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| Date | Prog # of masters | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Prog # of servants | Servants names | Quality of servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1779 | 1 | Mr John Ballintine Mert [Merchant] | 1 | John Dunnan | House Servt [Servant] | £0.15.0 |
| 2 | William Campbell junr. [junior] of Hairfield Esq. | 2 | Hugh Schaw | Footman | £0.15.0 | |
| 3 | The H. [Honourable] Mrs Kerr of Newfield | 3 | John Millar | Footman | £0.15.0 | |
| 4 | Coll. [Collector] Robert Ferguson Esq. | 4 | James Lemone | House Servt [Servant] | £0.15.0 | |
| 15 Mar 1779 | 5 | William Duff of Crombie Esqr. | 5 | Allan Wood | House Servt. [Servant] | £0.15.0 |
| 17 Mar 1779 | 6 | Mr John Murdoch Writer | 6 | John Halbert | House Servt. [Servant] | £0.15.0 |
| 7 | Mrs Fullarton of Rosemount | 7 | Andrew Neil | House Servt. [Servant] | £0.15.0 | |
| 18 Mar 1799 | 8 | Sir William Cunningham Bt. [Baronet] | 8 | John Cameron | House Servt. [Servant] | £0.15.0 |
| 15 Mar 1799 | 9 | Dr. [Doctor] John Campbell | 9 | Archibald Murray | Riding Servt [Servant] | £0.15.0 |
| 10 | Mrs. Blair of Dunsky | 10 | Robert Graham | House boy | £0.15.0 | |
| 16 Mar 1799 | 11 | Dr. [Doctor] Thomas Gillespie | 11 | John Clark | House Sert. [Servant] | £0.15.0 |
| 19 Mar 1799 | 12 | Richard Oswald Esqr for Holmston | 12 | James Dempster | Gairdner | £0.15.0 |
| 13 | Miss Ferguson of Denholme | 13 | Hugh Fulton | Gairdner | £0.15.0 | |
| 13 | Miss Ferguson of Denholme | 14 | John Kennedy | Chaise Driver | £0.15.0 | |
| 13 | Miss Ferguson of Denholme | 15 | James Rowan | House boy | £0.15.0 | |
| 14 | Mrs Hamilton of Rouzelle | 16 | William Patterson | Gairdner | £0.15.0 | |
| 14 | Mrs. Hamilton of Rouzelle | 17 | John Reid | House Servt. [Servant] | £0.15.0 | |
| 14 | 17 | Totall | £12.15.0 |
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[Page] 7A Survey of the Servants Returned in the Burgh of Ayr from the 5th of July 1777 to
the 25th of March 1778 By Hugh Richmond Surveyor
I Hugh Richmond Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify that upon
careful examination of the above accompt I find that the Duties therein
contained amount in whole to Twelve pounds fifteen shillings Sterl [Sterling]
money and that upon the thirtieth day of April Jaivyr [1700] & seventy nine
I delivered to James Johnston Treasury of said Burgh & Collector of the said
Duties an exact Duplicate of the above agreeable to the Returns
made by the several masters & mistresses @ designed of the respective
dates aforesaid which contained exact Lists of their respective
Servants retained by them severally Hugh Richmond, Surveyor
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