10.8.1807 M(arshall) dines, Nott's

Nott's was a coffee house in Bell-yard, Temple-bar (Holdens directory 1811)

11.8.1807 call on Knapp; barrister, w. T(homas) T(urner) / 9.11.1807 dine at Guildhall; adv. Knapp

Jerome William Knapp admitted Middle Temple 1776, called to bar 1787, eldest son of Jerome Knapp barrister (admitted Middle Temple 1737 died 1792 son of Jerome Knapp of Haberdashers Hall). J W Knapp's will PCC 7.1.1816

26.8.1807 100 Fab^s &c

Presumably copies of Godwin's work written under pseudonym Edward Baldwin Fables Ancient & Modern

27.8.1807 Siboya, w. T(homas) T(urner)



See Jackson's Oxford Journal 17.10.1807 just arrived in Oxford, the great Siboya serpent, brought home in the Sir William Bensley East Indiaman. 12 feet long, muticoloured, harmless. I could find no reference to where it was shown in London. See Caroline Grigson's Menagerie (2016) page 93

13.7.1807 write to W R, Bristol

Holdens 1811 directory for Bristol had nine entries fitting the initials W R, but only one Godwin would have been likely to write to, William Reid & Co insurance broker, Exchange-b. Wm Reid 1775 directory 3 Bush-st Bristol accomptant. About 1776 William Reid accomptant of Hot Wells freemason in Jehosophat lodge, Bristol. Directories 1793 and 1795 William Reid, All Saints-pass Bristol, broker. 1797 St Michaels-hill. 1798 and 1799 Paul-st, Kingsdown, Bristol insurance broker. Couldn't trace his family details.

15.7.1807 call on Williams, Nt Mt

7.7.1807 accompany T(homas) T(urner) to Withers / 14.7.1807 call on Withers (not seen) / 19.4.1810 Withers (Holt) calls / 20.4.1810 Withers calls / 5.5.1810 write to Withers, Holt / 6.5.1810 again / 9.5.1810 again / 14.5.1810 write to Mozley & Withers, w.

1.4.1822 Rosser & Joseph Clarke at tea / 24.7.1822 write to Joseph Clarke

not researched

7.7.1807 accompany T(homas) T(urner) to Clark / 29.10.1807 call on Clark / 11.1.1809 call on Clark, chamberlain; adv.Walker / 12.4.1813 call on Clark, chamberlain

Richard Clark, chamberlain of London (DNB 1739-1831) was presumably the last two entries above, and may have also been the first two (if not, I regard them as too hard to identify because the name is so common).

16.2.1817 dine at L Hunt's, w. Shelleys, Hazlits & B Montagu; adv. Colson, Gatty & Clarke / 15.11.1823 sup at Lamb's, w. Novellos, C Clarke / 1.6.1824 sup at Lamb's, w. Novellos, Holmes, Clark / 26.10.1828  call on L Hunt; adv. miss Kent, Novello & Clarkes