrested anyway the same day

Michael Smith Parnther will PCC 1850 of 50 Fenchurch St. 1833 of London St, London. 1829 he was clerk to Tallow Chandlers Company. Born 10.6.1776 bapt 2.7.1776 St Andrew Holborn son of Robert & Ann Parnther. Robert Parnther = St Mary Catrlisle 2.1.1772 Ann Smith. Standard 20.2.1850, on 17.2.1850 in…

HCR diary 18.12.1820 at Aders "I went by particular desire to meet a Mr & Mrs Parry - He a wealthy merchant - she a fine and interesting woman - Aders' prints afforded us all entertainment"

                   21.12.1822 large party at Aders, Coleridge the star "The Parrys - I do not see why they were invited to meet C:"

                     13.2.1823 musical party at Aders  "Miss Flaxman & Miss Denman, the Parrys, Babingtons etc"

                     24.4.1823 re Mrs Aders history of 3 husbands "Mrs A: means to open herself to Mrs Parry, Miss Flaxman etc. etc…

HCR diary 15.4.1838 at Aders' "He, I should say they are annoyed at the difficulty in disposing of any of the pictures and now propose writing to Passavant at Frankfurt"

See Marquardt II p520 and n37. Johann David Passavant 1787-1861 art historian, saw Aders' collection in London in 1831 and described it in his book Kunstreise durch England und Belgien (1833). Not to be confused with the doctor Johann Karl Passavant (1790-1857) his brother?  whom Robinson met in Germany in 1829 (Marquardt II p 284 and n14)

HCR DIARY 10.4.1842 Miss Pate "related to me a strange story of Basil Montagu" (shorthand passage) "Miss P: is the godmother of his son Frederick"

This was possibly Eliza Lloyd Pate daughter of John Pate solicitor of Bury St Edmunds and his wife Susanna who was bapt 5.2.1778 at St Mary's Bury, died at Bury 23.4.1857. Bury & Norwich Post 11.11.1829 & 28.4.1857. Her will PCC 1857 spinster mentioned a godson but not Frederick Montagu

GODWIN DIARY 13.4.1809 dine at Thelwall's, w. miss Pate

The Miss Pate that knew Basil Montagu (see above) may well have been the…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Joseph Pattison of Thorpe Hall nr Rochford, Essex proposed member 23.11.1792 by John Towill Rutt 2nded John Horne Tooke. Not listed as ever elected

Joseph Pattison (1756-1841) see below. His father Joseph (1728-1817) was still alive in 1792, but though Thorpe Hall was let to Joseph Pattison of Maldon, Essex in 1777 when Joseph junior was only 21 (Coventry History Centre PA/101/5/34), in the 1792 subsription list for Robert Robinson's Ecclesiastical Researches, they appeared as Joseph Pattison of Malden, Essex and Joseph Pattison of Thorpe Hall…

HCR diary 25.12.1827 Christmas dinner at Aders "Heusler and Peiper were there"

                        8.6.1829 at Aders' "he told me of Mr Piper or Pfeiffer having committed suicide"

Gustav Wilhelm Peiper born 31.5.1803 bapt 10.6.1803 Elberfeld Evangelical Church son of Goswin Friedrich Peiper & Johanna Catherine Hoddick. Committed suicide 6.6.1829 see Standard 10.6.1829. Put pstol to his mouth in a field near Charlton in Kent, left a note identifying himself and his age 26 years "living without honour is worse than death". At the inquest evidence was given that he was…

HCR diary 14.2.1819 dined at Aders Mr Perret there

                 24.10.1821 dined with Aders Perret there

                      6.7.1822 at Aders "the afternoon was pleasant enough - the Sievekings, Souchays and Perret were sufficient for entertainment"

see Marquardt I p 24 n14 and II p 421 n 295 and p 462 n 356.  Apprenticed to the merchant Jonas Darfeld along with Isaac Aldebert and Carl Cornelius Souchay, Robinson saw him again in 1851 in Germany. Born 16.7.1770 son of Johann Jakob Perret from Neuchatel and his wife Anna Esther Johanndt he founded the firm…

HCR diary 25.1.1832 Aders' thé dansant at Willis' Rooms, fancy dresses "the best sight by far was Pfeffel as Bunaparte - Tho' I never saw the original but in prints and pictures, yet it seemed to me a miniature to the life"

                     6.6.1832 "went to Aders - I had a disagreeable task imposed on me which put me out of humour - to show Pfeffel snr. the Courts - an ignorant and insignificant man whose conversation affordd no return for the trouble"

                  15.2.1833 call on Aders in Norfolk St "Pfeffel is returned - in the house is now Mrs Aders' niece whom…

HCR diary 11.5.1825 dinner at Green, Lincolns Inn Fields "a large party. Mrs Aders, Phillips RA and wife - a sensible woman"

                 15.12.1826 after Flaxman's funeral "being near Euston Place I accompanied Phillips to Aders - we saw Mrs Aders, & Mr Phillips examined the pictures with great minuteness and apparently great interest - I left him there"

Thomas Phillips (DNB 1760-1845). He married in 1809 Elizabeth Fraser (1782-1856) of Fairfield, near Inverness

HCR diary 2.3.1821 Robinson (by letter?) desired Pickford "to tell Thibaut that Aders will procure his musick for him"

John Middleton Pickford married 22.6.1802 Sara Friedericke Schunk, sister of Martin Schunk 1789-1873, Robinson attended the wedding (Marquardt I p36 n52). Pickford moved to Heidelberg before 1819. See Thibaut (QV*). John Middleton Pickford bapt 29.11.1779 Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire son of Cornelius Pickford linen draper & mercer of Chapel-en-le-Frith who had married Isabella Sedgwick at Manchester Cathedral 16.2.1779, his will 1803. Cornelius Pickford was…

HCR diary 11.11.1819 Mrs Aders first husband Kelly "was a most detestable fellow, attempted her life in Trinidad, Governor Picton was her friend"

Thomas Picton (DNB 1758-1815)

HCR diary 20.6.1818 musical party at Aders 11 Euston Square "The Schuncks, Platts, Mrs Fazy, Miss Lewis were my acquaintances"

                 26.11.1820 at Aders "Platt was there"

Probably Thomas Joshua Platt (DNB 1788x90-1862) married as bach at St George Bloomsbury by lic 4.4.1814 Augusta Cuming sp minor with consent of guardians George Cuming & Thomas Platt, wits Thos Platt, E Gascoyne, J Platt. Thomas Joshua Platt born 22.8 1788 bapt 1.10.1788 Percy Chapel of Thomas & Amelia. His younger brothers Samuel, George & William were all bapt sons of Thomas &…

HCR diary 19.6.1824 at Aders "Sir Charles and Lady Pocock - she an horrible person"

                     2.5.1832 at the Aders "from whom I heard that the last letter of Mrs Leigh had put an end to all endeavours of Sir G: Pocock to reconcile them"

                     4.4.1839 at Mrs Robson's "Lady Pocock I had seen at the Aders"

On 5.9.1820 Susan Barbara kelly (sister of Mrs Aders first husband) married George Bartholomew Pocock of York Street, Marylebone at All Hallows, Barking, and her husband was knighted (as Captain of Gentleman Pensioners) on 8.8.1821. See…

HCR diary 10.4.1822 at Aders met son of Poel whom Robinson had known in Altona in 1807. His mother had dies a few weeks before

Poel senior was Piter Poel (1760-1837) diplomat and newspaper publisher, see Marquardt I p 328 n 38. He married 6.1.1787 in Hamburg Friederike Elisabeth daughter of Professor Johann Georg Büsch (1728-1800), they had eleven children (de.wikipedia). Marquardt II p75 sayd 7 children and mentioned a daughter Emma but did not identify which son Robinson met in 1822

see Forster, Mrs in Crabb Robinson Diary dataset

HCR diary 8.7.1834 see Stewart-Mackenzie, James Alexander in Crabb Robinson Diary dataset

HCR diary 14.5.1820 "called on Mrs Montagu, Barry Cornwall there"

                  10.12.1820 "Hazlitt, Mrs Horace Twiss and Barry Cornwall were at Montagu's and I had a very pleasant lounge there till past 12 o'clock"

                    30.6.1826 Procter "his brother Robert is to take the Dairy - I think it a hazardous speculation"

                    13.1.1829 "Geo: Procter "candidate for presidency of Guernsey College"

                    29.4.1829 shorthand passage re|: Procter's dairy

                      3.7.1835 chat at Procter's on family…

HCR diary 13.12.1820 "went to Flazman's with Aders &c. A Mr Owen Pugh was there"

William Owen Pughe (DNB 1759-1835). See Blake Records

HCR diary 26.4.1839 at final sale of Aders' pictures "Most of the pictures went for little or nothing. Green and Pugin the catholic architect were real bidders" "Hall introduced me to Pugin the very able architect and sarcastic author of the Contrasts. I enjoyed a short conversation with him in the Sale Room"

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (DNB 1812-1852). Chambers Hall (QV*) (DNB 1786-1855)