Joseph Planta, librarian at the British Museum, is identified by St Clair and can be
confirmed by a letter from Godwin to Planta in the Abinger papers from 12 June 1805 'I take the liberty of addressing you
on a question
of some importance to me relative to the British Museum....'. Godwin wants to borrow books and have somewhere to work in the
museum without the distractions of the public reading rooms. The letter makes no reference to their
previous acquaintance, which was frequent until 1793 and resumed in 1802-3. The diary does confirm writing a letter to Planta
on that date.
Godwin records his death in the diary.
