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Date Prog # of masters Masters/mistresses names and designations Prog # of servants Servants names Quality of servants Duty
19 Feb 1779 1 William Ford 1 Alexander Strachan Gardner £0.15.0
2 Provost Alexander Christie 2 William Herd Chaise driver £0.15.0
3 John Scott of Criggie Esqr 3 John Greig house servant £0.15.0
6 Mar 1779 4 Robert Renny Esqr 4 George Mearns house servant £0.15.0
5 Charles Allan Postellion £0.15.0
25 Mar 1779 5 Major Alexander Turnbull 6 John Davidson Butler £0.15.0
6 Lady Loggie 7 John Ogilvie house servant £0.15.0
7 Robert Scott of Loggie Esqr 8 James Falconer house servant £0.15.0
9 Alexander Duncan Gardner £0.15.0
8 James Renny Esqr 10 Jonathan Forbes house servant £0.15.0
9 John Strachan Esqr 11 Alexander Coutts house servant £0.15.0
26 Feb 1779 10 James Coutts Esqr 12 Daniel Symons house servant £0.15.0
11 Alexander Smith of Rosebank 13 John Anderson house servant £0.15.0
12 Mr Patrick Straton 14 Robert Lawson Chaise driver £0.15.0
13 Robert Hunter Esqr 15 John McGregor Groom & ho [house] Servant £0.15.0
13 Total 15 Total £11.5.0

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A Survey of the Duty on Servants arisen in the Burgh of Mont
rose for nine months from 5th July 1777 to 25th March 1778 by
William Greig Surveyor

15 Servants at £0.15.0 each is £11.5.0

I William Greig Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination
of the foregoing duties I find they amount to Eleven pounds five shillings sterling
And that upon the ... day of ... I delivered to Alexander Stewart Collector of
the said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid, an exact Duplicate of the above Account
duly Compared with the foregoing. William Greig Surveyor

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