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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
10 Jul 1794 John Lorimer Vintr. [Vintner] Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
James Fraser Vintr. [Vintner] Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Dr. [Doctor] Wightman House Servtr. [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Colonel Steel Belhaven House Servt. [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
4 4 £5.0.0 £0.10.0

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Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX. in the Royalty of Dunbar
by John Menzies Survey [Surveyor]

Proof 4 servants at 25/- [£1.5.0 ] each is £5.0.0
10 p. [per] Cent on £5.0.0 is £0.10.0
................................ Total £5.10.0

I John Menzies Surveyor Aforesaid Do hereby Certify that upon Carefull examination I find the foregoing
duties Amount to the Sum of Five Pounds ten shillings Sterling And that upon the 30 August 1794
I delivered to Patrick Halyburton Collector of said Duties an exact duplicate of this Accompt duely examined
and Compared which contained my oath that the foregoing Inhabitants were duely served with Requisitions
and that they were Charged according to the Answers they made thereto or According to my knowledge and
belief that they were liable in said duties.

John Menzies Surveyor

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