1777
September
At the September 1777 session of the Caswell County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (which was the county's executive branch), the justices took the following action: "License granted to John Payne to keep a tavern at Caroline with Robert Payne and John Satterfield, securities." At the same session "tavern rates" were set by the court.
John Chambers to keep tavern at his dwellling house.
December
Lawrence VanHook to keep ordinary at his dwelling house.
1778
March
Thomas Douglas to keep ordinary at his dwelling house.
Tavern keepers have leave to sell whiskey at 9 pence per gill.
1779
December
Thomas Douglas to keep tavern at his own dwelling house.
1780
March
Tavern rates set by court.
1780
June
Following rates to be observed by ordinary keepers to wit: Good West India Rum, £192, Good Brandy £144; Good Whiskey £96; Cold Breakfast £6; Hot £7.50; Dinner £12; Gallon Corn or oats £6; Stablige £3; Pasturage 24 hrs. £3; Lodging one night in bed with clean sheets £3.
The volumes associated with the rum, brandy, and whiskey prices are uncertain. Perhaps these are gallon prices to be subdivided by the gill or another measure.
1782
June
John Payne have leave to keep an ordinary at Caroline.
September
Thomas Douglass to keep tavern at his own house.
Hugh Dobbins to keep tavern at his house.
Tavern rates set.
December
John Brown have leave to keep tavern at his house.
Brandy be rated at 1/4 shilling half pint.
1783
March
James Pulliam to keep ordinary at his house.
September
John Paine have leave to keep ordinary at Caroline.
Rates set for tavern keepers: Gill, rum, 6 pence; gill whiskey, 3.; Dinner 2 shillings; breakfast with tea or coffee 1 shilling, 6 pense; cold breakfast 1 shilling; Lodging with good bed and clean sheets 8 pence; quart cider 8 pence; small beer, 4 pence.
1785
April
Thomas Douglass and James Bozewell to keep tavern.
Tavern rates set.
July
Charles Moore to keep ordinary in St. James District.
John Brown to keep ordinary at his dwelling house.
October
Lawrence Vanhook to keep ordinary at Caswell Court House.
William Holderness to keep ordinary at Col. William Moore's.
1786
January
John Douglass to keep tavern at his dwelling house.
July
Hezekiah Rice to keep ordinary at his own dwelling house.
John Payne have leave to keep ordinary at Caroline.
John Brown to keep ordinary at his dwelling house.
October
David Shelton to kep ordinary at his house on the Publick Road.
David Cochran to keep ordinary at his house where William Lea formerly lived.
1787
January
Henry McNeill to keep ordinary at his house.
Tavern rates set.
April
Joseph Smith to keep ordinary at his dwelling house.
July
Ambrose Arnold to keep ordinary at Court House [Leasburg].
October
James Boswell to keep ordinary at his house.
William Holderness to keep ordinary at his house.
Tavern rates set.
John Payne to keep an ordinary at his tavern.
John Brown to keep ordinary at his dwelling.
1788
October
David Shelton licensed to operate tavern.
Loyd VanHook licensed to operate tavern.
1789
July
William Lea to have ordinary at his store house in Leasburg.
1791
July
Douglas Oliver to keep tavern at his house.
John McNeill to keep an ordinary at Caswell Court House [Leasburg] with John Hall as security.
October
John Payne renewed license for tavern house.
Lawrence VanHook to keep ordinary at Leasburg.
1792
March
Jesse Robertson to keep ordinary at James Yancey's store.
Joseph Smith to keep tavern at his dwelling house.
1793
April
William Rainey to keep ordinary at the Red House [Semora], Hugh Dobbins, bondsman.
July
Hezekiah Rice ordered to keep ordinary at Caswell Court House [Yanceyville].
Ordered that Henry Williamson have leave to keep ordinary at the new Court House [Yanceyville].
Tavern rates were set as follows: Dinner 2 shillings, 6 pence; breakfast 2.0; gill good West India rum 1.0; Continental rum 0.8; cyder quart 0.6; whiskey West Indies proof 0.9; common whishey 0.4; gill good peach or apple brandy 0.9; gill gin 1.0; strong malt beer 0.6; good wine quart 5.0; good Madeira wine 8.0; corn per gallon 1.0; oats per gallon 0.9; stableage 24 hours or one night 0.3; pasturage 0.6; fodder per lb. 0.2; lodging in good bed and clean sheets one night 0.9 pence
Dinner: 2 shillings, 6 pence
Breakfast: 2 shillings
Gill Good West India Rum: 1 shilling
Gill Continental Rum: 8 pence
Quart of Cyder: 6 pence
Gill West Indies Proof Whiskey: 9 pence
Gill Common Whiskey: 4 pence
Gill Good Peach or Apple Brandy: 9 pence
Gill Gin: 1 shilling
Strong Malt Beer: 6 pence
Quart Good Wine: 5 Shillings
Quart Good Madeira Wine: 8 shillings
Gallon Corn: 1 shilling
Gallon Oats: 9 pence
Stableage 24 Hours or One Night: 3 pence
Pasturage: 6 pence
Pound Fodder: 2 pence
Lodging One Night: 9 pence
1794
January
James Yancey permitted to have an ordinary at his dwelling house.
October
Hezekiah Rice have leave to keep an ordinary at his house at the new Court House [Yanceyville].
1795
October
Robert Boman have leave to keep an ordinary at Caswell Court House [Yanceyville].
1796
April
Ordered that tavern keepers be allowed 2 shillings per gallon for corn, 2 shillings, 6 pence for breakfast, and 3 shillings for dinner. These rates to continue 3 months and no longer and other rates to remain as formerly set.
October
John Graves, Sen. to keep ordinary at his house at Caswell Court House with Thomas Graves as security.
1798
January
James Robinson to keep ordinary at his house in Milton.
1799
Tavern rate changes: Dinner 4 shillings; breakfast 3 shillings; 9 pence for lodging.
1800
April
Captain John C. Lea renewed tavern license to keep ordinary at his dwelling house.
1804
October
William and Vincent Lea to renew tavern license.
1806
January
Ibzan Rice renewed tavern license and bond.
1809
June
Elijah and Barzillai Graves to keep ordinary at their own house at Caswell Court House [Yanceyville].
September
Captain Thomas Graves to keep tavern at his own house at Caswell Court House [Yanceyville].
December
Slade and Yancey to keep a tavern at their store.
1810
July
Jethro and John Brown to keep a public house at their tavern.
1811
January
Thomas Graves to keep a tavern at his own house at Caswell Court House [Yanceyville].
1812
January
Elijah Graves have leave to keep a tavern at his own house.
1815
April
Major Thomas Graves to keep a tavern at his house at Caswell Court House [Yanceyville] with Groves Howard, security.
1817
April
Jethro Brown licensed to keep tavern at his tavern house in the county.
James Yancey licensed to retail spirits at his store house.
Hosea McNeill licensed to retail spirits at his store house.
Gabriel B. Lea to retail spirits at his store house in Leasburg.
George Wilson to keep "tavern and House of Entertainment" at the Red House.
John McNeill to retail spirits at his store house in Leasburg.
Solomon Graves and Thomas Slade to retail spirits at Caswell Court House.
Thomas Graves licensed to keep tavern at his dwelling at Caswell Court House.
General Azariah Graves and John W. Graves to retail spirits at their store house in this county.
1818
January
Tavern rates set.
October
John Oliver and James Clay licensed to sell spiritous liquors at their homes; also Lewis Shirley at the "Red House."
1819
October
Levin Downs, Archibald A. Lea, and William Lea to retail liquors.
1820
January
William P. Payne to retail liquor at new tavern lately built by James Lea.
1823
October
Ordered that Daniel Hightower and Jethro Brown have leave to obtain license to retail spiritous liquors by the small measure.
1824
January
Ordered that the following persons be permitted to obtain license to retail spiritous liquors at their respective houses: William Lea, James Yancey, John I. Oliver, Ibzen Rice, William wilkerson, and Henry Shelton.
April
Ordered following have leave to retain spiritous liquors at their respective houses: Williams and Lea, Joseph McDowell, Epperson and Brown, Quinton Anderson, William Willson, Thomas Williamson, James Yancey, Love and Leachman, William Ware.
1825
October
License granted to Vanhook and Lea and Co. of Leasburg and to James Roan to retail liquors
1826
January
Granted license to retail spiritous liquors to Alexander Winstead at the Tavern House at Caswell Court House [Yanceyville], and to Levin Downs for same purpose in Milton and to Williams and James, Ltd. in town of Leasburg, to Yancey Oliver at his house in Milton, and to Thomas D. Johnston at his store house at Caswell Court House [Yanceyville].
April
Following have leae to obtain license to retail liquors: Quinton Anderson, Thomas Graves, Daniel Hightower, Thomas Williamson, Watson G. Poindexter, and James Kerr.
1827
October
John C. Richards and Thomas Mitchell obtained certificate for license to retail spiritous liquors by the small measure.
1828
April
Licenses for spiritous liquors granted to Ebenezer Jones, James Yancey, John Oliver, Frederick Willson, William Corbett, Nathaniel W. Pass, and Joseph McDowell.
1836
January
Ibzan Rice permitted to sell spiritous liquors.
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