William Godwin's Diary

Ballantyne, John

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 10 times, and was a venue (V) 1 time.

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1800

16  November  1800

1816

12  April  1816 14  April  1816 18  April  1816 (V) 21  April  1816 25  April  1816 26  April  1816 25  June  1816

1817

16  September  1817

1824

3  April  1824

  • Name: Ballantyne, John
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 13  May  1774
  • Death Date: 16  June  1821
  • Occupation: publisher and literary agent

Ballantyne worked for his brother, James, in his Edinburgh publishing house from 1805. He also wrote a novel and contributed ballads to the Edinburgh Annual Register. He first called on Godwin with John Stoddart, recently returned from his tour of Scotland.

It is thought that references to 'Ballantine' originally refer to James and then to John. Godwin's initial contact is with James but in 1816 it seems more than probable from the entry for 21 April that the primary relationship by then is with John.

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This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Constable, Archibald 4
Mathews, Charles 1
Poole, John 1
Owen, Robert 1
Boswell, Sir Alexander (first baronet) 1
Ballantyne, James 1
Fraser, 1
Leslie, Sir John 1
Cadell, Robert 1
Wilson, 1
Playfair, John 1
Holcroft, Louisa (née Mercier) 1