An inventory of drinks and food approved for daily delivery to the French Emperor Napoleon's residence during his exile on the British island of St Helena was sold at auction in the UK three days ago.
"This fascinating document provides a detailed insight into the quality and quantity of wine, spirits and food enjoyed by Napoleon and his retinue during his exile on St. Helena," states auction house Woolley & Wallis.
Daily they were allowed more than 50 bottles of wine, as well as cider, beer, champagne and other drinks, then 30 kilograms of bread, 22 kilograms of beef and veal, 22 kilograms of lamb and pork, one roast pig, two turkeys, two geese, two ducks, nine guinea fowls, 12 pigeons, 42 eggs, 15 bottles of milk and a lot of other things, according to Woolley and Wallis.
The inventory is dated October 13, 1820, and signed by Denzil Ibbetson, a British officer who served on St. Helena while Napoleon was there. The document was sold for 1.350 euros.
The document also lists about fifty residents of Longwood, the house where Napoleon lived, including seven members of the faithful General Bertrand's family. The former emperor arrived at St. Jelena on October 15, 1815, after a 69-day journey from England. Consumed by boredom and moodiness, he died in 1821 at the age of 53.
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