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The bar tab of a 1787 farewell party for George Washington is still intact. The Founding Fathers drank 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 bottles of whiskey, 22 bottles of porter, 8 bottles of hard cider, 12 of beer, and 7 bowls of alcoholic punch. There were only 55 attendees. : r/interestingasfuck Go to interestingasfuck r/interestingasfuck r/interestingasfuck For anything truly A politician and social reformer who signed the Declaration of Independence, Rush wrote a pamphlet, first published in 1784, titled An Inquiry Into the Effects of Ardent Spirits Upon the Human Body and Mind. 15 In his pamphlet, Rush identified some of alcoholism’s symptoms and suggested potential remedies. 16 We know that Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence in three days. We know that Paul Revere went on a late-night ride to warn folks that the British were coming. In 1787, two days before they signed off on the Constitution, the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention partied at a tavern. According to the bill preserved from the evening, they drank 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, eight of whiskey, 22 of porter, eight of hard cider, 12 of beer and seven bowls of alcoholic punch. On Sept. 15, after a long day of constitutional framing, Washington headed a few blocks down from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall to the Founding Fathers' go-to gathering spot, City Tavern. Apart from the fact that Madeira is living history, it has a unique connection to July 4, 1776: it was undoubtedly used to toast the signing of the Declaration of Independence. You've probably heard this anecdote before, stated as unassailable fact. But if there's any record of what the Signers drank that day, we haven't seen it. There were plenty of drinks that were connected to even the war of independence. So George Washington was famous for issuing a ration of rum and whiskey to the troops. John Hancock and The Liberty Riot Enter patriot John Hancock. Before he put his pen to the Declaration of Independence to create the most famous signature of all time, he smuggled booze into the colonies to avoid British taxes. The patriot’s love of food and drink was typified in a remark made to Elbridge Gerry at the signing of the Declaration of Independence: “I shall have a great advantage over you, Mr. Gerry In 1784, the doctor Benjamin Rush described alcohol as a threat to morality—and a danger to the nascent republic. Go ahead, have a small beer; it will bring “Serenity of Mind, Reputation, Long Was Benjamin Franklin a ketchup or mustard guy? And why did they all avoid drinking water? The Founding Fathers did not “gather around a grill,” as many Americans now do on Independence Day. After all, they drank $16,000 worth of booze two days before finishing the greatest legal document the world has ever seen. The date was September 15, 1787 and the place was City Tavern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bar tab? $16,000. July 4, also known as Independence Day, is a national holiday celebrated in the United States of America. It commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which declared independence from Great Britain. This day is marked by patriotic displays such as parades, fireworks, and barbecues. When the "Founding Fathers" of the United States weren't revolting against British rule and formalizing modern democracy, they were doing what under current societal norms would qualify as some very heavy drinking. Rush was a physician when there was little medical knowledge, a devout Christian, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a member of the Continental Congress. Rush was the first to develop the idea that chronic excessive drinking was an uncontrollable disease. Benjamin Rush, a physician and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, wrote one of the first books on alcoholism, stating that “spirituous liquors destroy more lives than the sword.” He Over the years, however, questions have arisen about the true identity of the Matthew Thornton who signed the Declaration of Independence, and some have contended with the support of members of the family that Matthew Thornton the nephew was the actual signer of the Declaration of Independence. Tomorrow is Independence Day, a time to celebrate our country’s birthday and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Alongside the celebrations and fireworks, some of you might be Madeira wine was the drink of choice in early America, drank to toast the signing of the Deceleration of Independence and Washington's 1st Inauguration! In all, according to the itemized bill for the evening from the troop’s archives, more than 45 gallons of booze were served to “55 gentlemens,” who also got dinner, fruit, relishes and olives. The
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