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Date	Prog # of masters	Masters/mistresses names and designations	Prog # of servants	Servants names	Quality of servants	Duty
1778		Town of Kirkwall
10 Sep 1778	1	John Traill of Westness	1	John Logie	House Steward	£0.15.0
	2	Robert Laing Merchant	2	David Bews	Gardner	£0.15.0
	3	James Reddoch Collr. [Collector] of Customs	3	James Mowat	Stable Boy	£0.15.0
	4	Robert Baikie of Tankerness	4	Robert Sinclair	House Steward	£0.15.0
	5	John & Andrew Baikie	5	Nicol Clouston	Stable Boy	£0.15.0
	5	Total in Kirkwall	5			£3.15.0
		Country
18 Sep 1778	1	Patrick Graeme of Graemeshall	1	John Ross	Foot man	£0.15.0
	6	Total in Town & Country	6			£4.10.0

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Survey of the Duties upon Servants within the Town of Kirkwall and Country of Orkney from
5th July 1777 to 25th March 1778 by Alexander Fraser Assessor

I Alexander Fraser Assessor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon careful examination of
the forgoing Duties I find they amount to the Sum of Four pounds ten Shillings And that upon
the Third of July Current I delivered to Mr. Alexander Fraser writer in Kirkwall Collector of
said Duties for the Town & Country foresaid an exact Duplicate of the above Acct. [Account] duly
examined & Compared with the aforegoing, which contained my Oath that the above Servants
were all the Servants in Town & Country of Orkney subject to the payment of Duty as above
to the best of my knowledge & belief. At Kirkwall 5th July 1779
Alexander Fraser Assessor.

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