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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 Forres
A:P: Cumming of Altyre 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Coll: [Colonel] Blane 1 1 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Mr Emslie Vintner 1 1 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
4 2 4 £7.10.0 £0.15.0
Proof 2 Bachelors Servants @ £2.10.0 each £5.0.0 Duty on Servants £7.10.0
2 Servants @ £1.5.0 each £2.10.0 Ten per cent £0.15.0
£7.10.0 Amount £8.5.0
Ten per Cent £7.10.0 £0.15.0 Sum £8.5.0

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A Survey of MALE SERVANTS TAX. Arrising in the Town of Forres from the 5th
Aprile 1793 to the 5th Aprile 1794 By Patrick Mdonald Survr [Surveyor]

I Patrick Mdonald Suryr [Surveyor] do hereby certify that Upon careful examination of the forgoing rates and duties I find they
Amount in whole to Eight pound five Shillings And that I delivered to Thomas Eddie Collector of Said duties in the Town of
Forres an exact duplicate of the Above Acct. [Account] duly examind and compaird which containd my Oath that the
Several Inhabitants were duly Served with Requisitions and that the Assessment is made up from the lists and
answers is in my possession Patrick MDonald Suryr [Surveyor]

Sworn before me at Nairn 18 Nov [November] 1793
John Fraser J.P. [Justice of the Peace]

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