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...........................................................................................
1s
History of Henderson County, Kentucky
by Edmund L. Starling
p. 93
published in 1887
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