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Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Servants names Number of servants Bachelor servants One servant Two servants Three or more servants Duty
7 Jul 1787 Dr [Doctor] Henry Merchant Street 1 1 £0.1.10½
Miss Crauford St Andrews Square 2 2 £0.7.6
Neil Ferguson Esqr St Andrews Square 3 3 £1.2.6
General Lesslie St Andrews Square 4 4 £1.10.0
Gilbert Laurie Esqr Head of Cowgate 1 1 £0.1.10½
Thomas Tod Esqr Castle Hill 1 1 £0.3.9
Mrs Lauder of Carrilside Crags Closs 2 2 £0.7.6
Professor Stewart Colledge 2 2 £0.7.6
Mr William Cumming Parliament Closs 1 1 £0.1.10½
Mrs Cuningham Argyle's Square 2 2 £0.7.6
Mrs Mcarthur Castle Hill 2 2 £0.7.6
Mrs Philip Princes Street 1 1 £0.1.10½
Miles Mcphell Geddes's Closs 2 2 £0.7.6
Total 24 1 5 12 7 £5.8.9

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Account of Female Servants Duty from 5th July 1785 To 5th April 1786 in the City of Edinburgh
Such Notices were given to the Collector and Collected by him tho not included in the Survey by J Maughan Surveyor

Proof
1 Bachelor's Servant £0.3.9
4 Married Person's Servant at 1/10½ [£0.1.10½] each £0.7.6
12 Married Person's Servant at 3.9 [£0.3.9] each £2.5.0
7 Married Person's Servant at 7/6 [£0.7.63] each £2.12.6
Total £5.8.9

I John Maughan Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon Carefull Examination of the foregoing Rates &
Duties I find they Amount in the Whole To Five Pounds Eight Shillings and Nine pence Sterling and that
Notices were left with the several Inhabitants or at their Dwelling Houses by me
John Maughan Surveyor

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