LIQUOR LICENSES 1864-1867
Compiled by Robert L. Bailey

Sample Application:

State of Tennessee, Roane County. On this 29 day of Oct. 1864 Personally came before me James M. STURGES Clerk of the County Court for said County Ephraim LANGLEY and applied for license to vend & sell by retail all kinds of spiritous & vinous liquors for and during the term of one year from this date and the Said Ephraim LANGLEY after being first duly sworn by me according to law made oath in due form that the amount of his stock of spiritous & vinous liquors, which he has on hand and offers for sale by retail estimating them at the Invoice cost where purchased does not exceed the sum of Two hundred and forty dollars to the best of his knowledge and belief and he further makes oath that he will not import and sell or sell any playing cards without first taking out a license and paying the Taxes therefore according to the rules prescribed by law.

Sworn to and subscribed before the date above

James M. STURGES, Clk

Ephraim LANGLEY

State of Tennessee, Roane County. I James W. BRANSON do solemnly swear that I will not under the License obtained by E. LANGLEY from the Clerk of the County Court of said County bearing date October 29^th 1864 retail any spiritous vinous or fermented liquors to any slave nor knowingly permit the same to be done without permission from the owner nor to any free person of color nor knowingly permit or allow any gameing for whisky wines Rum Brandy money or anything to eat or drink of other valuable things in the house in which I may retail spirits or any premises or any other place procured by me or any other person should game or bet to my knowledge I will give information thereof to the grand jury of my County at the next term of the Court so help me God. Sworn and subscribed to before me this the 8^th day of November 1864 James M. STURGESS Clk.

J.W. BRANSON