Godwin Diary

Browne, Stephen Weever

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S W Brown 3.12.1797 at Holcroft's

Stephen Weever Browne see Correspondence of Mary Hays. Adm Pembroke college Cambr 1785 son of William of Swaffham. Died 13.1.1832 buried 29.1.1832 St Andrews Holborn age 63 of Featherstone Bldgs

Schumaker

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Schumaker 3.12.1797 at Holcroft's / 17.7.1801 write to Schuchmacher

Letter from Thomas Holcroft to Godwin 26.12.1800 (Bodleian Abinger c6 f104-5) gave the address of Mr Scuchmacher, Neue Burg, Hamburg

 

Pinto

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Pinto 8.11.1797 at Holcroft's

 

Goddard

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miss Goddard 5.11.1797 calls (& Porson, Carlisle) / 23.2.1798 Goddard, Carlisle & Harris call / 2.11.1809 write to Goddard / 20.11.1809 call on Goddard / 10.2.1810 again / 2.3.1810 again / 26.1.1826 Goddard at Lady Caroline Lamb's

The call of 20.11.1809 was in a string of booksellers and was probably Thomas Goddard military bookseller 1, Pall Mall (Holdens directory 1811).

 

Skeys A

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A Skeys calls 4.11.1797 / 20.11.1797 again

Probably a relation of Hugh Skeys whose deceased wife Fanny had been Mary Wollstonecraft's close friend. There was an Abraham Skeys merchant in Ireland alive in 1807

Stirley

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Stirley calls 26.10.1797

Douglas

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Douglas, Johnston 23.10.1797 at theatre

The play Douglas by John Home was performed at Covent Garden theatre that night with Henry Erskine Johnston in the starring role. Godwin wrote him a letter (Abinger c55 f28-30) of congratulation. The GD website has missed this though it has an event record for the play

George

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George 18.10.1797 at Carlisle's

Skottowe

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Scotto 18.10.1797 at Carlisle's

Anthony Carlisle DNB 1768-1840 was the son of Thomas and Barbara Carlisle. His mother died the year he was born and his father remarried to Susan Skottowe

Scotto

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see Skottowe