Fairfax County Ordinary Bond Book
Dublin Core
Title
Fairfax County Ordinary Bond Book
Subject
Fairfax County
Bond
Tavern
Ordinary
Inn
Bond
Tavern
Ordinary
Inn
Description
Bond taken out in 1820 by William Gooding, the proprietor of Gooding’s Tavern. It states that it is valid as long as William Gooding offers “clean” and “wholesome” lodging and diet for travelers and fodder and pasturage for their horses. It also prohibits gambling and drinking “more than is necessary” on the sabbath. One of the lines that has to be filled in is the gender pronoun one goes by before the word “house,” indicating that women could be the proprietors of taverns as well. This bond reveals that tavern owners had certain obligations to fulfill for travelers and their horses. It also reveals that gambling was frowned upon, and so was drinking in excess on a “holy day.”
Creator
Gooding, William
Source
Fairfax County Courthouse
Publisher
Fairfax County Historic Records Center
Date
1820
Contributor
Kira Stalker
Rights
Item out of copyright
Citation
Gooding, William, “Fairfax County Ordinary Bond Book,” Mason's Legacies, accessed April 24, 2024, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/10.