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Date | Masters & mistresses names & designations | Servants names | Quality of servants | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One and two servants | Three and four servants | Five to seven servants | Eight to ten servants | Eleven or more servants | Duty |
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19 Aug 1786 | Town of Forres | ||||||||||
Thomas Barnes Vintner | George Smith | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
Provost Grant | James Black | Chaise Driver | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
Colonel McIntosh | George McIntosh | Footman | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
3 | 3 | £3.15.0 |
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[Page] 39Survey of the Male Servants Tax Arisen within the Town of Forres
from the 5th day of April 1786 to the 5th day of April 1787
By Patrick Mcdonald Surveyor
Proof
3 Male Servants at £1.5.0 each is £3.15.0
[In margin] on the 17th day of Decr [December] 1786
I Patrick McDonald Surveyor aforesaid do Hereby Certify that upon carefill Examination of the
foregoing Several Rates and Duties I find they Amount in whole to Three pounds and Fifteen Shill [Shillings]
Sterling and that I delivered to Mr Humphrey Grant Collector of Said Duties in Forres an
Exact Duplicate of the Above Account Duly compared and Examined with the foregoing which
Contained my Oath that Notices were left with the whole foregoing Inhabitants or at their Dwelling houses
of the Respective Dates foresaid in order they might make a report of the greatest number of Male Servants
Retained and Employed by them for the Period therein mentioned which they did in substance as Above.
Patrick McDonald Surveyor
Sworn before me at Forres the 11th day of January 1787
Alexander Grant JP [Justice of the Peace]
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