1To George Washington from Nathan Beers, 22 October 1793 (Washington Papers)
Nathan Beers (1753-1849), a Connecticut paymaster during the Revolutionary War,
retired from the army in June 1783 but served for a time as agent for settling
regimental accounts. He was a charter member of the Connecticut Society of...
2To 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
3From George Washington to William Rawle, 13 March 1793 (Washington Papers)
Whereas it appears to me, from the representation of several respectable persons, and from sundry affidavits, that William Kerr and Alexander Beer, who were lately indicted in the circuit-court of the United States, holden in the town of York, in the state of Pennsylvania, for a riot, were innocent of the offence, with which they stand charged;...and Alexander Beer (Berr) during the U.S....
4Tench Coxe’s Draft of the Report on the Subject of Manufactures, [Fall] 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
...that expensive and inconvenient encouragement, the revenue may be calculated to assist them by diminishing the use of rival, tho in some instances different, commodities. Thus the Duties on ardent spirits may be rendered a virtual bounty on beer, ale & porter & the impost on foreign spirituous ...following, that is to say: … molasses, per gallon, three cents; beer, ale and porter in casks,...
5To 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.
6V. Second State of the Report on Weights and Measures, [April–20 May 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
of beer or ale it must contain 34. gallons by the stat. 1. W. & M. c.24....long usage before the 5th. of Anne, the origin and foundation of which are unknown: the Bushel is the Winchester bushel by the 11. H. 7. undefined: and the barrel of ale 32. gallons, and of beer 36. gallons by the stat. 23. H. 8.c.4.
7VII. Final State of the Report on Weights and Measures, [4 July 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
282 and 2256. according to the standard gallon for beer and ale in the Treasury;If of Beer or ale, it must contain 34. gallons by the stat.l.W.&M.c.24. and the higher measures in proportion.
8Draft of An Act Making Further Provision for the Payment of the Debts of the United States, [January–12 July 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
Beer ale and porter in casksBeer ale porter and cyder in bottles
9From 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
10To 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.