Franklin

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19.1.1793 write to Franklin and 13.9.1801 adv at Hill's, 23.9.1808 calls, (6.10.1808 Godwin re-reads Life of Franklin), 11.10.1809 write to, 21.10.1809 White calls from Franklin, 14.11.1809 write to, 23.2.1810 write to, 13.8.1811 write to Franklin. Hertford and 21.6.1817 write to.

The 'write to' entries may be William Temple Franklin who died Paris 25.5.1823 grandson of Benjamin Franklin DNB 1706-90 and had been his secretary in Paris and published his works after his death.

Franklin, Hertford was probably the Rev Frederick William Franklin 1774-1836 exhibitioner at Christs Hospital, BA 1797 Pembroke Hall Cambridge, married Mary Symonds 1797, taught at Mr Newcombe's academy, Hackney, grammar master at Christ's Hospital, Hertford 1801-1827, chaplain of Hertford gaol 1815-1827, vicar of Albrighton, Shropshire from 1827 and chaplain to Earl Talbot from 1828.

Andrew Franklin will PCC 1845 (of Tavistock Sq Covent Gdn, sole exec James Leech Ridgway of Piccadilly wife Sarah. Joseph Carrington Ridgway, nephew Denham F attorney of Cork, nephew John F of Plymouth, Maria Mudd niece of Mrs F, Francis Mudd, Ellen Parsloe Winnington, servant Charlotte Ashfield & her sisiter Mrs Freake) journalist and dramatist mentioned in will PCC 1811 of David Evans Macdonnell. Macdonnell had recommended him as his successor in editorship of the Gazetteer newspaper in 1796 (Robert L Haig, The Gazetteer p251). See McDonnell, Street, Ridgway. Andrew Franklin voted Fox & Tooke 1796, Fox 1802, Hood & Paull 1806. On 7.1.1793 he (of Smith Sq) stood bail for William Holland