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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 10% per 31 George III
2 Sep 1791 David Smith Esq Methven David Simmie
David Anderson
Gardner
Riding Servt. [Servant]
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
John Richardson of Pitfour David Hardin
John Forbes
House Servt. [Servant]
Gardner
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Doctor James Wood David Gordon Riding Servt. [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
James Richardson Minst [Minister] Duncan McNaughton House Servt. [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
James Murray Batchelor Daniel Durey House Servt. [Servant] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
John Burt Vintr [Vintner] Alexander McGlashan Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
John Campbell Vintr [Vintner] Peter Rollo Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Mrs C Marshall Vintr [Vintner] Alexander Meldrum Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
James Christie Vintr [Vintner] Robert Robertson Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £.0.2.6
John Domeria Vintr [Vintner] John Bayne Waiter 1 1 £.1.5.0 £0.2.6
12 1 12 £16.5.0 £1.12.6

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A Survey of the Rates and Duties on Male Servants arisen in the Town of Perth from
April 1791 to 5th April 1792 by Laurence Buchan Surveyor

Proof 12 at £1.5.0 £15.0.0.
1 at £1.5.0 £1.5.0
£16.5.0 at 10pc [percent] £1.12.6
£17.17.6

Perth November 22nd 1791 I Laurence Buchan Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon careful
Examination of the foregoing Several Rates and Duties. I find they amount in Whole to Seventeen pounds
Seventeen Shillings and Sixpence Str [Sterling] and this date I delivered to Mr Patrick Miller Collector of the said Duties for
the Town aforesaid an Exact Duplicate of the Above Account duly Examined and compared with the foregoing
Notes being left with the Several Masters and Mistresses or at their dwelling houses and to which their returns
were made agreeable to the Above Charge
Laurence Buchan Surveyor

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