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Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX arisen within the Town of
Cullen from the 5th day of July 1785 To the 5th day of April 1786 by Archibald Duff Surveyor

Proof
1 Servant at £1.5.0 each yearly for 3 Quarters is £0.18.9

I Archibald Duff Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination of the foregoing
several rates and Duties I find they amount in whole to Eighteen shillings and nine pence Str [Sterling] and
that upon the twentieth day of March current I delivered to Mr William Johnstone Collector of the said Duties
for the Town of Cullen aforesaid an Exact Duplicate of the above Accom [Accompt] duly examined and Compaired
with the foregoing which contained my oath that notices were left with the several Inhabitants or
at their dwelling houses of the dates annexed to their respective names In order that they might
make a report of the greatest number of Male servants retained and employed by them for the
period therein mentioned which they did in Substance as above.
Archibald Duff Surveyor