Because a license was required to sell customers single beverages, Berry obtained bartending licenses for $7 each for Lincoln and himself, and in 1833 the Lincoln-Berry General Store became a tavern as well.
bɪkˈʌz ɐ lˈaɪsəns wʌz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd tə sˈɛl kˈʌstəmɚz sˈɪŋɡəl bˈɛvɚɹɪdʒᵻz, bˈɛɹi əbtˈeɪnd bˈɑːɹtɛndɪŋ lˈaɪsənsᵻz fɔːɹ dˈɑːlɚ sˈɛvən ˈiːtʃ fɔːɹ lˈɪŋkən ænd hɪmsˈɛlf, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ðə lˈɪŋkənbˈɛɹi dʒˈɛnɚɹəl stˈoːɹ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ tˈævɚn æz wˈɛl.