Gill, Mrs

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1.10.1807 call on mrs Gill, w. T(homas) T(urner)

Leigh

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30.12.1807 Philips's, tea & supper; adv. Leigh / 20.11.1809 call on Mills, Rivington, Leigh, Hume, Knowles, Goddard, Hatchard, Sharpe, Stockdales & Tabart / 17.12.1811 Leigh calls / 20.5.1813 call on Leigh 

Atkins, Miss

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2.12.1807 miss Atkins,calls,  F Buildings

F Buildings was likely Featherstone-buildings, Holborn. Because at this point Godwin was seeing the actors in his forthcoming play Faulkener, she may possibly have had a minor role in it. Otherwise I could not identify her

Peake

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26.12.1807 T(homas) T(urner) sups from Peake

The only Peake entry in Godwin's diary, though there were some Peak entries in 1833. See work notes below

Brancomb

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14.12.1807 tea at Philips's w. Brancomb

Swannack

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4.12.1807 call on Swannack / 5.12.1807 again

Charles Swannack grocer of Russell-st Covent-garden, his will PCC 17.3.1814 mentioned sister Mary Griffin widow and Maria Felicite Choraldi

Daponte

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2.12.1807 call on Daponte, Oriel / 3.12.1807 call on Daponte

The will PCC 19.5.1809 of Paolo da Ponte, printer of Poland-st mentioned a child Henry da Ponte at a school in Somers Town and his guardian Miss Caroline Hughes spinster. Paolo was the brother of the more famous Lorenzo da Ponte who had gone to America by 1807. Thomas Oriel was a tailor in Poland-st

Scott

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6.5.1807 call on Johnson, & Scott, & Polhill / 28.71807 dine at Johnson's, w. Laing bookseller, Scott & Wilkie / 7.9.1807 call on Scott, cpp / 11.9.1807 call on Longdill & Scott

Carl

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20.11.1807 dine at Johnson's, w. Carl

Only instance of this name in Godwin's diary (See Carles for a similar name). SunFire 1802 Louis Cezar Carle gent 7 Pitfield-st Hoxton (Dr Priestley). Joseph Priestley (DNB 1733-1804) had left England in 1794. John de Carles gent of Bury st. Edmunds will PCC 16.8.1828. Rev John Carle will PCC 1.4.1790. John Carl householder Vine-st Piccadilly 1818.

Gell

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3.11.1807 call on Kerslake & Gell, & Nicholson / 31.12.1813 call on Gell (not seen) / 2.1.1814 expect Gell / 3.1.1814 Gell calls (not seen) / 4.1.1814 Gell calls / 10.1.1814 Gell & Booth call (not seen) / 12.1.1814 call on Gell: Booth & Gell call