On his way from Philadelphia to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson, on his horse, left on September 3rd, 1776, making his first stop at the White Horse. He paid 11/0 (in Virginia currency, I believe) for lodging, etc. He tipped the “horseler” 1, and made his way to the Three Crowns for breakfast, then arrived in Lancaster. He stopped at a barber before settling in for the night at Ryckhart’s. He reached Monticello on September 9th.
Source: Thomas Jefferson Memorandum Books, 1776, page 10.
Here are his notes from Sep 3 to Sep 5, 1776.
Sep. 3.
Pd. for cord 2/6.
Pd. Heiltzheimer in full £5–7–6.
Pd. barber 39/.
Pd. Fox the smith for horse shoes 29/.
Pd. Binks the sadler 9/.
Pd. Smith dinner 7/6.
Pd. Heiltzheimer’s horseler 5/.
Pd. Mrs. Graaf in full 25/.
Left Philadelphia.
Pd. ferrge. Schuylkill 1/3.
Sep. 4.
Pd. lodging &c. at the White horse 11/.
Gave horseler 1/.
Pd. breakft. &c. at the Three crowns11 4/.
Pd. barber in Lancaster 1/6.
Sep. 5.
Pd. dinner lodging &c. at Ryckhart’s 21/3.
Gave horseler 1/.