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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
22 Jul 1786 Burgh of Dumbarton
Provost Colquhoun Mary Monro 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr John Gray 1 1 £0.2.6
George Swan Surgeon Margaret Cleland 1 1 £0.5.0
Mrs McFerson 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss Craufurds Mary Paterson 1 1 £0.2.6
William Dickson Jean McCallum 1 1 £0.2.6
George McFarlane 1 1 £0.2.6
Robert Hunter Emelia Blair 1 1 £0.2.6
Bailie Gardner 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Olivant minr [minister] Katherine Davie 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Riddle Levenside Three Servts [Servants] 3 3 £1.10.0
Mrs McKorkle Dead
13 1 9 3 £2.17.6

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DUMBARTON
[Page] 49

FEMALE SERVANTS TAX in the Burgh of
Dumbarton from 5th Aprile 1786 to 5th Aprile 1787 - By John Veitch Surveyor



Proof

1 Batchelors servant @ 5/0 [£0.5.0] is £0.5.0
9 Servants of the 1st Class @ 2/6 [0.2.6] £1.2.6
3 Servants of the 3rd Class @ 10/ [0.10.0] £1.10.0
£2.17.6

I John Veitch Surveyor aforesaid do freely Certify that upon Carefull examination
of the foregoing Rates and Duties I find the amount in whole to the sum of two pounds seventeen
shillings and Sixpence Sterling and that upon the 23 Decr [December] I transmitted to John McAuly
Collector of said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid ane exact Duplicate of the above acct [account]
duly examined and Compared with the foregoing which Contained my oath that requisitions
were left with the several foregoing Inhabitants or at their Dwelling houses
at the dates annexed to their Respective names and that the assessments were made
from the answers sent me and nou in my possession.
John Veitch Junr [Junior] Surveyor

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