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30.12.1798 M(arshall) H(annah) G(odwin) & miss Millan sup; sleep.

Sarah F Millen was bound apprentice to Hannah Godwin for 3 years on 26.1.1795 premium £31.10s (IR1/36) see Godwin, Hannah. Sarah Foart Simmons Millen was baptised 12.6.1776 at Westwell, Kent dau of Lydia Millen. In a codicil to his will PCC 1813 Samuel Foart Simmons (QV*) mentioned Sarah Fo?rt Robinson wife of _ Robinson of Bury St, St James. In Holdens 1811 were G Robinson 20 Bury St, St James & Kettering Northants, and Wm Robinson 20 Bury St, St James. Sir George Robinson of Cranford Northants baronet will…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Samuel Miller of Snow Hill proposed member 30.11.1792 by George Williams 2nded John Williams

Samuel Miller directory 1785 boot & shoe maker 34 Snow Hill. Steward of Friends of Freedom 1796. His will PCC 1821 shoemaker of Skinner St (this was the Miller identified in GD website for 7 entries 1795-1799)

GODWIN DIARY:11.11.1789 Godwin calls on Miller, (the name not mentioned again till 1.3.1795 at Tooke's)

The editorial notes in Godwin Diary website seem to cover all Millers apart from this one,(for which any identification…

23.5.1796 Miller at Debrett's

The editorial notes on Miller in the GD website consider a number of Millers, so I'm just making things more complicated by pointing out that there is another Miller likely to have been at Debrett's and perhaps also at James Mackintosh's on 2.3.1795 and Fox's funeral on 10.10.1806. Patrick Miller (d1845 History of Parliament) MP for Dumfriesshire 1790-6 was the son of the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland, He was a steward at the dinner of the Friends of Freedom on 4.2.1795 celebrating the treason trial acquittals, voted with Fox's patriotic…

The GD website has a person record for Miller and has lumped all Millers together but tried to distinguish them in the editorial notes. This entry is just to provide more info on Walter Miller of Perth. He died 19.3.1819 at Perth of asthma aged 63 years. Godwin recorded his death

Walter Miller ironmonger married Mary Young at Glasgow in 1786. Their children John b.1787, Walter b.1789, Jean b.1791, James b.1792, Mary b.1797, George b.1800 d.1855, Elizabeth b.1802, all born at Perth

There was also a Walter Miller of Camden Town will PCC proved 1835 dated 1799 London all to wife…

Mills 15.6.1790 at Timothy Hollis' / 18.3.1796 & 4.2.1797 at Debrett's bookshop / 5.8.1800 Mills at Wallace's trial, Carlow

these have been coded in Godwin Diary website to Alfred Mills draughtsman which seems very unlikely

see Hist of Parl for the brothers William and Charles Mills and for George Galway Mills, all MPs in the 1800s with Whigish connections but none of them very ardent Whigs or dissenters.

Mills of Bury & Capt 12.12.1799 adv at theatre / 20.1.1806 dine at Rowan's, adv. capt. Mills & Truman / 4.3.1806 Rowan's w. Truman, Mills & many / 9'12.1806 dine at Johnson's w. Millses & capt. Henry

PCC wills Bury St Edmunds, John Mills 1792, John Mills 1810, Thomas Mills 1829, Susanna Mills widow 1848. John Mills, shoe warehouse Bury St Edmunds 1784. Oakes diaries Rev Edward Mills 1753-1820 only son of Rev Bernard Mills 1716-1787, his eldest son Rev John Mills 1781-1825, 2nd son Christopher "black sheep"

mrs Mills 16.3.1793 at Hannah Godwin's / Mrs Milne 22.5.1793 at James Marshall's with Hannah Godwin.

Maybe same person in which case Milne is more likely correct (see Milne Mrs)

16.1.1801 mrs Mills at Sarah Elwes' / 19.1.1801S E & m Mills call / 5.2.1801 mrs Mills adv at S Elwes' / 13.2.1801 call on mrs Mills / 20.2.1801 meet mrs Mills / 25.2.1801(mesd) Mills adv at S Elwes

Mrs Mills Great Titchfield St subscr to Bell's Shakspere 1788 / Mrs Elizabeth Mills lived at 28 Charlton St near to Godwin in the Polygon in 1799 but since she only appeared at Sarah Elwes that…

dr Milne 5.12.1797 at Joseph Johnson's / 1.11.1827 Milne at Fra. Wright's

Rev Dr Colin Milne will PCC 1815 DNB 1743-1815 lecturer of St Paul Deptford, preacher at City oif London Lying In hospital, his works published by several of Johnson's rivals (Geo Robinson, Lowndes, Cadell). Dr John Milne will PCC 1842 of Bombay

Mrs Milne 22.5.1793 at James Marshall's with Hannah Godwin & Mrs Mills 16.3.1793 at Hannah Godwin's (see Mills, Mrs). May have been same person in which case Milne is more likely correct

Mr Milne surveyor Upper Marybone St subscr to Cox's Voyage 1791

Andrew Milne of Gt Russell St Bloomsbury Esq shopman to Mr Jordan bookseller Fleet St (witness in treason trials 1794) (see Jordan, Jeremiah Samuel)

Milton 24.12.1799 at Lanesborough's / 19.1.1800 again

If Godwin deferentially placed the aristocrats first (Milton is followed by Landaff (qv) & Laval (qv)) this may have been a Lord Milton. But the only possibles I could find were Charles Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton DNB 1786-1857 who was probably too young to be at this dinner, and George Damer, d.1808 who had earlier been styled Lord Milton but in 1798 had succeeded to the Earldom of Dorchester. He had no sons and his heir would have been his brother Lionel but I'm not sure if a brother would use such a courtesy title. In…

20.11.1789 Mirabeau talk of with Robinson / 22.12.1789 Ml Mu talk of at B Hollis.

Surely Marechal Comte Honore de Mirabeau 1749-91
 

Mitchel 11.7.1797 at Joseph Johnson's / 1.12.1800 miss Mitchel at Sarah Elwes / 25.2.1801 again / 26.5.1801 Mitchel at Nicholson's / 21.6.1808 calls / 20.5.1831 Mitchel (Tyne Mercury) calls / 20.6.1833 seek Haughton & Mitchel / 21.6.1833 call on Haughton (Asiatic Society) / 22.6.1833 call with Rowbothom on Mitchel, A S

1801 at Nicholson's may have been John Mitchell DNB 1785-1859 army officer and writer, as the DNB states "In 1801 he was sent to a mathematical school in London taught by a Mr Nicholson".

1831 was probably Henry Armstrong Mitchell 1799-1854 publisher of the…

Mitford 12.8.1801 at Reynolds', North Cray

Outside possibility George Mitford 1760-1842 of Bertram House, Reading in his daughter's DNB article Mary Russell Mitford 1787-1855.

30.12.1811 Godwin sees Mocatta at theatre with E Fenwick and her son Orlando.

Eliza Fenwick was then working as a governess for the Mocattas (I. Grundy, intro. to Secresy). See DNB for Mocatta family.

Moffat 31.12.1793 at Thelwals / 28.1.1794 at Muir's / 26.1.1801 at Charles Lamb's (probably a different Moffat).

William Moffat, Edinburgh solicitor (Nat Arch TS11/956/3501). A letter from Maurice Margarot in Edinburgh to the London Corresponding Society received 26.12.1793 introduced the bearer William Moffatt (Thale) so he had only been in London a week when Godwin met him. Private agent for Muir and Palmer (Barrell & Mee, Treason Trials vol 5). William Moffatt of Charles St, Edinburgh was the Edinburgh office of the Courier newspaper 1799-1800
 

In 1794 version of Godwin's 1796 list for 1784, left out of 1796 list / 14.12.1796 Moir at House of Commons (Austrian Subsidy)

Probably the Rev John Moir (see D Rivers, Literary memoirs of Living Authors p 51 (1798) who said he was "supposed to have been concerned in some of the newspapers") curate and rector of St Dionis Backchurch, supposed to have written a life of C J Fox in 1783 (also ascribed to a Mr Laurence) but his work "Preventive Policy" was said to be of quite conservative views. Morning Chronicle 22.11.1823 said Thomas Erskine when briefly Lord Chancellor presented Moir…

9.7.1800 dine at la. Moira's / 11.7.1800 call on Moira / 24.7.1800 again / 1.8.1800 call on la. Moira / 9.8.1800 dine at la. Moira's / 13.4.1808 Countess of Moira dies / 28.11.1826 Hastings dies

The two calls on Moira in Dublin were between two dinners at La. Moira's. Otherwise Godwin only recorded their deaths, using the name Hastings for Lord Moira. It is possible that Moira in 1800 referred to Lady Moira and that Godwin never met Lord Moira. See Francis Hastings DNB 1754-1826 and Elizabeth Rawdon DNB 1731-1808.

Molets & c in Putney coach 29.7.1798

Molini calls 20.4.1802 / 18.6.1802 adv at Nicholson's

Peter Molini 1730-1806 (British Book Trades Index) bookseller in London from 1765-1798, trading in 1795 as P & G Molini and as Molini, Polidori, Molini & Co. He voted Fox & Hood in 1790 from Shepherd St, Hanover Sq. James John Molini had an Italian perfumery warehouse in Haymarket. According to Highfill Burnim & Langhans Signor Molini singer, manager & composer was living at 14 Hanover Sq in 1797 (letter from Mme Mara to Jane Pope), and miss Molini performed at Drury Lane Theatre in 1798-99. Newspapers of 28.6…

5.2.1806 write to Molony

<S Abinger c.39 f.15 copy in Godwin's hand of letter from D P Molony Kingston Jamaica dated 14.1.1806 to Marsh & Creed 26 Norfolk St London concerning the death of Lt Wollstonecraft, Godwin's brother in law. Probably the David Patrick Molony merchant of Falmouth, Cornwall will PCC 4.5.1813