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| Date | Prog # of masters | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Prog # of servants | Servants names | Quality of servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1779 | 1 | William Ford | 1 | Alexander Strachan | Gardner | £0.15.0 |
| 2 | Provost Alexander Christie | 2 | William Herd | Chaise driver | £0.15.0 | |
| 3 | John Scott of Criggie Esqr | 3 | John Greig | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 6 Mar 1779 | 4 | Robert Renny Esqr | 4 | George Mearns | house servant | £0.15.0 |
| 5 | Charles Allan | Postellion | £0.15.0 | |||
| 25 Mar 1779 | 5 | Major Alexander Turnbull | 6 | John Davidson | Butler | £0.15.0 |
| 6 | Lady Loggie | 7 | John Ogilvie | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 7 | Robert Scott of Loggie Esqr | 8 | James Falconer | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 9 | Alexander Duncan | Gardner | £0.15.0 | |||
| 8 | James Renny Esqr | 10 | Jonathan Forbes | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 9 | John Strachan Esqr | 11 | Alexander Coutts | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 26 Feb 1779 | 10 | James Coutts Esqr | 12 | Daniel Symons | house servant | £0.15.0 |
| 11 | Alexander Smith of Rosebank | 13 | John Anderson | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 12 | Mr Patrick Straton | 14 | Robert Lawson | Chaise driver | £0.15.0 | |
| 13 | Robert Hunter Esqr | 15 | John McGregor | Groom & ho [house] Servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 13 | Total | 15 | Total | £11.5.0 |
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[Page] 55A Survey of the Duty on Servants arisen in the Burgh of Mont
rose for nine months from 5th July 1777 to 25th March 1778 by
William Greig Surveyor
15 Servants at £0.15.0 each is £11.5.0
I William Greig Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination
of the foregoing duties I find they amount to Eleven pounds five shillings sterling
And that upon the ... day of ... I delivered to Alexander Stewart Collector of
the said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid, an exact Duplicate of the above Account
duly Compared with the foregoing. William Greig Surveyor
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