mrs Rigby 23.11.1799 at Parry's Hammersmith

Anne Rigby was a witness to the will dated 24,4,1800 of John Parry, (see Parry) proved PCC 1825. Mrs Rigby Land Tax hammersmith 1799-1807.

capt Towers 20.11.1799 at Charlotte Smith's

W Sheffd 19.11.1799 at Nicholson's lecture / 29.10.1804 miss Sheffields tea / 30.8.1806 Sheffields adv at dinner / 23.7.1808 Sheffields adv at theatre

Sadlers 19.11.1799 at Nicholson's lecture / 14.1.1800 Sadler at Nicholson's / 29.7.1835 M T Sadler dies

James Sadler DNB 1753-1828 balloonist and chemist was a likely contact of William Nicholson's DNB 1753-1815. His son John 1779-1838 may have been included in the plural at the lecture. Michael Thomas Sadler DNB 1780-1835 was certainly the 1835 entry, Godwin didn't record having met him but read him in 1829.

Boisgelin 29.12.1799 at Lanesborough's / 5.1.1800 at John King's / 19.1.1800 at Lanesborough's / 21.1.1800 at John King's / 26.1.1800 again / 9.2.1800 again / 16.3.1800

Boisgelin has been identified on 17.11.1799 on the GD website but all the above subsequent entries have not been coded to him

Hompesch 17.11.1799 at John King's. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1799

Darval 17.11.1799 at John King's / 5.1.1800 Derville at John King's / 9.2.1800 again / 17.1.1802 again

Lune (with an acute accent on the e) 17.11.1799 at John King's

Next to Elisee (qv) which may be some clue. A family name from the south of France Lunet (de Malene) of Rodez (see Hippolyte Barrau, Documents Historiques &c)

Elisee 17.11.1799 at John King's / 29.12.1799 at Lanesborough's

Probably the surgeon Marie-Vincent Talochon 1753-1817  known as Pere Elisee or Elysee, a favourite of Louis XVIII considered by some to be a charlatan. He swore to the illness of the singer Mme Banti in London (Morning Post 18.12.1798) and was said to have cured the Prince of Wales. Vincent Talochon of Old Bond St, druggist was bankrupt in July 1811 and had his certificate by October. he returned to France in 1815.

Crespigny 16.11.1799 at theatre (& Mary Robinson) / 254.11.1799 at Mary Robinson's / 24.12.1799 again / 2.2.1800 again / 3.2.1800 again / 5.3.1800 at Coleridge's / 2.4.1800 at Mary Robinson's