Godwin Diary

Raddon

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13.2.1809 Raddon calls / 12.5.1809 again / 18.5.1809 again / 6.6.1809 again / 12.6.1809 again

Holdens Directory 1811: Robert Raddon plumber & glazier 25 Hatton Wall (will PCC 1844) / Capt W Raddon 5 Jamaica-row, Bermondsey / Mr William Raddon 22 Upper Eaton-st Pimlico. This last was the line engraver artist & entomologist William Raddon 1778-1848, friend of Fuseli. Married to Ann, 22 years his senior.

Soane

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13.4.1809 dine at Thelwal's, w. Nicholson, Wolcot, Mortimer, Soane, Brittons & miss Pate / 21.10.1820 call on Soane / 18.12.1820 again / 14.2.1826 meet Kenney & Soane, jr / 8.4.1832 call on Daniel; adv. Soane / 1.5.1832 theatre; adv. Gents, Soane &c

Proby

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11.1.1809 call on J Taylor : meet mrs Beresford & Perry. adv. Proby / 30.5.1818 call on J Taylor; adv. Proby / 11.7.1818 call on J Taylor; adv. Smith & Proby

The only three times Proby appeared in Godwin's diary, (except in 1798 when Godwin read a book by William C Proby comparing Godwin's philosophy with that of Lycurgus of Sparta), and all at (or near in the first case) John Taylor's. Possibly the author William C Proby about whom I know nothing, possibly John Proby, Lord Proby 1780-1855 History of Parliament. John Taylor DNB 1757-1832. Records of My Life

De Vint

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7.1.1809 call on De Vint

Very likely Peter DeWint DNB 1784-1849, as his good friend William Hilton DNB 1786-1839 had been recently calling on Godwin. GD website has a person record for Hilton and is not fully sure of the identification, but De Vint strengthens it. Hilton had called on Godwin the night before, and called again two days later

Lloyd, Plumsted

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7.11.1813 call on Lamb, adv. P Lloyd / 22.11.1813 P Lloyd calls / 21.1.1817 sup at Lamb's, w. Pl. Lloyd

Plumsted Lloyd one of the sons of Charles Lloyd DNB 1748-1828

Knott

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28.3.1809 Lambs & R Lloyd sup / 30.3.1809 tea Ward's, w. Knotts & R Lloyd / 13.7.1809 write to Knott & Lloyd / 11.10.1809 write to Knott / 19.1.1810 write to Knott & Lloyd / 22.7.1811 write to Wedgwood & Knott

Jonathan Knott c.1767-1814 bookseller and stationer of Birmingham in 1808 took into partnership Robert Lloyd son of Charles Lloyd DNB 1748-1828. Robert Lloyd and his brother Charles Lloyd DNB 1775-1839 were friends of Charles Lamb. Robert Lloyd married Hannah Hart at Nottingham in 1804 and died in 1811

Chenevix

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9.3.1810 dine at St Paul's, w. Chenevix, &c / 26.2.1831 Chenevix calls

The 1810 entry seems likely to have been Richard Chenevix DNB 1774-1830 chemist who according to the DNB visited London in 1810.  The 1831 entry cannot have been him as he died in 1830 but was possibly one of his illegitimate sons George and Charles Smith who changed their surname to Chenevix after their father's death

Aspland

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25.1.1811 dine at Johnson's, w. Aspland &c / 23.6.1824 call on Aspland

Very likely Robert Aspland DNB 1782-1845, Unitarian minister at Gravel Pit Chapel, Hackney

Turton

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12.5.1809 dine at Johnson's, w. Dr Turton / 14.12.1809 call on Theobald, Wordsworth & Turton, w. L(ouisa) H(olcrof)t & M(ary) J(ane)

Dennis, John

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21.7.1809 dine at Johnson's, w. Dennis &c / 22.9.1809 again / 6.10.1809 again / 7.10.1809 dine at Dennis's, w. Johnson, Fuseli, Bonnycastle & Lockhart / 27.10.1809 dine at Johnson's : meet Dennis / 19.1.1810 dine at St P's, w. Fuseli, Bonnycastle, Dennis, Knowles &c / 22.12.1812 theatre; adv. Bonnycastle, Knowles, Denis & OBrien / 11.7.1823 dine at Hume's; adv. miss Hay & miss Denis