>Hi everyone, this is the latest from the >Derbyshire Record Office, I hope the document belongs to one of you, happy hunting, Annette >Mark Smith posted: "This document (D1575/13/18) >was chosen by Matthew, who is a Record Assistant >at Derbyshire Record Office. Matthew says it >always reminds me of the old dog licences, which >makes me smile but also feel slightly >uncomfortable at the same time. Employers" >Respond to this post by replying above this line > > >New post on Derbyshire Record Office > > > >[] > ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/author/markpsmith/> >[] > > ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/treasure-42-a-licence-to-employ-a-servant-1878/>Treasure >42: a licence to employ a servant, 1878 > > > >by <https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/author/markpsmith/>Mark Smith > >This document (D1575/13/18) was chosen by >Matthew, who is a Record Assistant at Derbyshire >Record Office. Matthew says “it always reminds >me of the old dog licences, which makes me smile >but also feel slightly uncomfortable at the same time”. > >treasure-42-servant-licence > > >Employers needed to have licences like this one >to prove they had paid the male servant duty. >This system was in operation from 1869 to 1937. >Its predecessor was a tax on male servants, >dating from 1777. Rosie Cox, author of "The >Servant Problem: Domestic Employment in a Global >Economy" (I B Tauris, 2006) says the tax was >intended to "remove male servants from all but >the most prestigious households", making it >easier to recruit men to serve in the navy >during the American War of Independence. ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/author/markpsmith/>Mark >Smith | 6 January 2017 at 8:52 am | Tags: ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/tag/servants/>servants >| Categories: ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/category/50-treasures/>50 >Treasures, ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/category/news/>News >| URL: <http://wp.me/p1jCye-2Li>http://wp.me/p1jCye-2Li > ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/treasure-42-a-licence-to-employ-a-servant-1878/#respond>Comment ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/treasure-42-a-licence-to-employ-a-servant-1878/#comments>See >all comments > ><https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=bba82ab2519c1b6a78d8a94fa8662ac9&email=annete%40aapt.net.au&b=Lug%25S5JjUqotrfPoa8H3W%26i.nOxKfqimvYwqgSUM%7EPU5eujKCQ>Unsubscribe >to no longer receive posts from Derbyshire >Record Office. Change your email settings at ><https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=bba82ab2519c1b6a78d8a94fa8662ac9&email=annete%40aapt.net.au>Manage >Subscriptions. > >Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: ><https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/treasure-42-a-licence-to-employ-a-servant-1878/>https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/treasure-42-a-licence-to-employ-a-servant-1878/ > ><https://wordpress.com>Thanks for flying with >[] ><https://wordpress.com> WordPress.com