Williams, John & George

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15.12.1793 Williams adv at Holcroft's / 9.3.1794 at Tooke's / 17.9.1794 at Hazlitt's / 1.11.1794 at Hardy's trial (coded to John Henry Williams in GD website) / 5.12.1794 Williams L.F. at Foulkes / 15.12.1794 at his / 4.1.1795 J & G Williams at Tooke's / 18.1.1795 G Williams at Hts / 5.2.1795 Williams at King's / 12.2.1795 at Gerald's / 3.5.1795 J Williams at Tooke's / 27.11.1795 at Crown & Anchor / 17.4.1796 Jn Williams at Tooke's, then sup at his / 25.4.1796 at theatre / 19.6.1796 at Tooke's / 26.5.1797 J Williams at theatre.

John Williams of Leister Sq proposed Society for Consituional Information 6.4.1792 by John Horne Tokke 2nded Samuel Favell

George Williams of 60 West Smithfield proposed Society for Constitutional Information 11.5.1792 by John Williams 2nded Robert Merry

Two of the very few SCI members who were also active in the London Corresponding Society, which both had joined by October 1793 (Nat Arch TS11/963 f317 Privy Council interrogation of George Williams who admitted he sublet the room at Beaufort Buildings to  John Thelwall for his lectures. also TS11/957/3502. He joined Div 2 in Oct 1793, went with Charles Sinclair, his brother had already joined). George Williams 60 Smithfield in list of Div 11 LCS 13.2.1794 (Nat Arch PC 1/23/38) The entries in Godwin Diary with J, G or LF (Leicester Fields?) and all the ones at Tooke's seem very likely to refer to these brothers, some of the other entries like at King's and at Crown & Anchor could be them or another Williams (David for example)

John & George W both signed declaration of Friends to Liberty of Press 1792

George W calamanco warehouse 9 St John Sq Smithfield 1790 Williams & Green mercers 60 West Smithfield 1791 Thomas Green (QV* also SCI member) leatherseller Sun F 1795

John W of Leicester Fields witness list for treason trials 1794. Williams, Mitchell & Henry wine merchants Leicester Fields. He married Katherine eldest daughter of Lt Gen John Archer of Henfield (will PCC 1799 in which he granted his son-in-law two bonds in possession of Mr Reader counsellor and remembered his 'much loved companion esteemed friend & faithful servant Mrs Ann Adams spinster'). Archer and Williams were mentioned in Horne Tooke's prison diary (see Notes & Queries)

 

Work notes
Mr Nath Williams subscr 27.3.1795 to expenses of Hardy & co's trial