 In addition to running the tavern, Timothy Keeler was appointed the third postmaster of Ridgefield in 1803 and operated his post office in the tavern.Among the more prominent guests of the tavern were Jérôme Bonaparte, the youngest brother of Napoleon who ate a meal there with his wife Elizabeth Patterson before continuing their honeymoon journey to Niagara Falls.In 1815, William Keeler inherited the tavern and post office from his father and operated the inn together with his sister Anna as the "W. Keeler's Hotel" until his death in 1827.