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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 43 times, but was not at home (N) 8 times, and was a venue (V) 14 times.
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27 February 1793 4 March 1793 20 April 1793 9 November 1793
30 December 1798 (V)
21 February 1799 16 March 1799 (NV) 18 March 1799 (V) 23 March 1799 (NV) 29 March 1799 (V) 15 April 1799 (NV) 16 April 1799 (V) 27 May 1799 3 June 1799 (NV) 10 June 1799 (NV) 17 June 1799 (NV) 11 July 1799 (NV) 13 July 1799 (V) 25 July 1799 (NV) 27 October 1799
17 February 1806 12 March 1806
24 October 1807 31 October 1807 9 November 1807
Richard Brinsley Sheridan was an Irish born dramatist who achieved considerable success on the stage with his play The Rivals in 1775. Sheridan subsequetly became close to the whigs and was elected to Parliament in 1780. Godwin met Sheridan early in the 1780s and wrote for Sheridan's Political Herald. He had intermittent contact subsequently, seeking Sheridan's advice and support in the writing and prodouction of his tragedies.
Godwin records his death.
This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.
| Name | Number of Meetings |
|---|---|
| Horne Tooke, John | 3 |
| Williams, Helen Maria | 2 |
| O'Bryen, Dennis (O'Brien) | 2 |
| Nicholson, William | 2 |
| Smith, Charlotte (née Turner) | 1 |
| Reynolds, Frederick | 1 |
| Wolcot, Dr John (pseudonym Peter Pindar) | 1 |
| Coleridge, Samuel Taylor | 1 |
| Inchbald, Elizabeth | 1 |
| Lawrence, Sir Thomas | 1 |
| Curran, John Philpot | 1 |
| Phillips, Sir Richard (Philip Richards) | 1 |
| Sharp, Richard (Conversation Sharp) | 1 |
| Boddington, Samuel | 1 |
| Dignum, Charles | 1 |
| Tooke, William | 1 |
| Goodbehere, Alderman Samuel | 1 |
| Stanhope, Charles (third earl of Harrington) | 1 |
| Hollis, Thomas Brand | 1 |
| Geddes, Dr Alexander | 1 |
| Lindsey, Theophilus | 1 |
| Price, Richard | 1 |
| Kemble, John Philip | 1 |
| Gregory, George | 1 |
| Rogers, Samuel | 1 |
| Fordyce, James | 1 |
| Barry, James | 1 |
| Stewart, John (Walking Stewart) | 1 |
| Priestley, Joseph | 1 |
| Holcroft, Thomas | 1 |
| Dyson, George | 1 |
| Paine, Thomas | 1 |
| Mackintosh, Sir James (of Kyllachy) | 1 |
| Thelwall, John | 1 |
| Gerrald, Joseph | 1 |
| Porson, Richard | 1 |
| Parr, Samuel | 1 |
| Wilberforce, William | 1 |
| White, Dr/Prof Joseph | 1 |
| Murphy, Arthur | 1 |
| Grey, Charles | 1 |
| Canning, George | 1 |
| Fawcett, Joseph | 1 |
| Paradise, John | 1 |
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