Handwritten document being a 1766 certification of individuals nominated to keep Public Houses of Entertainmnent in the town of Pomfret, Connecticut. Signed by Joseph Scarborough, Israel Putnam, Daniel Trowbridge and other notable colonial Connecticut figures.
Pomfret, CT: no publisher stated, 1766. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). Very good condition. Item #020388
One page document, being an Annual Nomination to keep (license) Publick Houses of Entertainment, of James Ingalls, Ebenezer Grosvenor, Abigail Waldo, Samuel Cotton, Joseph Abbott. Signed by Justices: William Osgood (1697-1791); Thomas Williams; John Grosvenor (1711-1804) who served with Putnam in French-Indian Wars; Stephen Keyes (1717-1788) who was a Lieutenant in the CT militia during American Revolution. Signed by Selectmen: Joseph Scarborough; Israel Putnam (1718-1790); Daniel Trowbridge. Signed by Constable Sam Lyon. Signed by Grand Jurors George Sumner; Daniel Holt Jr. Israel Putnam served as a Major in the Connecticut Militia in the French and Indian War, and as a Major General in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, fighting at Bunker Hill. In Colonial times, a Publick House of Entertainment was a tavern, offering food, drink, and lodging, and served as community centers where one heard news and debate, as well as held political meetings, and they were essential stops for travelers.
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