Whiteford

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Whiteford 29.4.1799 at Royal Academy exhibition / 9.3.1827 C Whitefoord

Caleb Whitefoord DNB 1735-1810 may well have been at the RA exhibition in 1799. His son Charles was born 1797 before his marriage, after which he had a son Caleb born 1805 who became rector of Dunford, and twins Charles & Harriet born 1807

Cobbett

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Cobbett 29.4.1799 at Chandler's / 24.10.1811 call on Cobbett with Curran / 29.10.1811 again / 3.12.1811 call on / 18.12.1811 again / 2.12.1813 Cobbet, mercer calls / 4.12.1813 call on Place & Cobbet  / 10.1.1814 call on Place twice, & Cobbet / 8.7.1821 call on Cobbet, adv Hutchinson Liverpool / 18.6.1835 W Cobbet dies

Knyvet

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Knyvet's 21.4.1799 / 23.6.1830 Knyvet adv at Bain

Charles Knyvett DNB 1752-1822 organist of Chapel Royal from 1796, married 1772 Rose Alloway who d.1807 / his sons Charles Knyvett DNB 1773-1852 married 1795 Jane Laney, William Knyvett DNB 1779-1856 married 1801 Sarah Laney (see Laney), & Henry Knyvett 1773-1844 army officer

Prescott, Rachel

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write to R Prescot 17.4.1799

Rachel Prescott of Blackburn, Lancs dated her first letter to Godwin 10.3.1799 (Abinger c4 f88-9), her second letter 12.4.1799 (c4 f100-3). Godwin's reply (c22 f107-10)

See Harriet Guest, 'Unbounded Attachment' for details of her life. There is a will at Chester of Rachel Prescott spinster of Bedford Cheshire March 1825

Townson, Robert

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call on Nicholson (Townson) 8.4.1799 / 8.8.1799, 9.8.1799, 10.8.1799 Godwin reads Townson

Robert Townson DNB 1762-1827 in London from 1797, published Travels in Hungary 1797, Philosophy of Mineralogy 1798, Tract's & observations in natural history & physiology & poor man's moralist 1798. The brackets suggest Godwin didn't meet Townson but talked about him with, or borrowed one of his books from William Nicholson

Tyler

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mrs Tyler calls 5.4.1799 / 19.7.1799 meet Tyler's beau / 11.6.1800 call on mrs Tyler (not in) / 25.10.1801 Tyler at Horne Tooke's

see Villeneuve. Robert Tyler of St James Piccy jeweller = 26.6.1771 St Marylebone Mary Ann Villeneuve sp otp by lic wit Geo Villeneuve. Since Mrs Tyler called on Godwin out of the blue three weeks after Godwin met Villeneuves at James Perry's the above marriage may be relevant

 

Lunn, William Henry

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Lunn's 19.3.1799

W H Lunn bookseller Cambridge 1787-1797, William Henry Lunn bookseller 332 Oxford St 1797-1801, Classical Library 30 Soho Sq 1802-16, committed suicide June 1815, (Maxted) will PCC 1815

Dulau, Arnaud

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Dulau's 19.3.1799 / call on Dulau 3.9.1803 / 4.9.1803 coach with Dulau (to Horne Tooke's) / 9.9.1803 call on Dulau / 14.9.1803 again / 31.5.1804 again / 8.6.1804 again / 13.6.1804 again / 22.6.1804 again / 5.7.1804 again / 28.1.1805 again / 22.11.1805 again / 26.11.1805 again / 2.12.1805 again / 11.3.1817 call at Dulau / 27.2.1832 seek Dulau

Dulau & Co printers & French booksellers 37 Soho Sq 1800-1843. Arnaud Dulau & Bernard Charles de Milhau of Soho Square bankrupt 12.2.1802 (Nat Arch B3/1265 & 5436)

Nunn, James

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Nunn's 20.3.1799 / 8.3.1806 call on Nunn / 18.11.1809 again

James Nunn bookseller 48 Gt Queen St Lincolns Inn Fields from 1785, son William

Egerton, Thomas

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Egerton's 20.3.1799

Thomas Egerton bookseller 30/32 Charing Cross till 1830 Sun F 1782, with John Egerton till 1795. Thomas Egerton will PCC 1830. No connection apparent with Sarah Elwes' friend Joseph Egerton