Bill of Fare. Lanier House, Logan & Meara.
Macon, GA: Telegraph Lightning Press, 1862. Partly-printed menu accomplished in manuscript, printed on both sides of a small broadsheet (255 x 137 mm). Within a decorative border. Condition : burn holes from the ink, else minor foxing. an unusual confederate imprint: a war-date menu from a famed georgia hotel. The menu for 26 February 1862 included beef soup, ham hocks and greens, fried oysters, beef stew with onions, rice croquettes, boiled Irish potatoes, squash and carrots and for dessert boiled peach pudding, apple pie and potato pie. The verso of the menu is a printed wine list, including various types of Madeira, sherry, port, champagne and claret. At the very bottom of the menu is a railroad timetable. The Lanier House was originally founded by Sterling Lanier (Sidney Lanier’s grandfather) in 1845. Although he sold it in 1854, the hotel and restaurant kept its name and continued operation during the Civil War. Indeed, on 30 October 1863, the Lanier House hosted Jefferson Davis and threw a gala event in his honor. The next time Davis would dine at the hotel, however, would be on 12 May 1865, two days following his capture.
Bill of Fare. Lanier House, Logan & Meara.
Macon, GA: Telegraph Lightning Press, 1862. Partly-printed menu accomplished in manuscript, printed on both sides of a small broadsheet (255 x 137 mm). Within a decorative border. Condition : burn holes from the ink, else minor foxing. an unusual confederate imprint: a war-date menu from a famed georgia hotel. The menu for 26 February 1862 included beef soup, ham hocks and greens, fried oysters, beef stew with onions, rice croquettes, boiled Irish potatoes, squash and carrots and for dessert boiled peach pudding, apple pie and potato pie. The verso of the menu is a printed wine list, including various types of Madeira, sherry, port, champagne and claret. At the very bottom of the menu is a railroad timetable. The Lanier House was originally founded by Sterling Lanier (Sidney Lanier’s grandfather) in 1845. Although he sold it in 1854, the hotel and restaurant kept its name and continued operation during the Civil War. Indeed, on 30 October 1863, the Lanier House hosted Jefferson Davis and threw a gala event in his honor. The next time Davis would dine at the hotel, however, would be on 12 May 1865, two days following his capture.
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