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Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Children under 14 Servants names Number of servants Bachelor servants One servant Two servants Three or more servants Duty 10% per 31 George III
22 Jul 1791 Revd. [Reverend] Dr. [Doctor] Ford Minr. [Minister] 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
Mrs. Murray 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
Mrs. Falconer 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
3 3 £0.7.6 £0.0.9

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Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX in the Royalty of Lauder
from the 5 April 1791 to the 5 April 1792. by William Johnstone Survr. [Surveyor]

Proof 3 Servants at £0.3.6 is £0.7.6
and 10 pcent [percent] on £0.7.6 is £0.0.9
£0.8.3

I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify That after carefull examination I find the foregoing duties amount
to the sum of Eight shillings three pence Ster. [Sterling] And that upon the 27 Octr. [October] 1791 I delivered to Robert Romaines
Collector of these duties an exact duplicate of this accompt duely examined & compared which contained my Oath
that the foregoing inhabitants were duely served with requisitions and tthat they were charged according to their
several Returns according to my knowledge & belief that they were liable in said duties.
[Signed] William Johnstone Surveyor

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