Dutch New York (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Dutch New YorkThe burghers lived well at home and entertained one another royally in the taverns. There is a record of at least one dinner shared among cronies at the City Tavern at $80 a cover. We have records of other dinners Of which the cost is not given. Fortunately for us, the bill Of this one was disputed and so the land lord went to court. Tavern revelry in the town called forth many a reproving ordinance, and many a riotous gang of night-hawks was haled into Court by the Schout. Personal violence and bloodshed in conse quence Of excessive indulgence was not infrequent among the upper classes and was very common among the lower orders. Drunkenness was scarcely a re proach. On one occasion it was at least a blessing in disguise, namely, when at the Governor's instigation a collection was taken up from half - seas-over wedding guests which was sufficient to start the building Of the church Of the Fort. We must conclude that New Am sterdam was indeed a thirsty town, when in 1646 we learn that one in every four Of its inhabitants was en gaged in the business Of selling strong liquor!It is noticeable that a number Of the fair sex in New Amsterdam were tavern - keepers and tapsters.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.