A HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, OHIO

by: D.W. Williams

VOL.1

"The SCIOTO SALT SPRINGS"

Jackson Ohio 1900.

On page 155, this article gives reference to "The LACKEY TAVERN".

Dated Sept.4,1818.

It is a petition of JAMES LACKEY, asking the commisioner for liscense to keep a tavern within the Bloomfield Township. quote " The petition of the undersigned freeholders of Bloomfield Township represent to your Honors that we conceive a house of entertainment in Bloomfield township would be to the public's convenience. We therefore reccommend James Lackey, one of our citizens to be a suitable person to accommadate the public. We therefore pray your Honor would grant him liscense for that purpose."

"Hugh Poor, Andrew Boggs, John Stephenson, Joel Long, Robert Ervin, George Campbell, Samuel McClure, Alexander Poor, GEORGE CORN, Moses Hale, Elitha Long, Stephen Martin, Robert G. Hannah, Martin Poor, William Scurlock, Stephen Martin, George W. Hale, Christopher Long, Peter Williams, Wm. Ware, John McNutt, John Dickerson, Joshua Perry, William J. Stephenson, James Ward and Benjamin Long."