Tavern Tales: Tavern Pricing
This week’s #TavernTales post focuses on their pricing structure. Did you know that the prices were set by the government throughout, and beyond, the colonial period? The two lists in this post show prices in 1666 and 1769. You can see from the two lists that from 1666 to 1769 there was an expansion of offerings at the taverns; particularly in the variety of alcohol. The two lists also indicate an increase in the number of horses in the colony from the 17th century to the 18t