Graves's exhibition, w. Chandler 17.5.1798 / 24.1.1809 Grave; newspapers / 25.4.1809 Graves calls / 17.5.1809 Graves adv at theatre / 7.9.1809 seek Zoust; at Richardson's, Woodburn's, Colnaghi's, Tain's & Grave's / 31.10.1811 call on Graves / 1.11.1811 Graves calls (not in) / 17.11.1811 Graves dines / 24.12.1811 Graves calls / 17.9.1821 R Grave calls, engraver / 20.9.1821 R Grave au soir / 27.9.1821 R Grave calls / 17.10.1821 R Grave adv at dinner / 21.10.1821 call w. M J on R Grave / 25.10.1821 Grave calls / 29.10 again / 2.11.1821 adv Grave (at dinner? or at Northcote's?) / 8.11.1821 adv Grave at supper / 9.11.1821 Grave calls / 12.11.1821 grave au soir / 26.11.1821 again / 27.12.1821 adv Grave at tea / 30.1.1822 Grave calls
DNB Graves family (per c 1812-1892). The two earlier generations of this family mentioned in the DNB article in fact spelt their name without an s. Robert Grave will PCC 5.7.1802 dated 17.3.1802 of 1 Catherine st Strand mentioned his sons Robert & Thomas, Robert Grave will LCC 1826 mentioned his wife Elizabeth, his sons Robert (engraver), Francis, Henry, Edmund & Arthur, his daus Sarah, Elizabeth & Louisa Augusta, his brother in law John Shaw of 43 Tottenham Ct Rd leather breeches maker,, his sisters-in-law Ann wife of Joseph Cuxon, & Mrs Cameron, also Mrs Ann Pearkins & Mr Edward Larkins, his print cases and his picture by Hoppner. He died 2.9.1825 of 40 Frederick Pl, Hampstead Rd, St Pancras. Maxted gives the address Tottenham Ct Rd for 1798 and Catherine St for 1801. The entry about Zoust on 7.9.1809 referred to the 17th century engraver Gerard de Zoest or de Zoust whose head of Shakespeare was well-known, all the names mentioned are printsellers' shops
The entry for 24.1.1809 might possibly have referred to the death of Sir John Moore at Corunna the previous week, whom Godwin had known and whose grave became something of an issue. He had been buried at Corunna at his own request but there was strong feeling that he should have some memorial in England
On the front of book XV of Godwin's diary (which began 22.1.1809) he wrote in a list of names W Graves 18 Walbrook. The names were clearly friends of Aaron Burr (1756-1836 American national Biography Online) who was in England at the time and frequently visited Godwin. This was probably the Graves whom Godwin noted six times between 25.4.1809 and 24.12.1811. A William Graves merchant of Lloyd's Coffee-house had been declared bankrupt in 1805. A William Graves was a Kentucky congressman who fought a duel in 1833.