Gray, James

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1.9.1790 Gray at Holcroft's / 19.2.1792, 22.9.1793, 20.9.1795 and 27.12.1795 there/ 4.2.1792 and 29.9.1793 at Shield's /at Hardy's trial 1.11.1794 / at Mackintosh's 2.3.1795, all these with Perry present too, and in Godwin's 1796 list for 1787 next to Perry; also calls, meetings &c on 2.2.1792, 17.1.1793, 4.3.1793, 13.11.1793, 28.2.1794, 11.7.1794, 24.8.1794, 15.10.1794, 22.10.1794, 23.10.1794, 26.10.1794, 11.11.1794, 16.11.1794, 23.11.1794, 17.12.1794 (not even coded as unidentified in GD website), 17.3.1795, 1.4.1795, 2.5.1795, 6.5.1795, 7.5.1795, 7.8.1795. Grays on 1.5.1797 at Wilton's with Barnes may have been James Gray's brother and sister Alexander and Elspet mentioned in his will. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1787 after Perry, and in 1794 version inserted above before Perry.

James Gray (will PCC 1796) of Lancaster Court was partner of James Perry in the Morning Chronicle, also the Star and Merton Mills. Left a book each of their choice from his library to Dr Burney of Greenwich, Prof Porson, Rev M Raine and J C Banks. His will also mentioned Humphrey Donaldson of Invalid Office and John Barnes stockbroker, and Gray's brother Alexander and sister Elspet, and Dr Carmichael Smyth of Charlotte St Bloomsbury who was presumably attending him in his final illness. Unmarried and shared house with Perry. Previously master at Charterhouse school. Good account of his life in Pryse Lockhart Gordon's Personal Memoirs vol 1 p 236-50

 

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Farington diary 114-5, 375 Elias G Swedish painter 1739-1818 Martin G juryman