Weld appears correctly under 1796 in the 1796 list but falls into the category of people we can tell
quite a lot about without being able to fully identify. He must be the same Weld who appears in Holcroft's
diary - both Godwin and Holcroft describe him often appearing at Debrett's. From the references in Holcoft:
22 June 1798 'Went to Debrett's; the opinion of Mr. Weld is, that the force sent over by government
will be sufficient to quell the Irish insurrection for the present.'
29 June 1798 'At Debrett's,-Conjectures were made on Buonaparte's expedition, and the difficulties
attending it. Weld of opinion that he would cross the Great Desert as the least difficult.'
3 August 1798 'Asked Weld at Debrett's if he knew Boswell. He had met him a coffee-houses, &c.
where Boswell used to drink hard and sit late.'
13 December 1798 'At Debrett's, Weld rallied Tarleton on his approaching marriage, and military
appointment.'
So he must be fairly senior, Whiggish, and 'au courant' with London politics and people.
Godwin's entries include 'Dine at col Barry , w. O'Connor, Byrne, Weld & Ht; talk of God & matter' (3 March 1796)
House of Commons, Fox on the war; Weld, Mac, Perry, P Stuart, Fenwick, Marsh; R Adair, Tierney & O Brien' (10 May 1796)
and 'Hustings; Weld, Cline & Merry:' (11 June 1796). Weld also appears with Tierney, Bosville, Lauderdale, Burdett
and Curran and the overwhelming majority of his appearances are at Debrett's.
