Adam's The History Sale Tuesday 24th April 2018

57 The History Sale 90 FINE DINING IN DROGHEDA C.1787 M.S.S. in ink folio 4 pps.With the names of dishes written-out in diametrical fashion, headed first course/second course and inscribed, “ table of 12” - “part of the dinner intended for the *Duke of Rutland, in Drogheda .” The first courses have 11 and 15 dishes of meat, fowl and fish, the second courses have 11 and 15 dishes of jellies, pastry, blamanges etc. but also roast game. 330 x 240 (previously folded); together with Diagram of twenty-two meat dishes to set a table for dinner and removes i.e. turbot and soals/ remove/ fricassee of coxcombs, 18th century, single sided 210 x 155 (previously folded). (2) Charles Manners 4th Duke of Rutland, Lord Lieutenant 1784. He entertained magnificently. He did a tour of the country in 1787 but catching a fever he died in theVice-Regal Lodge in that year.The caption‘intended’ implies that this banquet never happened but it demonstrates what was thought suitable for such an occasion even outside the capital. € 300 - 500 91 CARLOW RIFLES TREAT THEMSELVES TO A CHRISTMAS DINNER, 1855 Menus du dinner du 20 Décembre 1855 de Messieures Les Officiers de Carlow Rifles in Deux Services.There are 16 dishes turkey, ham, beef, tongue etc. exotic puddings and savoury has woodcock and cheese ink, folded writing paper, coloured lithograph of Kilkenny Castle, by Newman & Co. 180 x 115mm € 100 - 200 93 FOSTER ESTATE, COUNTY LOUTH Eleven page holograph letter from George Pentland, agent to Sir Augustus Foster, bart, from Mullafin, Slane, dated 22nd February 1833, inscribed in Foster’s hand “ Disorganised state of the country ” and giving succinct detail of difficulty in collecting rents, sub-divisions, intimidation, release of distrained cattle at Ardee, names and circumstances of tenants on a County Louth estate with an absentee landlord. € 200 - 300