Godwin Diary

Jones, Mr & Mrs

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Mr & Mrs Jones 17.1.1790 at Mrs Webb's / 20.4.1790 again / 25.12.1791 again / 18.12.1791 call on Mrs Jones / 18.10.1792 write to Mr Jones

This first set of Jones entries in Godwin's diary all seem to refer to one couple, friends of the Webbs. They may just possibly be Arthur Jones (died 1794) linen draper of Bath and his wife, whose daughters appear often later in the diary (see Jones, Louisa & Jones, Margaret). The Webbs were Bristol merchants trading to the West Indies.

Cadogan, William

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9.2.1790 Cadogan at Miss Williams.

Bernard

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Bernard 8.1.1790 at Timothy Hollis' / 25.5.1800 Bernard at John King's

Eudora

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29.1.1790 Eudora.

A tragedy by William Hayley performed at Covent Garden that day.

 

Moon

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Moon (female) 18.12.1789 at miss Williams'

Bishop

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2.1.1790 hear Bishop at Holcroft's / 7.7.1791 again. Given Holcroft's many musical guests and the phrase 'hear Bishop' this may have been Henry Bishop, dancing master and violinist (see below) rather than listening to a bishop's sermon as suggested by the event tag (although Godwin earlier noted 'see bishop Newton' and 'hear bishop Horsley' both times he used a small b). Aickin the actor and Otley who was often at Holcroft's musical gatherings were perhaps less likely to go hear a sermon - and the second 'hear Bishop' was with Clementi, Shield & Bossy, all musicians.

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

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20.11.1789 Rousseau talk of with Robinson. Surely Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778

7.2.1804 call on Johnson (Rousseau). Godwin was reading Rousseau on 4.2.1804 and on 8.2.1804



 

Peysonnel, Charles

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20.11.1789 Peysonnel talk of with Robinson.

Probably Charles Peysonnel 1727-90 French consul in Smyrna and colleague of Condorcet as writer (though others of his family also enjoyed some fame)

 

Mirabeau, Honor de

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20.11.1789 Mirabeau talk of with Robinson / 22.12.1789 Ml Mu talk of at B Hollis.

Surely Marechal Comte Honore de Mirabeau 1749-91

 

Homer

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20.11.1789 Homer at Timothy Hollis'.

Perhaps Henry Homer DNB 1752-91 or his father Henry Sacheverell Homer DNB 1719-91 or one of his brothers, all were friends of Samuel Parr