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Canada - 1762 License for Tavern & Lodging House.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - World Currency Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Canada - 1762 License for Tavern & Lodging House.
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400.00USDto floor+ buyer's premium
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Halifax, (Canada), September 20, 1762. Issued 50 Pounds current money, Tavern & Lodging House License from Sovereign Lord King George the (Second Crossed out and Third written in) of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, to James Mackandrew and William Wright to keep at his own house ....good, wholesome and cleanly Lodging and Diet for Travelers, and Stablage, Fodder and Provender, or Pasturage and Provender, as Season shall require for their Horses......and shall not suffer or permit any unlawful Gaming in his house, nor on Sabbath Day suffer any Person to Tipple and drink more than is necessaryā€¯. It is signed by both Mackandrew and Wright on bottom. Some toning and foxing of the document, ink stains in a couple of small areas and ink burn on a couple small spots, but otherwise, the document is in excellent condition. Rare early License for Lodging and Drinking Tavern in the Colonies.