Wilson (York)

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27.7.1809 write to Wilson (York) / 16.3.1810 Wilson of York calls / 22.3.1810 call on Wilson, York (not seen) / 23.3.1810 Wilson (York) calls / 11.3.1811 Wilson of York calls

As Godwin was contacting booksellers throughout England around this time, this was probably Thomas Wilson bookseller High Ousegate York, freedom of York 1780 trading until 1822 (bbti) (perhaps will PCC 1829 gent of York, or PCC 1833 alderman of York)

Moore, Basing-lane

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21.7.1809 call on Moore, Basing Lane / 19.5.1810 Moore (W M) calls / 7.1.1811 call on Moore / 7.11.1811 call on Moore (not seen) / 8.11.1811 again / 9.11.1811 again / 10.11.1811 Moore calls / 18.11.1811 write to Moore / 25.12.1812 H Robinson calls (bond, R S) / 19.1.1813 H Robinson at tea (bond, W M) / 4.5.1814 write to Moore / 18.9.1815 call on Thompson W M

Deck

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12.7.1809 write to Deck &c / 1.8.1809 again / 24.1.1810 again / 29.3.1810 Deck calls / 4.8.1810 write to Deck &c / 5.12.1810 again

Very likely John Deck bookseller of Bury St Edmunds from 1802 to 1855 (bbti). The five write to entries were in a list of letters to booksellers not in London. The call was not surprising as Bury is not so far from London

Booth (Norwich)

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12.7.1809 write to Booth &c / 1.8.1809 write to Booth (Norwich) &c / 9.8.1809 write to Booth & Frizac / 19.1.1810 write to Booth &c / 23.2.1810 write to Franklin, Baker & Booth / 28.7.1810 write to Booth (Norwich) / 30.10.1810 write to Upham & Booth / 1.12.1810 write to J Taylor, Booth & Berry / 20.12.1810 write to Gillet & Booth

Moseley / Mozley

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12.7.1809 write to Moseley &c / 1.8.1809 write to Mozley &c / 18.11.1809 call on Mozley &c / 19.1.1810 write to Mozley &c / 4.4.1810 write to Mozley &c / 14.5.1810 write to Mozley & Withers, w. administrations

Spence

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12.7.1809 write to Spence &c

Godwin wrote to several booksellers outside London that morning. For some reason Spence has not been tagged on GD website to a person, either identified or not. Possibles from bbti : Robert Spence bookseller High Ousegate, York 1778 to 1810, & with William Spence, Pavement, York 1809 / John Spence bookseller Briggate Leeds 1804 to 1810

Chervet

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1.7.1809 Chervet calls

Claudius Chervet and James Fletcher merchants of Walbrook bankrupt 1806 (Nat Arch B3/846); Fletcher fled to Lisbon (Nat Arch HO42/81/133), Chervet gained his certificate early in 1807. Chervet v. Mercier Chancery bill 1810 (Nat Arch C13/515/15). Claudius Chervet & Charles Mercier printers Bartholomew-close bankrupt 1811. Claudius Chervet married Catherine Jones at Shoreditch in 1789 and their son Claudius was born 1790 but he was probably too young to have been Mercier's partner.In 1818 Chervet lived at Hunter-st, Brunswick-sq (Old Bailey Chervat)

Aspin

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20.6.1809 Aspin calls

Harris of Aylesbury

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13.6.1809 Harris of Aylesbury calls

Probably John Harris, son of John Turner Harris (will PCC 1798). studied Homerton Academy, dissenting minister at Aylesbury 1777-1815, married 28.11.1777 at Holborn, Mary dau of Dr James Watson 1713-1783, died 1.12.1829 in London age 75 (will PCC 1830)

Prattent

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9.5.1809 Prattent calls / 10.5.1809 again / 17.5.1809 again

Thomas Prattent engraver 48 Cloth Fair, Smithfield (bbti). He took as apprentice 1786 engraver of St Bartholomew the Great Joseph Crane premium 12gns. He married by licence 1787 Ann Graves. There was a T Prattent prisoner for debt in the Marshalsea 1804. He advertised an engraving of Daniel's Life Preserver (Public Ledger 15.11.1806). It was probably him that died in 1841 at Clerkenwell Close age 77, and his widow Ann who died 1846 in Jerusalem Court Clerkenwell age 82