A-Z of Entries

24.10.1788 Le Vade at Robinson's. Jean David Paul Etienne LeVade (A de Montet, Dictionnaire Biographique des Genevois et des Vaudois) born Lausanne 2.10.1750 died there 9.1.1834 was a minister in England then Amsterdam. His translation of Tristram Shandy into French was published 1786 in York and Paris, and a translation of his True and Surprising Account of a Natural Sleepwalker, given as a lecture in Lausanne 6.2.1788, was published in Edinburgh in 1792

Lea 24.10.1797

Joseph Godwin was agent to the carpet manufacturer brothers Francis and Thomas Lea of Kidderminster whose London warehouse was at 10 Bagnio Court (oldbaileyonline E18040912-86). Lea appeared in the diary on 24.10.1797, 27.10.1797, 29.10.1797, 30.10.1797, 4.4.1798, 25.1.1801, 9.8.1801, 18.2.1803 and 17.9.1803 often with Joseph Godwin, and was mentioned in Joseph Godwin's letter to Godwin of 16.7.1801 (Abinger c.7 f49). The GD website has been edited to take account of my information on the Leas but missed the entry on 30.10.1797 Lea's

21.4.1796 at Tobin's

24.9.1794 Lutwich at Northmore's / 14.10.1794 again / 14.11.1794 again / 11.3.1795 again / 8.12.1794 meet / 15.7.1800 meet Ledwick (in Ireland). Edward Ledwich DNB 1739-1823 lived mostly in Ireland but joined Whig Club 1.3.1791 of Gerrard Street (i.e. gave a London address) and was Fellow of Society of Antiquaries like Northmore

1798 Rev William Ledwich LLB Vestry House, St Michan's, Dublin subscr to Works of D R O'Conor
 

Lee, Somt calls 26.10.1799 / 12.8.1801 Lee at Reynolds' (North Cray, Kent)

Probably two one-off Lees, though Godwins friends the misses Lee of Bath were of course from Somerset (if that is what Somt was short for)

at Martineau's 10.12.1794.

Rather than Richard 'Citizen' Lee, a master hatter in the London Corresp Socy (as per GD website), this was likely to have been James Lee, Turkey merchant of London, who married the Martineaus' sister Sarah in 1799 and also (along with the Martineau brothers) subscribed to the fund for state prisoners in 1794. The later Lee entries at Powel's are most likely Richard 'Citizen' Lee
 

call on H & A Lee 6.3.1798 (in Bath) / 8.3.1798 call on S & H Lee (in Bath) / 9.3.1798 tea miss Lee's with Lefanus, Thompson & Losh (in Bath) / 13.6.1798 call on Lees (in Bath) / (2.6.1798 Abinger c4 f28 Godwin to H Lee) / (4.6.1798 Abinger c4 f29-30 Godwin to H Lee) / 6.61798 call on H Lee (in Bath) / 8.6.1798 again / 9.6.1798 Conference (in Bath) / 12.6.1798 Letter / (16.6.1798 Abinger c4 f31-2 H Lee to Godwin) / 25.6.1798 Chez elle / 26.6.1798 chez elle:....Conference / 27.6.1798 call on (not in).....S Laney calls. Letter on Religion / 28.6.1798 Water, with H & A / 29.6.…

Leeds 19.4.1797 at theatre

May have been Francis Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke of Leeds DNB 1751-1799

adv Leeson 7.2.1798 at Devlin's

? William Leeson attorney Staples inn 1784 Law list / Derbyshire Record office D239/ M/F10295-6 & M/T223-4 (1791) / Wm L = Eliza Robinson 15.9.1796 by banns wits H Brodie H Robinson / Wm L = Joanna Wright 3.10.1802 St Martin i t Fields

Lefanus 9.3.1798 at miss Lee's / 16.7.1800 (in Ireland) call on mrs Lefanu with Everina (Wollstonecraft) / 19.7.1800 dine at Lefanu's with Everina / 1.8.1800 call on (not in) / 3.10.1808 Godwin reads work by Lefanu / 16.2.1811 Lefanus call / 21.2.1811 Godwin reads Lefanu / 12.3.1811 Lefanus at tea / 13.3.1811 Godwin reads Lefanu / 14.3.1811 write to A Lefanu / 11.7.1811 again / 4.10.1811 again / 10.5.1823 Lefanu jr calls / 5.6.1825 Lefanu adv at M(ary) W S(helley's)

Not identified by a person record in the GD website, but the entry for the texts read by Godwin on 3.10.1808 and 21.2.…

Lefevres 15.10.1804 adv at Holcroft's / 28,10.1804 Lefevre adv at Hts / 30.11.1804 again

Charles Shaw Lefevre Hist of Parl 1759-1823 was MP for Reading from 1802 to 1820 and by 1808 he had moved from being a supporter of Pitt via Addington and Sidmouth to voting for Burdett's reform motion in a minority of 15.  Sidmouth considered he had been "bitten by a popularity" at Reading where the reform movement was strong but I note he voted for Graham in Westminster in 1802, so it's not impossible he was friendly with Holcroft in 1804, but it seems an improbable identification

11.10.1795 Leftley at Holcroft's / 22.11.1795 there

Charles Leftley 1771-1798 son of Charles Leftley grocer of Strand (voted 1774 Mountmorris & Mahon 1784 Fox 1788 Townshend 1790 Fox) married 26.12.1760 St Clement Danes Eleanor Palmer their son Charles bapt 1771 St Martin in the Fields (father or son) signed Declaration of Friends to Liberty of Press 1792, Flights of Fancy 1797 glees with music by William Linley DNB 1771-1835 who wrote account of him in 1819. A Masque 1802 The Corsicans unfinished. The Sylph (DE Baker Biographica Dramatica). Parliamentary reporter for Times…

mrs LeGrand calls 3.10.1805 (& Keir)

Possibly Lydia nee White the wife of George Wren Legrand brewer of Hampstead married 1.6.1787. He was born Canterbury 1759 and died 26.12.1834 at Union Place Lambeth buried 2.1.1835 there the same day as his wife, his will PCC 1836. In Holdens 1811 he was at 2 North Addington Pl Camberwell. His father George of Canterbury will PCC 1807. See work notes below as well

Leicester 4.4.1798 at Joseph Godwin's, with Lea

30.12.1807 Philips's, tea & supper; adv. Leigh / 20.11.1809 call on Mills, Rivington, Leigh, Hume, Knowles, Goddard, Hatchard, Sharpe, Stockdales & Tabart / 17.12.1811 Leigh calls / 20.5.1813 call on Leigh 

Godwin's calls on 28.11.1809 were mainly on booksellers, starting from Rivington at St Pauls and then via Knowles at the Navy Office in the Strand to Goddard in Haymarket, Hatchard, Sharpe and Stockdale in Piccadilly to Tabart in Picadilly or Bond-st. If Hume was Godwin's friend Joseph Hume as coded in GD website he is said to have worked in the Victualling Office Smerset…

10.6.1798 Leipsic on coach from Bath

Given the entry on 5.6.1798 (see Florence) this may have been a person from Leipsic or someone with that surname

10.8.1807 call, w. (Marshall) on Lepard / 12.8.1807 call on Lepard & (w.him) Barber : Bow Street, Lep(ar)d, Humphrys, H(odgkins)s, Corbet, M(arshall) & T(homas) T(urner) / 18.8.1807 Lepard & Hodgkins call / 25.8.1807 call on Lepard (w. M(arshall)) / 8.10.1807 call on Lepard / 26.1.1808 Lepard calls / 27.1.1808 call on Lepard / 1.7.1808 call on Lepard (w. M(ary) J(ane))

William Lepard bookseller Tooley-st, Southwark 1757, stationer Newgate-st SunFire 1780 his will PCC 21.2.1805. He was a Baptist and member of the congregation of John Rippon (DNB 1751-1836). His father,…

H Leroux 14.6.1799 adv at dinner

Jacob Leroux was Godwin's landlord who financed the building of the Polygon and sub-let it. He lived hard by and his son Henry was tenant of no 8. Jacob died 26.4.1799 and the whole estate was put up for sale see GD website event tag 20.6.1799. Jacob's will PCC 1799 dated 11.4.1799 wife Mary (PCC 1831) children Priscilla Mary, Midford George (Doctor will PCC 1847 of Calais & St Pancras), Maria Ann (married John Tatham), Henry Jacob (=18.1.1798 St Pancras Frances Ross Finch, H J L bur St Paul Covt Gdn 24.1.1832 age 55 of St John Hackney, his dau…

walk to Leadenhall with Cl(airmon)t 23.11.1801 / call on mrs Lester 27.11.1801 sleep at St Agnes / 2.12.1801 sleep at Baldock / 3.12.1801 again / 11.12.1801 again / 12.12.1801 sleep at St Agnes / 19.12.1801 again / 21.12.1801 Shoreditch Church &c with Ct (=Mrs Godwin) / 30.12.1801.call on Lester &c with Ct

William St Clair in The Godwins & The Shelleys suggests that Godwin (before his marriage on 21.12.1801) slept at St Agnes in order to fulfil the oath that he was "of this parish", the place being probably St Agnes Place or St Agnes Circus, Old Street Road in the parish…

22.9.1809 call on Letterman / 27.1.1810 Guildhall, Didier; adv. Letterman / 12.6.1810 call on Letterman / 23.6.1810 (Guildhall; adv. Letterman &c) / 29.6.1810 Guildhall (Tabart); adv. Letterman &c / 13.7.1810 call on Letterman / 18.7.1810 Chancery Lane, w. Letterman &c / 21.7.1810 call on Letterman / 31.7.1810 Guildhall (Tabart); adv. Letterman / 11.8.1810 Guildhall; Tabart, Letterman &c / 20.8.1810 Examination of sir R P; Letterman &c / 21.8.1810 Guildhall; Tabart, Letterman &c / 24.8.1810 call on Letterman / 11.9.1810 again / 5.10.1810 again / 9.10.1810 Baptist's…