Dossier 02 - Other dinners and festivities

1 folder, containing 122 items

Wardens' vouchers and other records relating to Company festivities, including Ash Wednesday cakes and ale, the Lord Mayor's election dinners and livery dinners.

Folder is split into several subfolders:

i: summonses, bills and bun lists for cakes and ale festivities on Ash Wednesday, 2 Jul 1767-13 Feb 1839; also includes summonses for a Barge Committee meeting, 4 Apr 1789, and a stock keepers meeting, 4 Aug 1788 [18 items].

ii: papers relating to the Lord Mayor's presentation dinner, 2 Nov 1790-1 Nov 1881; includes (a) invitations from the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, 1790-1791 (b) order of procession for Lord Mayor's Day 1901, (c) menus, 1860-1881 and (d) bills, 1747-1799 [26 items].

iii: bills, table plan and toast list for livery dinners, 31 Jul 1795-5 Jul 1906 [4 items].

iv: bills for coffee, chocolate and tea, 16 May 1701-11 Jun 1805 [17 items].

v: miscellaneous bills, 14 Apr 1693-15 Jan 1791 [16 items].

vi: bills and other records relating to food and wine, 3 Sep 1681-7 Oct 1891; includes (a) bills, 1681-1788 (b) advice notes of sherry and wine, 1891, and (c) letter from Evan & Marshall thanking for order of wine, 1891 [30 items].

vii: dinner invitations, 12 May 1825-16 May 1898 [11 items].

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