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Date Prog # of masters Masters/mistresses names and designations Prog # of servants Servants names Quality of servants Duty
1779 Cromarty Parish £ Sh d
16 Jan 1779 1 George Ross Esqr. Cromarty 1 James Rattery Gardener £0.15.0
2 Petter Carlyle Coachman £0.15.0
3 Donald Ross Postillion £0.15.0
4 Fergus Ferguson Groom £0.15.0
1 4 £3.0.0
Fearn Parish
20 Jan 1779 2 Robert Bruce Oneas McLeod 5 Donald McLeod Gardener £0.15.0
1 1 £0.15.0
Cullicudden Parish
23 Jan 1779 3 George Munro of Pointsfield 6 David Young Footman £0.15.0
7 John McKenzie Postillion £0.15.0
8 Collin Munro Gardiner £0.15.0
1 3 £2.5.0
Parishes Collected
Cromarty 1 4 £3.0.0
Fearn 1 1 £0.15.0
Cullicuden 1 3 £2.5.0
3 Masters 8 Servants £6.0.0

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A Survey of the Rates & Duties on Servants, Arisen in the
Shire of Cromerty from 5th. July 1777 to 25th March 1778
by Hugh Macfarquhar Surveyor

I Hugh Macfarquhar Surveyor aforesaid, do hereby Certify, that, upon carefull
Examination of the foregoing Rates & Duties, I find they Amount in Whole to
Six Pounds Stg.[sterling] & that upon the Twenty Second day of February Currt [Current] I delivered to
Alexander Brodie Collector of the said Duties for these aforesaid, An exact Duplicate
of the Above Account, closely examined & Compared which contained my Oath that
Nottices were left with the Several foregoing Masters, their Factors, or at their
dwelling houses of the dates anexd to their respective names, & that reqesd [requested] lists
bearing the names & Occupations as above were returned to me.
Tain 27 Febry [February] 1779 Hugh McFarquar Surveyor

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