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Date Masters and mistresses names and 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 20% per 37 George III
East Killpatrick
31 Oct 1797 Henry Glasford Esqr William Black
James Mains
James Scot
John McFarlane
David Vay
Gardner
House Servant
Coachman
Boy
Game Keeper
5 5 £3.15.0 £0.15.0
James Colquhoun Esq James Neulands
James McFarlane
Liveraman
House Servant
2 2 £0.15.0 £0.3.0
7 2 5 £4.10.0 £0.18.0
John Campbell Esqr Robert Anderson
John Mason
John Jerdan
Gardener
House Servant
Driver
3 3 £1.13.9 £0.6.9
Total 10 2 3 5 £6.3.9 £1.4.9
West Killpatrick
6 Nov 1797 John Hamelton Esqr William Angus
Alexander Anderson
Driver
Gardener
2 2 £0.15.0 £0.3.0
Abstract
Cardross 10 4 6 £4.17.6 £0.19.6
Row 3 3 £1.13.9 £0.6.9
Luss 5 5 £3.15.0 £0.15.0
Bonhill 6 6 £2.5.0 £0.9.0
Cumbernauld 4 4 £2.5.0 £0.9.0
Kilpatrick East 10 2 3 5 £6.3.9 £1.4.9
Kilpatrick West 2 2 £0.15.0 £0.3.0
40 14 16 10 £21.15.0 £4.7.0
20 percent for 37 George 3d £4.7.0
Total £26.2.0
Proof
14 Servants for 3 Quarters of a year @ £0.7.6 £5.5.0
16 Servants for 3 Quarters of a year @ £0.11.3 £9.0.0
10 Servants for 3 Quarters of a year @ £0.15.0 £7.10.0
£21.15.0
20 per Cent for 37 George 3d £4.7.0
Total £26.2.0

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I Alexander Connell Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify, that upon careful examination, I find the forgoing duties to
amount to Twenty six Pounds two shillings Sterling, and I do further certify that this day I delivered to Thomas
Ewing Collector of said duties a duplicate of the foregoing account duely compared, which contained an oath that the
foregoing Inhabitants, were served with requisitions, and they are charged the sums to their names severally
and, either agreeable to their returns, or the best of my knowledge & belief, that by law, they are liable therein.

Dumbarton 27th Feby [February] 1798

Alexander Connell

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