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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
14 Aug 1787 Town of Banff
George Robertson Esq. James Laird Etc. Butler & driver 2 2 £2.10.0
James Urquhart Sh: D: [Sheriff's Deputy] 1 1 £1.5.0
Mrs Admiral Gordon Driver 1 1 £1.5.0
Mrs Leslie Dunlugas James Raffan Etc. 2 2 2 £5.0.0
John Innes Edengigth Esq. Footman 1 1 £1.5.0
Doctor Abernethy 1 1 £1.5.0
Lady Findlater 4 4 £6.0.0
Capt. [Captain] Adam Urquhart 1 1 £1.5.0
James Duff Esq 2 2 £2.10.0
William Ellis Esq. 1 1 1 £2.10.0
Lady Abercrombie Butler 1 1 £1.5.0
William McIntosh Vintner Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0
Mr Andrew Skene Min [Minister] 1 1 £1.5.0
19 3 15 4 £28.10.0
Proof
3 Batchelor's Servants @£1.5.0 each is £3.15.0
15 Servants @ £1.5.0 each is £18.15.0
4 Servants @£1.10.0 each is £6.0.0
total £28.10.0

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Survey of the Male Servants Tax arisen in the Town of Banff
from 5th April 1887 to 5th April 1788 by Patrick McDonald Surveyor

I Patrick McDonald Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon careful examination of the foregoing several rates and
Duties on MALE SERVANTS I find they amount to Twenty eight Pounds Ten Shillings Sterling and that upon the Twelfth
Day of November Currt [Current] I delivered to James Anderson Collector of said duties for the Town of Banff an exact duplicate of the
above Acct. [Account] duly examined and Compared which contained my Oath that the foregoing Inhabitants were duly served with
requisitions of the Dates aforesaid and that the assessments are made up from the Lists and answers now in my Possession
Patrick McDonald, Surveyor
At Forres Sworn before me this 10th Nov [November] 1787 Alexander Grant J.P. [Justice of the Peace]

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