1To George Washington from Tobias Lear, 20 November 1796 (Washington Papers)
The Alexandria firm of Robert Young & Co. included Robert Young and Philip Richard Fendall among its partners. Located on King Street, the firm sold items such as beer, coffee, sugar, and German imports (see
2To John Jay from Philip Schuyler, 11 November 1796 (Jay Papers)
William Pitt Beers (1766–1810), an attorney of Albany, was married to Ann Sturges Beers (1765–1837), the daughter of Jonathan Sturges (1740–1819), an attorney, jurist, and politician from Fairfield, Connecticut.
3Agreement with John Christian Ehlers, 10 October 1795 (Washington Papers)
...he will allow him 500 lbs. of Porke and the fat which comes from the hogs—200 lbs. of Beef; 600 lbs. of midlings (and as an encouragement) 100 lbs. of fine flour; two quarts of Beer or cyder per day; and in failure thereof, a quart of Rum pr week; 50 shads; and 300 Herrings; together with the Milk of a Cow. The Porke & Beef he is to receive in the fall...
4From John Jay to John Dalrymple, 14 February 1795 (Jay Papers)
on the topics of yeast cakes and powder, wort cakes for the brewing of beer, and the distillation of salt water. See Dalrymple to
5To John Jay from John Dalrymple, 1 February 1795 (Jay Papers)
...I therefore offered to communicate my Arts to him and to teach him to make the Articles from the Yeast with his own hands The Articles were spirits from corn Spirits ^and^ from Molasses or Sugar, Worts, small beer, Seamen’s beer, Strong Beer, With regard to beer, a Quarter of Malt or half a Quarter
6From John Jay to Grenville, Project for a Treaty with Great Britain, 30 September 1794 (Jay Papers)
...—Tin, Iron, Lead, Copper, Brass, Coals—as also Wheat and Barley and Flour, and every kind of Corn and Pulse—Tobacco and all kinds of Spices,—Salted and Smoked Flesh, Fish, Cheese, Butter, Beer, Cyder, Oil, Wines, Sugar, Salt, and all kinds of provisions whatever which serve for sustenance and food to mankind. All kinds of Cotton, Flax, Hemp, Cordage Cables, Sails, Sail-cloth— Tallow,...
7To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 5 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
. The representations asserting the innocence of William Kerr and Alexander Beer (Berr) have not been identified.
8Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, 5 May 1794 (Adams Papers)
upon fish, caught in the River called Carp, but the House was destitute of Liquor’s except York Beer, which for want of Better was made to answer our purpose The Landlady told us that since there was no market for Flour the waggons had ceased going to Philad
9To James Madison from Joseph Jones, [ca. 1 January] 1794 (Madison Papers)
sells his strong beer at ⅌ barrel if you can conveniently get information. We get no Freneau or Fenno.
10Memorandum Books, 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Pepper H. account for beer.Petit 40.D. pd. do. for porter 1.1 do. for Grey for beer 1.