https://www.masonslegacies.org/files/original/d25d5c93ce5411ab352a7c7f8a081ce4.PNG 2dbc570b040fdf4eec5187a31d859dd0 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virginia Gazette: With the Latest Advices, Foreign and Domestick- April 11th, 1751 Subject The topic of the resource Ordinary Tavern Gambling Drunkenness Fighting Illicit activity Description An account of the resource A reader of the Virginia Gazette sent a letter to the printer, a copy of a letter sent from a clergyman to a King’s Attorney. In it, the clergyman opposes the opening of any new Ordinaries in the county, complaining about cards, dice, horse-racing, cock-fighting, drunkenness, swearing, cursing, perjury, blasphemy, cheating, lying, and fighting in taverns. He implores the King’s Attorney not to allow any more Ordinaries in the “Interest of Religion.” This passionate vilification of tavern activities and culture not only reveals the many activities which could take place at a tavern, but also the social understanding of what a tavern meant. The clergyman clearly feels that the “tavern” is meant to be a rest house for travelers, as he states that an ordinary’s “uses” have been “perverted” from their original purposes, to provide “refreshment” for a weary traveler. If a tavern is meant to be a symbol of hospitality, one which Americans took very seriously and provided as a demonstration of good will, wealth, and moral fortitude, then taverns in which illicit activities were occurring were then running in contrast to the function the colonists had intended. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anonymous clergyman- sent to editor William Hunter Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Gazette Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11, April, 1751 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kira Stalker