W. J. Baldwin

(1823 fl.)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Baldwin, Walter J. LBT ID: WaBaldw1823 VIAF ID: 18788112 LOC ID: n88256629
SOURCES: Prothero, Byron's Letters and Journals (1898-1901); Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
A debtor in the King's Bench Prison who wrote to Byron asking him to present a petition in Parliament; presumably the author of Petition on the Injustice, Inhumanity, Impolicy, and Illegality of Imprisonment for Debt (1813) and other pamphlets. But Byron refers to him as “Martin.”
REFERENCES TO W. J. Baldwin: Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852, Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830) Life of Byron: 1813 Found 3: ¶ 4 ¶ 5 ¶ 7