55. Ireland.- Pakenham (Lady Louisa Anne, née Staples, wife of Sir Thomas Pakenham, naval officer and politician 1757-1836, of Castlepollard, West Meath, 1767-1833) Diary, autograph manuscript, 61pp. excluding blanks, original calf-backed boards, 8vo, Wednesday 12th September 1832 - Sunday 3rd March 1833.
est. £100 – £150
An interesting last diary mentioning her younger sister Lady Ormonde’s visit, her husband’s attempt to get elected at Mullingar in the Reform parliament of 1832 and her account of a cholera epidemic.