SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Thomas Simmons of Inner Temple proposed member 25.5.1792 by Samuel Favell 2nded Jeremiah Joyce. Symmons and Joyce proposed John Fenwick SCI member 5.10.1792

GODWIN DIARY: 4.2.1793 Symonds at tea (with Jardine, Fenwick & Pearson) / 20.2.1793 with Jardine / 19.5.1793 at Tooke's /28.5.1793 / 2.6.1793 / 16.6.1793 / 8.8.1794 / 24.10.1794 / 1.11.1794 / 3.11.1794 / 25.11.1794 / 6.3.1795 / 9.6.1795 adv at Joyce's with Tooke.

26.1.1793 Restiff at Jardine's and 14.2.1793 and 26.3.1793.

The identified person record for Restif exists in the Godwin Diary website but the three diary appearances are still coded as unidentified. Known as Restif de la Bretonne he is now a bit of a cult figure, maybe the French William Blake

Renaud 22.1.1793 saw at Chauvelin's

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.

misses Bosville 30.12.1792 at Paradise's

Possibly natural daughters of William Bosville (DNB 1745-1813) or of his father

Godfrey Bosville will PCC 1784 was William Bosville's father. His will mentioned his wife Diana (her will PCC 1795) & children William (his will PCC 1814 unmarried and no natural children mentioned), Thomas Blackett (his will PCC 1793), Diana Elizabeth wife of Alexander Baron Macdonald & Julia (her will PCC 1833) wife of John Viscount Dudley & Ward (his will PCC 1788).

Murray perruquier 13.1.1793 adv at Holcroft's

Probably James Murray (will PCC 1798) barber of Lower Holloway, Islington, formerly of St Martins le Grand. Sun Fire insurance 1780 perukemaker, hairdresser & perfumer of Paternoster Row. His will mentioned James Cornfoot of Hertford St, Fitzroy Sq, confectioner who was a member of London Corresponding Society (Thale)
 

24.12.1792 at Brand Hollis' / 21.4.1794 at Thelwall's. Not necessarily same person as the two hosts seldom kept the same company (Frend and Dyer the only exceptions)

John Birch surgeon DNB 174?-1815 will PCC 1815

James Birch Muggletonian DNB -1800

Samuel Birch dramatist DNB 1751-1841 loyalist sympathies

William Russell Birch enamel painter DNB 1755-1834 emigrated to USA 1794

Boyle's 1792 George B Esq 25 Essex St; B Esq 52 Dean St Soho

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: John Balmanno jr of Spital Sq proposed member 11.5.1792 by Michael Pearson, 2nded by Wm Sharpe. Michael Pearson was his father's partner. In 1793 Balmanno proposed Stewart Kyd.

GODWIN DIARY:16.12.1792 Belmano at Holcroft's and 17.2.1793 there, 14.10.1793 at Thelwal's, 9.2.1794 at Tooke's and 1.11.1794 at Hardy's trial.

Masters 3.12.1792 dines

Martin Kedgwin Masters was baptised at Maidstone in 1770 son of Martin & Elizabeth Masters. His son Martin Chamberlain Masters by Anne was born at Watford 26.9.1805, and on 29.9.1823 he married Mary Ann Priest at St Mary Lambeth. His eldest daughter Ann died 9.10.1868 at Great Malvern. See Godwin Diary website Person Record. 3.1.1819 mrs Masters may have been his first wife.
 

26.11.1792 Destenonville at Holcroft's.

French National Legislative Assembly 8.3.1792 a French officer Destinanville had been expelled from Pondicherry and was asking the assembly's support to be reinstated. 20.2.1794 the Military Commission of Angers condemned to death Desmarez called Destinanville, ex General of the troops of the Republic in La Vendee. These may both be the same person as the name is rare in France. It adds to the stream of foreign officers calling on Holcroft