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@Tony_Meredith
When I first read your question I thought a connection improbable; after some reflection & googling that changed!
The Wikipedia page on #JaneAusten was helpful, & thinking about the conversational & subscription networks of a force of nature like #JohnNichols - Jane's father & #WarrenHastings might well have been typical of the customers in this age of gentleman #bibliophiles and #antiquarians?
https://www.bl.uk/picturing-places/articles/the-nichols-family-and-their-press
'John Nichols & his circle' https://www.le.ac.uk/lahs/downloads/2000/2000%20(74)%201-20%20Sweet.pdf