History: George Washington Tab form City Tavern, Philadelphia, September 1787

While reviewing the?information?for the?Constitutional Convention as a Four-Act Drama post, this caught my eye @ TeachingAmericanHistory.org:

Working through this huge and amazing array of material, I came across the menu and bill for the Farewell Dinner for George Washington on Friday, September 14, 1787 hosted by the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry. A related bill for 7 pounds 10 shillings to pay the musicians suggests that the dinner took place on Friday the 14th of September and Thomas Proctor submitted the bill on Saturday the 15th of September.

If this menu and bill for the 14th of September has been preserved, perhaps the menu and bill for the Framers? Farewell dinner on Monday the 17th of September can be found? Wouldn?t it be lovely if that could be recovered and added to the story of the American Founding? That was what was on my mind as I continued to search through the material.

Neither Kimball nor I were able to locate the menu or bill for the Framers? Farewell at the City Tavern. And, to the best of my knowledge, no such an item is available. So the menu and bill from the Washington Farewell is the closest we have both in terms of time and possible authenticity.

Be sure to read the rest of the write up @ TeachingAmericanHistory, it is very interesting.

And here?s the tab.

Part One:
Menu for Gentlemen and Musicians

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First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry Archives, 1774

City Tavern George Washington Entertainment of

15 Sept., 1787

Light Troop of Horse, September the 14th 1787

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To 55 Gentlemans Dinners & Fruit
	Rellishes, Olives etc?????????????	?20	?12	??6
	54 Bottles of Madera????????????..	?20	??5
	60 of Claret ditto??????????????	?21
	8 ditto of Old Stock?????????????	??3	??6	??8
	22 Bottles of Porter ditto???????????	??2	?15
	8 of Cyder ditto???????????????	?16
	12 ditto Beer????????????????	?12
	7 Large Bowels of Punch???????????.	??4	??4
	Segars Spermacity candles etc????????.	??2	??5
To Decantors Wine Glass [e]s & Tumblers Broken etc?????		??1	??2	??6
To 16 Servants and Musicians Dinners???????????..		??2
	16 Bottles of Claret?????????????.	??5	?12
	5 ditto Madera???????????????..	??1	?17	??6
	7 Bouls of Punch??????????????..	??2?	?16?	????
		?89	??4	??2

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Part Two:
Bill for Musicians

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First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry Archives, 1774

City Tavern George Washington Entertainment of

15 Sept., 1787

Col. Thomas Proctor to George Christhilf Dr.
To Musical Permormance [sic] at the City Tavern the 15th instant

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	George Christlift??????????????..	1
	Mr. Schultz????????????????..	1
	Mr. Treniner????????????????	1
	John Keyser????????????????.			15
	Wm. Hartung???????????????..			15
	Philip Rotti????????????????..			15
	David Kartzrock??????????????..			15
	John Bruner????????????????			15
	Conrad Spangenberg????????????			15
		?7		10

Dear Sir
Be prepared to Order payment to the above sum of six pounds ten-to the Musicians

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Sept 15th, 1787 Mr John Dunlap

Your Obd Servant [Thos Proctor]

[on other side of the bill]

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Rec?d Sept 15th 1787 of Samuel Miles Seven pounds Ten shillings in full of the within accpt

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Who says history is boring?

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