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Date Prog # of masters Masters/mistresses names and designations Prog # of servants Servants names Quality of servants Duty
17 Mar 1779 1 Mr John Ballintine Mert [Merchant] 1 John Dunnan House Servt [Servant] £0.15.0
2 William Campbell junr. [junior] of Hairfield Esq. 2 Hugh Schaw Footman £0.15.0
3 The H. [Honourable] Mrs Kerr of Newfield 3 John Millar Footman £0.15.0
4 Coll. [Collector] Robert Ferguson Esq. 4 James Lemone House Servt [Servant] £0.15.0
15 Mar 1779 5 William Duff of Crombie Esqr. 5 Allan Wood House Servt. [Servant] £0.15.0
17 Mar 1779 6 Mr John Murdoch Writer 6 John Halbert House Servt. [Servant] £0.15.0
7 Mrs Fullarton of Rosemount 7 Andrew Neil House Servt. [Servant] £0.15.0
18 Mar 1799 8 Sir William Cunningham Bt. [Baronet] 8 John Cameron House Servt. [Servant] £0.15.0
15 Mar 1799 9 Dr. [Doctor] John Campbell 9 Archibald Murray Riding Servt [Servant] £0.15.0
10 Mrs. Blair of Dunsky 10 Robert Graham House boy £0.15.0
16 Mar 1799 11 Dr. [Doctor] Thomas Gillespie 11 John Clark House Sert. [Servant] £0.15.0
19 Mar 1799 12 Richard Oswald Esqr for Holmston 12 James Dempster Gairdner £0.15.0
13 Miss Ferguson of Denholme 13 Hugh Fulton Gairdner £0.15.0
13 Miss Ferguson of Denholme 14 John Kennedy Chaise Driver £0.15.0
13 Miss Ferguson of Denholme 15 James Rowan House boy £0.15.0
14 Mrs Hamilton of Rouzelle 16 William Patterson Gairdner £0.15.0
14 Mrs. Hamilton of Rouzelle 17 John Reid House Servt. [Servant] £0.15.0
14 17 Totall £12.15.0

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A Survey of the Servants Returned in the Burgh of Ayr from the 5th of July 1777 to
the 25th of March 1778 By Hugh Richmond Surveyor

I Hugh Richmond Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify that upon
careful examination of the above accompt I find that the Duties therein
contained amount in whole to Twelve pounds fifteen shillings Sterl [Sterling]
money and that upon the thirtieth day of April Jaivyr [1700] & seventy nine
I delivered to James Johnston Treasury of said Burgh & Collector of the said
Duties an exact Duplicate of the above agreeable to the Returns
made by the several masters & mistresses @ designed of the respective
dates aforesaid which contained exact Lists of their respective
Servants retained by them severally Hugh Richmond, Surveyor

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