Adam's The History Sale Tuesday 24th April 2018

54 Tuesday 24th April 81 LIBERITY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY, UNION General Humbert’s French Proclamation of 1798 to the Irish People € 800 - 1,000 82 AMERICAN WAR Recruiting in Ireland for the AmericanWar, 1777, manuscript receipt for men who joined Charlemont’s volunteer force, Strabane 31 March 1777 / Received from William Knox Esqr. from 5th March to 31st of the Same MonthTen Men for the 68th Regt. of foot / Malby Brabazon / Lieut. 68th Regt.” Strabane: 1777. The Irish parliament agreed to sending 4,000 of the troops garrisoned in Ireland to America for the war, and presumably this led to a recruiting campaign.The resultant vacuum in Ireland was filled by a volunteer defence force under Charlemont which later became a pressure group for Irish liberty € 150 - 250 83 ESTATED IN IRELAND The Petition of Both Houses of Parliament Presented to His Majestie atYorke, March 26 - London:Barker ...And by the Assignes of John Bill, 1642 , small quarto with modern half goatskin on marbled boards. Aside from the petition named in the title head, this also records “The humble petition of divers noblemen and gentlemen estated in Ireland,now at London” addressed to the King and complaining of his absence from Parliament. This provoked a sharp rebuke signed by Mr Secretary Nicholas from the Court at York on March 28th: “His Majestie hath given me expresse command to give you this is answer to your petition, that this petition (as some others of this nature) is grounded upon misinformation,and (being grieved and highly offended,to see how his good people have been and are abused,by false rumours and intelligences,which have procured causelesse fears and apprehensions;) refers the petitioners to the two answers he hath given to his Parliament.” From these, Secretary Nicholas writes, “ you will clearly perceive that His Majestie is not gone,but driven from his Parliament. ” €150 - 250