Bar Tab for George Washington's party

[Oldetexian]

 
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[BEAVERMAN]

Sounds like a Payday weeked out with the boys when I was in the Corps!    that tab is a crap load of booze!

[Bigsmoke]

Would have been interesting to see what the dollar value of all that was.  And translate that to today's values.
How long did it take the boys to down all that.
I agree with you, Jim, sounds like a payday party from back in the day.  Ahhhh, good times for sure.

John (Bigsmoke)

[Nessmuk]

I'm  curious  as to the strength of the liquor, wine and beer in colonial  times. Personally , I'd  have passed out at that party.

[Puffer]

George Washington and his soldiers celebrated the signing of the Constitution by racking up a $17,253 tab.
The soldiers were also celebrating Washington being elected as the first president of the newly independent country.
The exact details of the night are hazy but the receipt for the night was saved in the First Troop Cavalry archives.
America was built on alcohol. Many of the founding fathers distilled or brewed their own booze because the ingredients needed to make it flourished perfectly in the soil of the newly formed United States.

+++ GW later on became 1 of the Largest Whiskey distllers in the USA !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=ncGsjTRQJPw

[Puffer]

George Washington and his soldiers celebrated the signing of the Constitution by racking up a $17,253 tab.
The soldiers were also celebrating Washington being elected as the first president of the newly independent country.
The exact details of the night are hazy but the receipt for the night was saved in the First Troop Cavalry archives.
America was built on alcohol. Many of the founding fathers distilled or brewed their own booze because the ingredients needed to make it flourished perfectly in the soil of the newly formed United States.

+++ GW later on became 1 of the Largest Whiskey distllers in the USA !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=ncGsjTRQJPw

ngton's World
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Beer was a favorite drink of George Washington, as it was for many people living in eighteenth century America. According to visitor Joshua Brooks, both beer and porter were among the beverage choices offered during a Mount Vernon dinner in 1799. A clergyman who knew Washington during the presidency recorded that he habitually "had a silver pint cup or mug of beer, placed by his plate, which he drank while dining." Many years later, Martha Washington's grandson noted that Washington generally "drank a home-made beverage" at dinner, which was probably a reference to beer brewed on the estate.2

[Oldetexian]

 
Thanks for all the additional info, Puffer. I find it fascinating history, and would actually luv to know even more.