William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries
Ch. XIII. 1800
Samuel Parr to William Godwin, 28 October 1800
“For reasons which were some time ago communicated to
Mr Godwin, Dr Parr takes the liberty of returning him a
book which has been read by Mrs Parr,
Mrs Wynne, and Catherine; and he begs leave to unite with them
in thanks to the courtesy of the writer. In the sincerity of his soul,
Dr Parr wishes Mr
Godwin health, prosperity, and such a state of mind, united with
a possible and proper use of his great talents, as may obtain for him a lasting
reputation among wise and good men, and secure his happiness both here and
hereafter.”
William Godwin (1756-1836)
English novelist and political philosopher; author of
An Inquiry
concerning the Principles of Political Justice (1793) and
Caleb
Williams (1794); in 1797 he married Mary Wollstonecraft.
Catherine Jane Parr (1782-1805)
The youngest daughter of Samuel Parr; she died of tuberculosis.
Jane Parr [née Marsingale] (1747-1810)
The daughter of Zechariah Marsingale of Carleton, Yorkshire, in 1771 unhappily married to
Samuel Parr.
Samuel Parr (1747-1825)
English schoolmaster, scholar, and book collector whose strident politics and assertive
personality involved him in a long series of quarrels.
Sarah Anne Wynne [née Parr] (1772-1810)
The eldest daughter of Samuel Parr; in 1797 she eloped with his pupil John Wynne; they
were separated in 1808.
