I also learned that the total bill for the drinks (not counting the musicians) was 87 pounds, 2 shillings, and 4 pence, which some online inflation converters tell me is equivalent to £17,558.71 (or $22,560.84) in today’s money.
There are rap songs bragging about smaller parties than that.
Honestly, I’m surprised they all didn’t fuckin die. 54 bottles of wine and that’s the first item on the bill lmao. The 2nd item? 60 More bottles of wine.
So everyone was pretty much staggering around double fisting wine bottles
Wash it down with a little whiskey, some beer or cider, and a few glasses of alcoholic punch.
That’s a pretty respectable amount for a young man, much less guys pushing 60 like Washington et co. Though, to be fair, considering the First Horse of Philadelphia served as Washington’s bodyguard during the war, at least some of them were probably still young. Late 20s, at least.
Cool. I just learned on the 2nd of July 1787 Washington had tea, and then went to get his portrait corrected.
Fuck is the internet crazy
I also learned that the total bill for the drinks (not counting the musicians) was 87 pounds, 2 shillings, and 4 pence, which some online inflation converters tell me is equivalent to £17,558.71 (or $22,560.84) in today’s money.
There are rap songs bragging about smaller parties than that.
Honestly, I’m surprised they all didn’t fuckin die. 54 bottles of wine and that’s the first item on the bill lmao. The 2nd item? 60 More bottles of wine.
So everyone was pretty much staggering around double fisting wine bottles
Amazing
Someone should do the math on what the average standard drinks per person is.
Wash it down with a little whiskey, some beer or cider, and a few glasses of alcoholic punch.
That’s a pretty respectable amount for a young man, much less guys pushing 60 like Washington et co. Though, to be fair, considering the First Horse of Philadelphia served as Washington’s bodyguard during the war, at least some of them were probably still young. Late 20s, at least.
How did that scene not make it into Hamilton?
I wouldn’t say 1787 is just learned.