Trader's License for Spirituous and Fermented Liquors 3

Trader's License for Spirituous and Fermented Liquors 3

Trader's License for Spirituous and Fermented Liquors 3

Name/Title

Trader's License for Spirituous and Fermented Liquors 3

Entry/Object ID

2016.006.0007

Scope and Content

1 sheet ; 7" x 8 7/16" This is a trader's license issued for the state of Maryland by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Mary's County. The license cost $18 for 12 months. The actual fee was $18.85, with the $.50 and for the clerk and $.35 for the sheriff. This license entitled George I. Obediah and William A. Nelson to trade in the county "spirituous or fermented liquors or lager beer" with stock not to exceed $500 and to be sold in quantities not less than a pint, i.e., they couldn't run a bar and sell individual drinks, at their store at Mount Pleasant. J. Frank Ford was the clerk at the time. The comptroller's embossed stamp is visible if the document is held in your hand, but is difficult to see if the piece is lying on the table. A second embossed circle was around the area of the printed fee.

Collection

Richard Nelson's Estate

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

December 16, 1886

Location

Container

Richard Nelson Estate Collection

Shelf

Rack 07, Shelf 2

Rack

Rack 07

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Small Collections, Box 7

Shelf

Rack 17, Shelf 4

Rack

Rack 17

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ford, J. Frank

Person or Organization

Nelson, George I. Obediah

Person or Organization

Nelson, William A.