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Date	Masters & mistresses names & designations	Quality of servants	Number of servants	One and two servants	Duty
1785	Burgh of Dumfries
27 Dec 1785	Capt [Captain] Robert Ridal Dumfries	Footman	1	1	£0.18.9
	James Ramsay Collector Dumfries	Footman	1	1	£0.18.9
	Comisy [Commissary] Thomas Goldy Dumfries	Footman	1	1	£0.18.9
	Capt [Captain] John Hamilton Dumfries	Groom Footman	2	2	£1.17.6
	Mrs Lathan Dumfries	Footman Gardiner	2	2	£1.17.6
	Robert Ramsay Dumfries	Footman	1	1	£0.18.9
	John McVity Vinter [Vintner] Dumfries	Waiters	2	2	£1.17.6
	Capt [Captain] Walter Johnston Dumfries	Footman	1	1	£0.18.9
	Thomas Clint vinter [vintner]	Waiter	1	1	£0.18.9
	William Caruthers Dormoun Dunfries	Footman	1	1	£0.18.9
			13	13	£12.3.9

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A Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Burgh of
Dumfries from 5 of July 1785 to 5 of April 1786 by William Brunton Survr [Surveyor]

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13 Servants at £0.18.9 each is £12.3.9

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify that upon Carefull Examination of the foregoing
Several Rates & Duties I find they amount in whole to the Sum of £12.3.9 & that upon the 18 March I sent
by Post to Francis Maxwell Collector of the said Duties for the Shire aforesaid an exact Duplicate of above act [account]
duly Examined & Compared with the foregoing & I Do make Oath that the above is a just List returned
by the several Inhabitants when requisitions were made of Dates aforesaid
William Brunton

Male Servants Tax
in the Burgh of
Dumfries
from 5 of July 1785 to 5 of April
1786
For the Office

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GS [General Surveyor]

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