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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
1793 Elgin
Mr Andrew Peary Vintner Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Mrs King New Milne 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
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2 Male Servants @ £1.5.0 each £2.10.0 Duty on Servants £2.10.0
Ten per Cent on £2.10.0 £0.5.0 Ten per Cent £0.5.0
amount £2.15.0 Amount £2.15.0

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A Survey of MALE SERVANTS TAX Arrising in the Town of Elgin from the
5th April 1793 to 5th April 1794 By Patrick Mcdonald Surveyor

I Patrick Mdonald Suryr [Surveyor] do hereby certify that Upon carful examination of the forgoing rates and duties I find they
Amount in whole to two pound fifteen Shilling And that I delivrd to James Duffus Collector of said duties in the Town of
Elgin an exact duplicate of the Above Acct. [Account] duly examind and compared with the forgoing which containd my
Oath that Notices were left with the Several Inhabitants that they were to be charged the Sums annexed
to their Respective Names [Signed] Patrick MDonald Suryr [Surveyor]
Sworn before me at Nairn 18th Nov [November] 1793
John Fraser: J:P [Justice of the Peace]

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