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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 91 times, but was not at home (N) 5 times, and was a venue (V) 5 times.
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29 October 1808 30 October 1808 2 November 1808 6 November 1808 8 November 1808 12 November 1808 (NV) 1 December 1808 5 December 1808 6 December 1808 7 December 1808 9 December 1808 11 December 1808 (N) 16 December 1808 18 December 1808 20 December 1808
31 March 1809 6 April 1809 7 April 1809 13 April 1809 (N) 16 April 1809 18 April 1809 23 April 1809 24 April 1809 25 April 1809
27 January 1811 16 October 1811 17 October 1811 18 October 1811 19 October 1811 19 October 1811 20 October 1811 20 October 1811 27 October 1811 27 October 1811 29 October 1811 (N) 1 November 1811 2 November 1811 5 November 1811 6 November 1811 (V) 7 November 1811 12 November 1811 13 November 1811 17 November 1811 1 December 1811 2 December 1811 6 December 1811 7 December 1811 8 December 1811 12 December 1811 21 December 1811 23 December 1811
1 January 1812 9 January 1812 11 January 1812 13 January 1812 19 January 1812 22 January 1812 23 January 1812 24 January 1812 (V) 28 January 1812 (V) 29 January 1812 7 February 1812 14 February 1812 (V) 15 February 1812 17 February 1812 18 February 1812 23 February 1812 24 February 1812 25 February 1812 28 February 1812 1 March 1812 4 March 1812 5 March 1812 6 March 1812 6 March 1812 7 March 1812 10 March 1812 12 March 1812 13 March 1812 14 March 1812 15 March 1812 16 March 1812 17 March 1812 18 March 1812 20 March 1812 21 March 1812 22 March 1812 23 March 1812 (N) 24 March 1812 25 March 1812 26 March 1812
Burr was Thomas Jefferson's Vice-President from 1801-5. He was involved in a duel with Alexander Hamilton in 1804, resulting in H\milton's death. Jefferson had not intended having him as his vice-president for his second term even prior to the duel. Burr was charged with treason in 1807 for mobilising against Spanish control of Mexico, but was found not guilty. He sailed for England in 1808, arriving on 13 July. In England he made Godwin's acquaintance, having been a supporter of Mary Wolllstonecraft's work, and was also close to Jeremy Bentham. On 14 April 1809 he was arrested by the British authorities and told to leave the country - on 25 April Godwin noted that he saw Burr ppc (pour prendre congé ie to take his leave). He arrived in Sweden in May 1809 and then travelled through Europe. On 20 July 1811 he boarded a ship in Amsterdam for America, but the ship was captured by the British and Burr was forced back to England. He called on Godwin again in October 1811 and sees him frequently until taking his leave again (ppc) on 26 March 1812. He arrived back in America on 4 May 1812.
Burr was extremely financially pressed, especially during his second stay in London, although he tried to ensure that his friends were not aware of the full extent of his distress, and it seems likely that Godwin helped him financially.
A letter from Burr to Godwin, dated 28 November 1819, introduces Dr Tairks, astronomer, to Godwin. There is no record in the diary of Godwin meeting Tairks.
Note also the letter from John Howard Payne who refers to Godwin's old friend Colonel Burr and his wife's attempt to divorce him two months after their marriage for using her money to seduce a number of young ladies.
This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.
| Name | Number of Meetings |
|---|---|
| Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial) | 7 |
| Curran, Amelia | 4 |
| Hume, Joseph | 2 |
| Clairmont, Clara Mary Jane (Claire) | 1 |
| Imlay, Fanny (Godwin) | 1 |
| Coleridge, Samuel Taylor | 1 |
| Hopwood, | 1 |
| Aldis, Lady Mary Frances (née Berridge) | 1 |
| Aldis, Charles | 1 |
| Curran, John Philpot | 1 |
| Hume, Alexia | 1 |
| Robinson, Henry Crabb | 1 |
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