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45177	Peeke, Hewson L. (Hewson Lindsley)	Americana Ebrietatis The Favorite Tipple of our Forefathers and the Laws and Customs Relating Thereto			.txt	text/plain	25593	1244	73	Dutch beer, the French and Spanish light wines, for every day use. New Englanders had abandoned the constant drinking of ale and beer as the Puritans of New England, nor drink as deeply as the Virginia Virginia and New Jersey declared liquor debts uncollectible by law. stated that "the general table drink is beer or cider." "No," said the officer, "he never drinks any strong liquor." The brave he made the drinking of healths and the selling of liquor to Indians captains and paid for with barrels of New England rum. brought to New England, distilled into rum, and sent off to Africa; The war of the Indians with the Dutch in 1675 in New York was caused governor, for allowing West India rum to be sent to the Long House. As to New York taverns, in a letter written by Dr. Mitchel in September, 1794, he states: "The Tontine Coffee House, under	./cache/45177.txt	./txt/45177.txt