History of Henderson County, Kentucky
"FIRST TAVERN RATES."
"FIRST TAVERN RATES."
A motion was made to establish rates for the government of all taverns of the county. The following is a copy of the order:
TAVERN RATES AUGUST, 1779.
The court fixes the tavern rates in this county as follows:
Breakfast and Supper, each......................................................................................... 1s
Dinner......................................................................................................................... 1s 6d
Lodging....................................................................................................................... 6d
Corn per gallon, or Oats.............................................................................................. 9d
Hay or fodder, per night and stableage......................................................................... 1s 6d
Pastureage................................................................................................................... 4d 1/2s
Whiskey per gallon...................................................................................................... 12s
Drink, per half-pint...................................................................................................... 2d
Brandy per gallon........................................................................................................ 18s
Beer and Cider, per quart........................................................................................... 1sHistory of Henderson County, Kentucky
by Edmund L. Starling
p. 93
published in 1887
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