28.3.1794 at Newgate (with Gerrald) and 2.4.1794, 29.4.1794, 30.4.1794, 23.8.1794 there, 17.2.1796 at King's. In 1794 version of Godwin's 1796 list but left out of 1796 version
Felix Macarthy (see L Werkmeister The London Daily Press p52-5 re journalist's quarrels in 1781; Patrick O'Leary, Sir James Mackintosh The Whig Cicero p30-1 where it says he worked with Mackintosh on Oracle and introduced him to Joseph Gerrald, and was a friend of Prince of Wales via Lord Moira, and p62 where it says he was a contributor to the Albion newspaper in 1801
Felix McCarthy Esq 1793 subscr to Macklin's Comedy
Felix McCarthy Nat Arch HO 42/24/57 Jan 1793 letter to Evan Nepean from Holles St, Cavendish Sq / committed to KB prison 23.1.1793 at suits of 11 people total about £600 all discharged by 3.1.1794 / Nat Arch HO 42/27/223 letter to Evan Nepean 26.12.1793 from KB prison / Nat Arch HO 42/28/61 letter to Evan Nepean 27.1.1794 passing on one from Col Despard in KB prison via Despard's son / Nat Arch HO 44/42/10 letter to Evan Nepean in March 1794 from 8 Lisle St, Leicester Fields needing £20 for his "liberty tonight" / committed to KB prison 1.1.1795 at suits of 6 people total about £235, all discharged 14.9.1795. Edward Marcus Despard was committed to KB prison 28.11.1792 on the suit of Isaac Froome for £300 and dsicharged 10.12.1794
Macarthy
Edward
Do you think Macarthy is in jail at the same time as Gerrald. I can't find anything in the newspapers but the early entries do seem to imply he is in there.
All the best
Mark
have you seen Macarthy's
have you seen Macarthy's letters to Evan Nepean at Nat Arch (refs above)? (I haven't). the one sent on 26.12.1793 was from Kings Bench prison, they were all before Gerrald was in Newgate, but one concerns Despard and his son, whom Godwin saw with Gerrald on 29.4.1794. Macarthy could be looked for in PRIS 4 Kings Bench prison commitment books, indexed by year, date of discharge usually given. There are also the printed Newgate calendars HO 77, maybe missing some years, I took notes of them but don't have them to hand, I don't think Macarthy was committed to Newgate. Not everyone Godwin saw when visiting Gerrald was an inmate, so for example on 23.8.1794 adv Macarthy & Sinclair (who was then free and called on Despard with Godwin on 28.8.1794). Perhaps Macarthy was spying for Nepean? (he did beg for money). The letters might shed light on that. Perhaps he'd been discharged from Kings Bench (where Despard also was I believe) as Newgate being north of the Thames was I suppose outside the rules of Kings Bench, though it probably wasn't hard to break them. The famous cartoon by William Holland of Newgate State Side has a lot of visitors as well as inmates and makes it look like the in place to be. Cheers edward