25.6.1808 Omer calls
John Omer grocer Butt-la ran circulating library in Deptford 1805 / Omer printer 10 Crane-ct, Fleet-st, partner John Townsend 1808 / John Omer bookseller Chatham, Kent 1823 (bbti) / Jas Omer ornament glass cutter 13 Lower-st, Islington / James Omer glass cutter, 12 Pitfield-st, Hoxton / Wm. Omer umbrella maker, 5 Jerusalem-passage, Clerkenwell
24.6.1808 call on Mylius, w. M(ary) J(ane)
William Frederick Mylius bapt 1776 St Martin i t Fields, s. of Charles & Elizabeth. Ad in Morning Chronicle 11.1.1810 for books published by the Godwins, including Mylius's School Dictionary with preface by Edward Baldwin (pseudonym of William Godwin), and Junior Class Book by W F Mylius, Master of the Academy, Red Lion Sq. He was still alive in 1861 census Chelsea and perhaps in 1864 as voter in South Mimms, but I couldn't find a record of his death
22.6.1808 call (w. M J) on Bullard at Cromwel's
The only instance of Bullard in the diary. Cromwel's is noted one other time (a fire in 1817) but no (living) Cromwell appeared in the diary. See my entry for Cromwell's.
22.6.1808 call (w. M J) on Bullard at Cromwel's / 6.6.1817 fire at Cromwel's
22.6.1808 call on Coffee (not seen) / 23.6.1808 Coffee calls / 24.6.1808 call on Dawe; adv. Coffee / 27.6.1808 Coffee calls / 21.7.1808 call on T(homas) T(urner), &, w. him & M(ary) J(ane), on Coffee / 30.7.1808 call w. M(ary) J(ane), on Coffee & Dawe / 19.9.1808 Coffee calls / 9.11.1808 call on Dawe: meet Coffee: Coffee calls / 10.11.1808 Coffee calls
10.6.1808 dine at Johnson's, w. Ormondys
Only instance in Godwin's diary. Ormondy or more commonly Ormandy mostly found in NW of England and in Dublin. John Ormandy stationer of Liverpool will PCC 1842 mentioned wife Cathetrine. As Johnson's family came from Liverpool area this was likely a relative by marriage or business associate
5.6.1808 dine at Knowles's, w. Fuseli, Jeffery & Racket
Thomas Rackett DNB 1755-1840. Dorset History Centre D/RAC/107 for his letters to Knowles 1809-1833
5.6.1808 dine at Knowles's, w. Fuseli, Jeffery / 7.8.1808 dine at Jeffery's, Eltham, w. Bonnycastle & Knowles / 7.5.1811 Jeffery, & British Institution w. M J & T T / 5.1.1817 call on Jeffery (among 8 incl. Knowles) / 9.2.1817 call on Jeffery, adv. Brougham / 7.3.1831 call on Jeffery (not seen)
4.6.1808 walk w. T T (Berkeley)
I presume this meant that Godwin and Thomas Turner took a walk and discussed the ideas of George Berkeley DNB 1685-1753
31.5.1808 call on Northcote; adv. E Cowper / 1.9.1817 again
Clearly a long term acquaintance of James Northcote DNB 1746-1831 artist. I considered a mistress of the bachelor Northcote but decided it was more probably Peter Leopold &c, the 5th Earl Cowper 1778-1837, (succeeded 1799) who perhaps enjoyed Northcote's famous conversation.