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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
28 Aug 1793 David Smyth Esqr Methven Donald Anderson
Duncan Maxton
David Simmie
footman
Groom
Gardner
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Docter James Wood David Gordon Riding Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
John Richardson Esqr Pitfour David Hardie
John Forbes
Riding Servt [Servant]
Gardner
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
James Richan Mercht [Merchant] Duncan McNaughton house Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
James Murray Esqr Dan Deuer house Servt [Servant] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
30 Aug 1793 John Campbell of Auchaldr [Auchalander] Archibald McIntyre Riding Servt [Servant] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Mungo Murray Esqr John Anderson Riding Servt [Servant] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
James Paton Writer Alexander Duncan hous Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
John Campbell Vintr [Vintner] Patrick Rollo Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Mrs Cathrine Marshall Vintr [Vintner] Robert Robertson Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Mrs Ann Buist Vintr [Vintner] Alexander McGlashan Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
James Christie Vintr [Vintner] John Duff Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
15 3 12 3 £23.5.0 32.6.6
£23.5.0
Prooff
3 at £1.5.0 £3.15.0
12 at £1.5.0 £15.0.0
3 at £1.10.0 £4.10.0
£23.5.0
£23.5.0 at 10 PCt [per cent] £2.6.6
£25.11.6 £25.11.6

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A Survey of the Rates and Duties on Male Servants arisen in the Town
of Perth from 5th April 1793 to 5th of April 1794 by Laurence Buchan Surveyor

Perth 29 October 1793 I Laurence Buchan Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon
careful Examination of the several Duties I find they amount to Twenty five pounds Eleven Shillings
and Six pence 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 Accompt duly Examined and compared with the foregoing
requisitions being left with the several Masters and Mistresses or at their dwelling houses
Laurence Buchan Surveyor

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