• Name: Fox, Henry [later Vassall] Richard (Baron Holland)
• Gender: Male
• Birth Date: 21  November  1773
• Death Date: 22  October  1840
• Occupation: politician
• Occupation: man of letters

Henry Fox and his wife established Holland House as one of the most brilliant centres of political and literary society in Europe in the 1800s. He was the nephew of Charles James Fox who was a major influence on him.

Godwin was in correspondence with Fox in 1807 (and possibly 1806 following the publication of Godwin's appreciation of Charles James Fox, ie, the obituary notice which appeared in the London Chronicle of that year), and seems to have dined at Holland's twice in 1805. Fox also arranged a subscription for Godwin which involved contributions from a number of other leading whigs. Godwin recorded contacts involving Fox as 'Holland', which is how Fox signed himself in his letters to Godwin.

With the exception of two occasions when he dined (along with John Philpott Curran) with Holland in 1805, and the occasional 'Call on', which involves a 'nah', all Godwin's contacts with Fox/Holland are by letter. The Abinger collection contains only part of this material.

• MS. Abinger c. 18, fols. 68-9: 18 April 1806
• MS. Abinger c. 18, fols. 98-9: April/May 1807
• MS. Abinger c. 10, fols. 37-8: 6 May 1807
• MS. Abinger c. 10, fols. 39-40: 11 May 1807
• MS. Abinger c. 10, fols. 41-2: 21 May 1807
• MS. Abinger c. 18, fol.100: 19 May 1807
• MS. Abinger c. 19, fol.1: 30 May 1807
• MS. Abinger c. 14, fols. 103-4: 26 February
• MS. Abinger c. 14, fol. 105: 13 May
• MS. Abinger c. 14, fols. 106-7: 19 May
• MS. Abinger c. 14, fols. 108-9: 16 December
• DNB

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