1To George Washington from William Roberts, 21 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
...To Renounse to the Day of My Death—And when Wather is Vary Cold A Drink of Sider & Ginger in it will be Better for Me & My helth then Any Sperets I Could Make Use of & Small Beer As Common Drink for the water about the Mill is Not Vary Good—As you Menchen Refraning from Drink in your Letter, ile Giv you My Sollom Promes before Almighte God that I Shall Detest & Despise all Sperets...
2To George Washington from Landon Carter, 1 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
...carelessly said “he could guess”—He gave such a predominence to the salt, as to ocassion much grimace and loud complaints of the nauseous dose—The immediate effects were that the Patient wished for small beer, & had a relish for the beverage. The texture of the viscuous coat, which before had lined her stomack, so as to prevent the approach of the medicines to act was now broken—amendment...
3To 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
4To 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.
5To 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...
6To George Washington from Richard Peters, 20 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
—Barley not in great Quantities our People not being as fond as they ought to be of Beer.
7To George Washington from Rodolph Valltravers, 20 March 1791 (Washington Papers)
de Beer, “Rodolph Valltravers”
8To George Washington from Gouverneur Morris, 24 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
...Moment the discontented Spirits will find congenial Matter in Abundance to work upon; And from that Period all the future is involved in the Mist of Conjecture. If the reigning Prince were not the small beer Character that he is, there can be but little Doubt that watching Events and making a tolerable Use of them he would regain his Authority. But what will you have from a Creature who...
9To George Washington from Peters & Company, 21 October 1788 (Washington Papers)
Money we have a large Stock of last Years Beer yet unsold Should our present Termes be acceptabl we shall the next Season be prepaird to remitt you Cash for your Crop, and as our demands ⟨
10To George Washington from George Mason, 6 November 1787 (Washington Papers)
Instead of prohibiting the importing of spirits, the Virginia legislature imposed a heavy tax on wine, porter, ale, beer, and imported rum (12