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Strong drink

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Puritans drinking

Colonial liquor licenses were granted to Ipswich men of highest esteem. They were bound “not to sell by retail to any but men of family, and of good repute, nor sell any after sunset; and that they shall be ready to give account of what liquors they sell by retail, the quantity, time and to whom.”

Posted in StoriesTagged 1637, Books, Court, ordinaries, rum, tavern

Drunkards, liars, a hog, a dog, a witch, “disorderly persons” and the innkeeper

February 27, 2021March 24, 2023 Gordon Harris5 Comments
Drunk Puritans in Plymouth Colony

As the young boys who arrived with the first settlers of Ipswich approached adulthood, they developed a fondness for hard liquor and rowdiness, which frequently landed them in court.

Posted in People, StoriesTagged 1640, Court, Ipswich, Puritans, tavern

Rowdy Nights at Quartermaster Perkins’ Tavern

January 21, 2021January 14, 2023 Gordon Harris3 Comments

The Quartermaster's house became the scene more than once of violent disorder. The company's behavior was so scandalous that the whole lot were summoned to Ipswich Court on May 1, 1672.

Posted in Legends, StoriesTagged Court, Ipswich, Mark Quilter, Perkins, Quartermaster, tavern

The Ross Tavern

September 24, 2019January 22, 2023 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Ross Tavern on S. Main Street, Ipswich MA

A small dwelling was moved in 1735 to the southeast side of the Choate Bridge where it was greatly expanded and became known as the Ross Tavern. The building was moved again in 1940 to the former Wendel Estate on Jeffreys Neck Road.

Posted in HousesTagged First Period, Ross, tavern

Two Taverns for Two Susannas

March 11, 2018December 26, 2022 Gordon Harris6 Comments
The Burley Tavern, Green St., Ipswich MA

In the 1700's two of the finer inns in town were run by women, a mother and daughter both named Susanna. Although the two houses are both on corners of County Street, they were separated by the river.

Posted in StoriesTagged 1725, First Period, tavern, women

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