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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
List of rates for ordinaries in Martin County
North Carolina. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Martin County)
July 1774
Volume 16, Page 1198

RATES ESTABLISHED BY MARTIN COUNTY COURT JULY TERM, 1774, TO BE OBSERVED BY ORDINARY KEEPERS.
Madeira Wine pr. Bottle
£“ 5 –
Teneriff Ditto
“ 4 –
Red Port Ditto
“ 4 –
Strong Beer or porter
“ 2-8
West India Rum pr. Gallon
“ 16 –
New England Rum pr. Gallon
“ 10-8
Punch of West India Rum pr Gallon
“ 8 –
Toddy of Ditto pr Gallon
“ 6 –
Grogg of Ditto pr Gallon
“ 5-4
Small Beer pr Gallon
“ 1-4
If Bottled pr Bottle
“ “ 6
A Dinner Hot if more than one Dish
“ 1-8
A Cold Dinner
“ 1-4
A Breakfast Hot
“ 1-4
A Supper Hot
“ 1-4
A cold Supper or Breakfast
“ 1 –
Lodging pr night if a person requires a bed to himself
“ 1 –
Where two in a bed
“ “ 8
Pasturage pr Horse 24 Hours
“ “ 8
Corn pr Quart
“ “ 2
Oats pr Quart
“ “ 2
Cyder pr Quart
“ “ 6
If Bottled
“ “ 8
Fodder pr Bundle
“ “ 2