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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
1789 Town of Elgin
Mrs King House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0
Mr Andrew Peary Vintner Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0
James Sutherland Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0
Provost Brown House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0
William Brodie Esq House Servt [Servant] 1 1 1 £2.10.0
5 5 5 £7.10.0

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A Survey of MALE SERVANTS TAX Arising in the Town of
Elgin from the 5th April 1789 to the 5th April 1790 By David McDonald Surveyor

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1 Batchr [Bachelor] Servt [Servant] 25/- £1.5.0 Above duty £1.5.0
5 Servants @ 25/- £1.5.0 each £6.5.0
£7.10.0

I Patrick McDonald Surveyor do make Oath that an exact duplicate of the foregoing
Was delivered to James Duffus Collector of Said duties in the Town of Elgin and that the
Several Inhabitants were duly Served with Requisitions
Patrick McDonald Survr [Surveyor]
Sworn before me at Forres 5th Jany [January] 1790
William Moyes JP [Justice of the Peace]

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