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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 10% per 31 George III
1792 Forres
Mr Emslie Vintner William Greig Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Coll. [Colonel] Blane Springfield 2 2 2 £5.0.0 £0.10.0
A:P Cumming Esq 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
5 2 5 £8.15.0 £0.17.6

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A Survey of Male Servants Tax Arising in the Town of Forres from
the 5th April 1792 to the 5th April 1793 By Patrick Mdonald Survy [Surveyor]

Duty on Servts [Servants] £8.15.0
Ten per Cent £0.17.6
Total £9.12.6

Proof 2 Batchelor Servants @ £2.10.0 each £5.0.0
3 Servants @ £1.5.0 each £3.15.0
Ten per Cent on £8.15.0 is £0.17.6
Total Amount £9.12.6

I Patrick Mdonald do hereby certify that Upon carful examination of the foregoing Rates and duties
I find they Amount in whole to Nine pounds twelve Shillings and Sixpence and that I deliverd
to Thomas Eddie Collector of Said duties in the Town of Forres an exact duplicate of the above
Acct [Account] duly examind and compard which containd my Oath that Requisitions were left with the
Several Inhabitants or at their dwelling houses And the Assessment Made up from the lists
and Answers in my Possession
Amount of the foregoing Sury [Survey] £9.12.6 Patrick MDonald Survyr [Surveyor]

Sworn befor me ar Nairn 24 Nov [November] 1792
John Rose J:P [Justice of the Peace]

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