WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 5 MAY 2018

History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 5 MAY 2018 AT 11AM 16 1790. Three Irish Almanacks bound as one volume. Ex-Libris Robert Fowler, Bishop of Ossory. Stuart’s Irish Merlin or City and Country Almanack, A. Stuart, Dublin, 143pp; Stewart’s Universal Registry. A. Stewart, Dublin, 131pp; andWilson’s Dublin Directory, WilliamWilson, Dublin, 145pp., 12mo, full calf bound. Estimate €250-€350 Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 16 17 Withdrawn 17A 1798 (14 October) Letter from a private in the Glengarry Fencible Regiment written during the Rebellion. A one page letter from Private James Baitson of the Glengarry Fencible Regiment at Thomastown Co. Kilkenny to Sir William Forbes, Banker, Edinburgh, enquiring about a legacy from Baitson’s granmother. With various postal markings. The Glengarry Fencible Regiment was raised in August 1794 by letters of service to Alexander McDonell, who became its Colonel. The men were predominantly Gaelic speaking Catholics of whom half were from the Glengarry Estates. Five officers of the regiment were named Alexander Mc Donell. The signer of the letter, Ronald McDonell was Lieutenant in 1794 and made captain in 1795. The regiment was reduced in 1802 and most of the men emigrated to Canada. The Glengarry Regiment in Canada was formed from them. Estimate €200-€300 approx (£170-£260 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 17A