William Godwin's Diary

Paine, Thomas

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 18 times, and was a venue (V) 1 time.

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1791

27  February  1791 (V) 14  May  1791 14  May  1791 4  November  1791 7  November  1791 11  November  1791 13  November  1791 19  November  1791 24  November  1791 27  November  1791

1792

22  February  1792 12  March  1792 2  May  1792 28  May  1792 10  June  1792 18  December  1792

1793

20  April  1793 19  July  1793

  • Name: Paine, Thomas
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 29  January  1737
  • Death Date: 8  June  1809
  • Occupation: author
  • Occupation: revolutionary

Paine entries are largely occasions on which Godwin enters 'Talk of Paine'. Godwin was very keen to meet Paine, and comes tantalisingly close to doing so in the spring of 1791. It is possible to read the entry for 5 November 1791, 'Talk at P. n's of Mirabeau and immortality' as indicating an acquaintance with Paine, but Godwin writes to Paine two days later, referring to having been unable to introduce himself at the Revolutionists dinner on 4 November, and expressing the hope that they might become acquainted. They do so at Johnson's, when Wollstonecraft is also famously present on 13 November. It seems more likely that the 'P.n's' is a reference to Petion's.

  • MS. Abinger c. 17 30 c. 1791
  • DNB

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

Name Number of Meetings
Barry, James 3
Horne Tooke, John 3
Fawcett, Joseph 2
Wollstonecraft, Mary (Godwin) 2
Hollis, Thomas Brand 2
Lister, Dr William 2
Petion, Jerome 2
Nicholson, William 2
Holcroft, Thomas 2
Priestley, Joseph 2
Morgan, William 1
Rees, Abraham 1
Kippis, Andrew 1
Johnson, Joseph 1
Lewis, 1
Webb, 1
Morgan, George Cadogan 1
Dibbin, Henry 1
Parr, Samuel 1
Porson, Richard 1
Gerrald, Joseph 1
Thelwall, John 1
Mackintosh, Sir James (of Kyllachy) 1
Dyson, George 1
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1
Stewart, John (Walking Stewart) 1
Fordyce, James 1
Merry, Robert 1