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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 Five to seven Eight to ten Eleven or more Duty 10% per 31 George III 10% per 36 George III
1 Dec 1797 John Richardson Esqr David Hardie
John Wedderspoon
Robert Comb
House Servt [Servant]
Chaise dryver
Gardner
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0 £0.9.0
Patrick Small Esqr William Morrison Stable boy 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
John Young Esqr James Keir H Servt [House Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
James Murray Esqr B [Bachelor] Daniel Deuer H Servt [House Servant] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
James Paton Esqr John Murray H Servt [House Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
22 Dec 1797 Thomas Wakfield Vintr [Vintner] John McIntosh Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Alexander Stewart Esqr Alexander Thomas H Servt [House Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Mrs E Marshall Vintr [Vintner] Robert Robertson Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Robert Miller Vintr [Vintner] Alexander McGlashan Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
23 Dec 1797 James Christie Vintr [Vintner] Alexander Robertson Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
12 1 9 3 £17.0.0 £1.14.0 £1.14.0
£1.14.0
£17.0.0
£20.8.0
Proof
3 at £1.10.0 £4.10.0
9 at £1.5.0 £11.5.0
1 at £1.5.0 £1.5.0 £17.0.0
£17.0.0 at 20 PCt [per cent] £3.8.0
£20.8.0

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A Survey of the Rates and Duties on Male Servants in the Town of Perth
from 5 April 1797 to 5th of April 1798 by Laurence Buchan Surveyor


Perth 13 March 1798 I Laurence Buchan Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon
careful Examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties I find they amount in Whole to Twenty Pounds
Eight Shillings Str [Sterling] And that upon the 12th Currt [Current] I deliverd 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 Requisitions were left with the inhabitants or at their dwelling houses And the Above Acct [Account]
is agreeable to information received or requisitions returnd
Laurence Buchan Surveyor

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