Godwin Diary

24.9.1808 Branston calls / 25.9.1808 call on Branston / 27.10.1808 again / 28.10.1808 Branston calls / [31.10.1808 call on Bramston] / 16.11.1808 call on Branston / 21.11.1808 again / 24.11.1808 Branston calls / 25.11.1808 again / 28.11.1808 call on Branston, w. T(homas) T(urner) / 1.12.1808 Branston calls / 2.12.1808 Branston calls (not seen) / 6.12.1808 call on Branston / 7.12.1808 Branston calls / 10.12.1808 call on Branston / 7.11.1809 call on Branston / 22.11.1809 again / 1.12.1809 again / 26.3.1811 Branston calls (not seen) / 3.4.1811 Branston calls / [22.3.1814 call on Rodd; adv.

20.9.1808 dine at O'Hara's, w. Curran, Wolcot, Lane, Hutchins & R(ichard) C(urran)

Quite likely Charles O'Hara 1746-1822 M P for Sligoshire from 1801. In 1811 his London address was Limmer's Hotel, Conduit-st. He had certainly been at Westminster on 24.5.1808 (see History of Parliament). He was rather nervously in opposition to the government

13.9.1808 W(estminster) Abbey, w. F(anny), C(harles) & M(ary). rosa (? in Godwin's Greek). Write to Wooburn Deincourt

9.9.1808 write to Andover

Thomas Howard 1776-1851 Earl of Andover from 1800, 16th Earl of Suffolk from 1820. M P for Andover 1802-1806. A Whig

4.9.1808 Royal Ménagerie, Quist w. M(ary) J(ane), Bonnycastle &c

Probably Charles Adolphus Quist, 1729-1821  Lt. Col attached to the Riding House department of the Royal Artillery, Woolwich, died unmarried. Charles Quist son of Count Adolphus Quist of Sweden, naturalised 1775. Was he displaying riding skills at age 79? The main attraction at Pidcock's Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand was the female kangaroo with her young hopping in and out of her pouch

3.9.1808 call on Andrews, surgeon

G J Andrews 13 King-st Holborn / John Andrews 14 Greek-st Soho / John Goldwyer Andrews, So'ton-row, Bloomsbury (his will PCC 1849) / Mr Andrews Prospect Row, Brompton, died 1809, had been with Capt Cook round the globe. These were all surgeons in London around 1808

6.8.1808 dine at Knowles's (comte de Barde)

Francois Isidore Le Roy 1742-1811 Comte de Barde fled to England 1792. His eldest son, Armand Nicholas Le Roy 1772-1845, Comte de Barde, page of Louis XVI, married 1.7.1806 Marylebone to Adèle de Sainte-Hermine. One of the witnesses was the Duc de Coigny 1737-1821. Perhaps Knowles had some gossip about them?

15.9.1802 a(t Newbury) call on Winter

Rev John Winter died 25.1.1823 age 74 minister of Independent chapel at Newbury from 1784 his will PCC 1823

2.8.1808 letter from Vincent, Newbury

21.7.1808 call on Morgan, R C L (W Twiss) / 2.8.1808 call on Morgan, R C L (State Trials)

This was Dr Thomas Morgan librarian of Dr Williams Library, originally in Red Cross Street. From the brackets it seems W Twiss was someone Godwin was researching and the only candidate I found was William Twiss DNB 1744/5-1827 military engineer but I have no idea why Godwin would be interested in him and he doesn't seem to have written any books. Godwin may have been enquiring about someone in the Dissenters' Register of births