The son of Nicholas Patrickson; he was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge; he corresponded with William Godwin before his death by suicide.

CORRESPONDENCE OF Procter Patrickson:

William Godwin to Proctor Patrickson, 18 December 1810 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

William Godwin to Proctor Patrickson, 20 June 1811 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

William Godwin to Proctor Patrickson, 4 February 1812 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

William Godwin to Proctor Patrickson, 1 April 1812 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

William Godwin to Proctor Patrickson, 10 July 1812 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

William Godwin to Proctor Patrickson, 4 January 1813 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

William Godwin to Proctor Patrickson, 30 July 1814 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Proctor Patrickson to William Godwin, 27 July 1814 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Proctor Patrickson to William Godwin, 9 August 1814 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)