Harpers Ferry Excerpt – Jefferson County Temperance Union

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Harpers-Ferry Report.
We, the undersigned a committee appointed to ascertain the number of places that vend intoxicating liquors, and the probable amount sold, beg leave to report as follows: As far as we have been able to ascertain, we find no less than eleven places that vend intoxicating liquors, viz: Two respectable Hotels– two Retail stores, and seven places of mean resort or dogeries. The probable amount sold in the twelve months past we estimate as follows, viz:

Two Taverns– Whiskey 396 gallons.
Brandy 120 do
Wines 100 do.

Two Stores– Whiskey 5214 do.
Brandy 364 do.
Wines 200 do.

Seven Doggeries– Whiskey 1990 do.
Brandy 132 do.
Wines 66 do.

Making the total amount of 7582 gallons, say at a cost of $1 per gallon would make the sum of $7,582.
M. KIRBY
J STAHL
H. STIPES

It is due to the citizens of Harpers-Ferry to say, that a great portion of this amount was taken from the place.