Godwin Diary

Robbins

Submitted by edpope on Fri, 12/03/2021 - 00:49

18.12.1809 write to Robbins / 12.3.1811 again / 4.9.1811 (in Winchester) call on Robbins, twice / 26.9.1811 write to Robbins / 11.2.1818 again / 21.8.1818 again

James Robbins bookseller Winchester (bbti)

Rivington

Submitted by edpope on Fri, 12/03/2021 - 00:22

20.11.1809 call on Rivington / 22.12.1809 again / 18.7.1810 Chancery Lane, w. J Rivington &c / 31.7.1810 Guildhall (Tabart); adv. Rivington &c / 20.8.1810 examination of sir R P; adv. Rivington &c / 21.8.1810 Guildhall; Tabart, Rivington &c / 9.10.1810 Baptist's Head; Tabart, Rivington &c

John, Francis & Charles Rivington booksellers 62 St Paul's-churchyard, see DNB Rivington family (per. c. 1710- c. 1960)

Scatcherd

Submitted by edpope on Fri, 12/03/2021 - 00:07

18.11.1809 call on Scatcherd / 22.12.1809 again / 5.4.1825 Guildhall; Scatcherd &c / 13.5.1825 call on Scatcherd (not seen)

James Scatcherd bookseller 12 Ave Maria-lane with Charles Letterman (bbti)

Cradock

Submitted by edpope on Thu, 11/03/2021 - 23:19

16.11.1809 call on Cradock & Joy / 22.12.1809 call on Cradock / 11.7.1810 again / 30.12.1812 call on Cradock & Joy / 1.2.1814 call on Cradock / 4.1.1825 call on Baldwin & Cradock / 5.1.1825 call on Cradock / 2.2.1825 call on Baldwin, Cradock

Probably Charles Cradock bookseller with William Joy at 32 Paternoster-row, from 1816 Baldwin, Cradock & Joy at 47 Paternoster-row (bbti)

Law

Submitted by edpope on Thu, 11/03/2021 - 22:50

3.10.1809 call on Law / 4.10.1809 again / 9.10.1809 calculations for Law / 10.10.1809 call on Law / 16.10.1809 Law calls / 15.11.1809 call on Law / 22.12.1809 again / 19.2.1810 again / 11.7.1810 again / 3.11.1810 again / 6.11.1811 meet Law / 30.12.1812 call on Law / 9.7.1813 again / 1.2.1814 again / 16.9.1814 call on Law (not seen) / 20.9.1814 call on Law

Probably Charles Law bookseller 13 Southampton-row & 13 Ave Maria-lane. Several of the above calls were in a round of booksellers, but others like the calculations in 1809 suggest a more particular business arrangement

Lindsey, Hannah

Submitted by edpope on Thu, 11/03/2021 - 22:24

22.12.1809 call on H Lindsey

Probably Hannah Lindsey (died 1812) widow of Theophilus Lindsey DNB 1723-1808 her will PCC 1812

Wilkie, George

Submitted by edpope on Thu, 11/03/2021 - 22:21

16.11.1809 call on Wilkie / 22.12.1809 call on Wilkie & R

Both of the above entries have been coded in GD website to David Wilkie painter DNB 1785-1841 but as they both come in strings of booksellers Godwin was calling on they should clearly belong to George Wilkie bookseller, partner with John Robinson at 57 Paternoster-row (Holdens directory 1811)

Peeling

Submitted by edpope on Thu, 11/03/2021 - 02:08

2.10.1809 write to Peeling / 19.1.1810 again

John Peeling 1784-1812 bookseller 26 Church-st Liverpool (bbti)

Wheble

Submitted by edpope on Thu, 11/03/2021 - 01:44

30.9.1809 call on Wheble

John Wheble bookseller 18 Warwick-sq Newgate-st. 1745-1820, had been a newspaper printer and owner. Not far from Skinner-st. Only mention in Godwin's diary

Seeley

Submitted by edpope on Wed, 10/03/2021 - 21:47

27.9.1809 call on Seeley / 18.11.1809 again

Leonard Benton Seeley bookseller 107 Fleet-st

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