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Doesn't sound like it Written by Tracy W (9/18/2006 9:39 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, How necessary is a man?, penned by Mary Ellen

I've linked to a post below from the L&T archives. For incomes below 500 a year a family would just have one or more maidservants, not a manservant. Yet such families appear to have survived for decades on end.

If I may cite _Emma_ for historical reference purposes, in there Mrs and Miss Bates only have a single maidservant.

I've never heard of any social barriers to women employing or negotiating with men in Regency times.

Linden's post on incomes and what they would get

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The Servants Deborah d'Bajor (9/18/2006 11:51 a.m.)

Ooops -My apologies, Deborah! JulieW (9/18/2006 3:44 p.m.)
- And..... JulieW (9/18/2006 3:46 p.m.)
- Continuity of Servants Pennie (9/18/2006 11:04 p.m.)
  - Exactly... JulieW (9/19/2006 4:34 a.m.)
The mention in chapter 5 of the servants Tracy W (9/18/2006 5:15 p.m.)
- Perhaps a bit of both? Delories (9/19/2006 2:22 a.m.)
Servants' duties Maisy (9/18/2006 7:49 p.m.)
- Domestic tasks & dining out. Mandy N (9/21/2006 12:57 p.m.)
  - Good Observation nfm BarbaraB (9/21/2006 9:14 p.m.)
How necessary is a man? Mary Ellen (9/18/2006 9:01 p.m.)
- Doesn't sound like it Tracy W (9/18/2006 9:39 p.m.)
  - But in most cases Mary Ellen (9/18/2006 11:17 p.m.)
    - Gentle reminder Barbara (9/18/2006 11:30 p.m.)
  - Here's a contemporary JulieW (9/19/2006 7:14 a.m.)
- That's a loaded question! ;-) nfm Anne L (9/18/2006 11:25 p.m.)
- Perhaps very necessary to Mrs Dashwood Jan (9/19/2006 6:15 a.m.)
  - I agree,Jan JulieW (9/19/2006 6:39 a.m.)

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