1796–1800

Abstract

1796 In the beginning of the year 1796, I heard that Mr Jones, the Organist of St Paul’s Cathedral, of the Charterhouse,¹ and of the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple, was exceedingly ill. This was communicated to me by my friend Mr. Fourdrinier. Mr. Fourdrinier was a Stationer (living in Lombard Street) and regularly employed the Porter of the Charterhouse, to make the Ivory Knives for cutting paper for his trade. From this Man Mr. Fourdrinier learned on February the sixteenth, that Mr. Jones was not expected to live; and on the nineteenth of February he informed me that Mr. Jones was dead. I immediately declared myself a Candidate for the places of Organist to the Charterhouse, and to the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple.