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James McMillin (July 26, 1806 – May 24, 1857) was an American tavern keeper and slave trader of Kentucky. He was implicated in more than one case of attempted kidnapping into slavery (the abduction of a free family of color with intent to sell them as chattel in a slave state ).
After Michael Powell left Dedham for Boston in 1649, it left the town without a tavern keeper. [20] Fisher then opened Fisher's Tavern in what is present day Dedham Square, on Bullard Street, near "the keye where the first settlers' landed." [3] [9] [20] This public house featured the "Great Room" with a large fieldstone fireplace. [3]
James Parker (March 24, 1687 – February 4, 1732) was an American innkeeper and figure of the American Indian Wars. He was the first inn owner in what was then North Yarmouth , Province of Massachusetts (now Yarmouth, Maine ).
James Wren (1728 – 1815) was an American politician, judge, military officer, architect, and merchant. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Historians regard Wren as one of colonial Virginia's only architects of record .
Boston magistrate John Winthrop wrote in his journal on the date of 4 March 1634 that "Samuel Cole set up the first house for common entertainment," this being the first tavern or inn in the colony. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] While claims have been made that this was the first tavern in the American colonies, [ 7 ] there is evidence that it was predated by ...
In rural communities, the tavern was a very important public space since it offered the community a place not only to meet but also to conduct business. The tavern also acted as an impromptu court house, where rules could be made, and disputes could be settled. [7] From 1660 to 1665, the Virginia government met in Jamestown at the local taverns.
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Christiana Burdett Campbell (ca. 1723–March 25, 1792) was a colonial innkeeper from Williamsburg, Virginia. [1] [2] She started the business herself in an era where it was unusual for women to do so in the colony. [3] A replica of her tavern was built in Colonial Williamsburg and currently serves as a popular tourist attraction and restaurant ...