William Godwin's Diary

Pratt, Samuel Jackson (pseudonym Courtney Melmoth)

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 21 times, and was a venue (V) 3 times.

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1796

18  July  1796 4  December  1796

1797

2  April  1797

1800

25  January  1800

1803

27  June  1803

1804

3  September  1804

1805

23  March  1805 31  March  1805

1807

5  April  1807 28  June  1807

1809

14  June  1809 19  December  1809

1811

17  March  1811 (V) 24  March  1811 (V) 4  April  1811 5  April  1811 10  April  1811 2  May  1811 13  May  1811

1813

15  August  1813 (V)

1814

4  October  1814

  • Name: Pratt, Samuel Jackson (pseudonym Courtney Melmoth)
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 25  December  1749
  • Death Date: 4  October  1814
  • Occupation: writer
  • Occupation: actor

Pratt's death is noted by Godwin and corresponds with the date given by the DNB.

Pratt appears in the diary 21 times. The identification of Samuel Jackson Pratt has contextual support - Pratt's circle as represented in Godwin' s diary corresponds with information in his DNB entry (including his relationship with Wolcot). The death dates also correspond, and there are no inconsistencies with the spelling. Also, Pratt is entered in the 1796 lists under 1796, which is when he first appears in the diary.

  • DNB.

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

Name Number of Meetings
Surr, Thomas Skinner 2
Robinson, Mary (née Darby, Perdita, Polly Derby) 2
Phillips, Sir Richard (Philip Richards) 2
Wolcot, Dr John (pseudonym Peter Pindar) 2
Hoare, Prince 2
Taylor, Richard 1
Almon, John 1
Fell, Ralph 1
Lawrence, Sir Thomas 1
Morton, Thomas 1
Reynolds, Frederick 1
Este, Reverend Charles 1
Wollstonecraft, Mary (Godwin) 1
Opie, John 1
Hays, Mary 1
Taylor, John 1
Bourgeois, Peter Francis 1
Jerningham, 1
Francis, Sir Philip 1
Harwood, Colonel William 1
Astley, Jacob 1