William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for July 1808

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July

July 1. F.Write to Wedgwood. Call on Comrie, Perry, Lepard (w. M J) & Macmillan: Booth & Clennel at tea. meet Owen.

2. Sa. Write to Comrie & Rickman: letters from Lauderdale & Bedford.

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July 3. Su.Life, p. 3. Hazlit sups.

4. M. Clarendon, p. 184. Millerc, Booth & Clennel call. Parliament proroguede.

5. Tu. Call on Bagster, H Rogers (adv. S Rogers), Fuseli & Johnson: Booth, Clennel & G M C dine; adv. T T. meet Twiss. Bedford, Grey & Rogers. G M C sleeps.

6. W. Write to W Smith, Sharp & Perry. Call on R Taylor. G M C dines. Selkirk.

7. Th.Call on Johnson: Booth, Clennel & T T dine.

8. F. Write to Cholmondeley, Albemarle & Rosslyn. Dine at Johnson’s, w. Fuseli, Knowles, Cash & Miles.

9. Sa. Write to H Rowan. Ash, Booth & Manning call.

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July 10. Su.Cataloguee: T T at tea.

11. M.Cataloguee. Macmillan, M from Phillips & T Tn call: Booth dines.

12. Tu. Life, p. 4, 5. Cataloguee. Dawe, Flather & mrs Hazlit & T T call.

13. W.Mably, p. 75. Write to Taylor, Norwich. Combe & Guy call: call on R Taylor, Visd & Miller.

14. Th.Mably, p. 188. Chamberlaine calls: T T sups.

15. F.Mably, p. 218. Cataloguee. Miller, Hollis, Hazlit, T T, M & R Taylor call: write to Taylor, Norwich.

16. Sa.Cataloguee. Booth dines; adv. Turner: call on Dawe, w. Booth, T T & M J: Manning calls.

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July 17. Su.Life, p. 7/2: Tandy, pp. 138. Sup at Topping’s, w. Dods, Edlam, T T & M J.

18. M.Hargrave, p. 182. Booth & T T dine.

19. Tu.Call on Philips (adv. Nolan, Crosby & prophet): Knowles calls, & Chamberlaine.

20. W. Write to Philips. Cataloguee. Surrender of Duponte

21. Th.Call on Morgan, R C L (W Twiss), T T, &, w. him & M J, on Coffee: T T sups. & mrs Mulready. Letter from Rosslyn.

22. F.Semiramide, act 1: Hargrave, p. 407, fin. Manning calls.

23. Sa. Semiradmide, act 2, 3. Call on R Taylor: Opera, Semiramide, & Constance, w. M J, F & E C (adv. Sheffields, Planta & K Courtenay)e.

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July 24. Su.Lamb’s Specimens, çala. Call on Lamb, w. M J.

25. M.Write to J Taylor. Revenger, act 1, 2. Manning calls: call on R Taylor & mrs Nicholson & Vizard: meet W Stewart.

26. Tu.Revenger, fin. Call on R Taylor.

27. W.Neal, çala: Baxter, p. 20. R Taylor calls.

28. Th.Baxter, p. 283. Jo G calls.

29. F.Baxter, p. 340. Call on Philips; adv. Lawrence, Lucas & Hoare: T T calls: theatre, Africans; adv. Hill, Boaden (Lambs & Du Bois)e.

30. Sa. Baxter, p. 448. Call on Johnson, Vizard, & w. M J, on Coffee & Dawe: Clennel calls.

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July 31. Su. Baxter, Part III, pp. 200.

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