Marshall County, Kentucky Tavern Keepers Bond Book 1855-1867 Text of the Tavern Keepers Bond: "WHEREAS, _____________ has obtained a license to keep a Tavern at ______________________, in the County of Marshall NOW, WE, ______________________, Principal, and _______________ ________________, his Surety, do hereby covenant and agree that the said ___________ shall continually find and provide in said Tavern good, wholesome, cleanly lodgings and diet for all travelers, and stabling and provender, or pasturage, for horses and mules during the period the license remains in force; and that he will not suffer and gaming in his house or on his premises; and will not suffer and persons to tipple or drink more than is necessary, in his house or on his premises; or, at any time, suffer any scandalous or disorderly behavior in his house or on his premises. GIVEN under our hands, this ___ day of ________, 18___" Tavern Keeper's Name Location of Tavern Sureties Date of Bond Robert M. Clark Benton Hotel W.J.Clark 7 Aug 1855 P[hilander] Palmer Alexander Anderson Birmingham Hotel Samuel Duncan & -?- 7 Aug 1855 C.E.Miller The Marshall House L.Pace & M.Riley 3 Sept 1855 A.F. Burnham The Burnham House James Burnham 3 Dec 1855 Jesse Reeder His residence W.M.Reeder ("Reeder's Inn") B.T. White----?- 4 Feb 1856 John S. Miller Davis Cross Roads Josiah Wood 4 Feb 1856 L.W.Graddy The Graddy House M.Riley 7 April 1856 W.J.Dycus N.B.Roach Union Hotel J.L.Eley 2 June 1856 At Benton Samuel Duncan Martin F.Burnham Briensburg Hotel James Burnham 5 Jan 1857 M.L.Williams & The Graddy House Aurelius Daniels 5 Jan 1857 R.K.Williams, Jr. J.S.Locker J.T.Stephens The Stephens House A.Daniels 7 Sept 1857 James K. Wilson Benton Hotel R.F.Stone 21 Nov 1857 John H. Dix Dix's Hotel Daniel Crose 8 Nov 1856 A.A.Nelson His Tavern House R.F.Stone 6 Dec 1858 At Benton Harrison Johnston His Tavern House Nathan Hanks 7 Dec 1858 At Benton Thos Jones J.K.Nelson James Evans The Cross Roads N.C.Riley 4 Oct 1859 C.W.Irvin M.L. Williams & Brother The Graddy House J.L.Stone 5 Dec 1859 R.F.Stone Jonathan Ellis Tavern House A.S.Brown 5 Dec 1859 H.Johnston Benton Hotel N.L.Stone 3 Jan 1860 P[hilander] Palmer James S. Locker Birmingham House Laban S.Locker 28 Feb 1860 John Locker James Edwards The Cross Roads M.Riley 9 Nov 1862 Samuel Mathis A.A.Nelson The Marshall House R.F.Stone 7 Jan 1861 P[hilander] Palmer W.D.Covington Patterson's Ferry W.B.Eley 5 Jan 1863 Wm B. Howard T.J.Latham Birmingham R.F.Stone 6 Feb 1863 L.S.Locker H.L.Minter Benton J.C.Gilbert 25 Jan 1864 B.Holland E.H.Pace Benton Hotel J.L.Pace 7 March 1864 W.D.Hunter; G.S.Jones J.K.Wilson L.R.Finley Benton Hotel J.L.Pace 2 Aug 1865 G.W.Strowe W.W.Brazzell L.M.Robertson His residence near A.Birdwell 7 Aug 1865 Patterson's Ferry R.D.Hughes Highland John H.Strowe 7 Aug 1865 Wm Price Eggner's Ferry J.M.Quarles -- Sept 1865 O.Walsdrop Eggner's Ferry Jesse Bell 5 Feb 1866 C.H.Price Marshall House W.B.Eley 6 Mar 1866 B.Walters C.Parker J.M.Hulon John R. Troutt Benton Hotel P[hilander] Palmer 24 Mar 1866 W.B.Ely; G.S.Jones T.M.Robertson Covington Ferry G.S.Jones 7 Aug 1866 G.W.Wyatt Benton J.C.Gilbert 30 Oct 1866 A.D.Hughes Highland J.J.Dupriest 3 Dec 1866 D.C.Savell[s] Aurora J.W.Barnett 7 Jan 1867 N.P. -----?- H.B. Williams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright 1999 by: Bill Utterback ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genelaogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. ====================================================================