The Footman's Directory, and Butler's Remembrancer, or the Advice of Onesimus to His Young Friends - Comprising, Hints on the Arrangement and Performance of Their Work; Rules for Setting Out Tables and Sideboards; The Art of Waiting at... #227861

I hope you will excuse the liberty I take in writing to you 3 but having writ: ten a few directions and observations for the use of Gentlemen's Servants, I was advised, after letting some of my friends see them, to ask you if you thought they might be made useful if published My endeavour has been to promote the comfort of those whom I have had the honour to serve, and to benefit my fellow-servants. Having been often employed myself in instructing young persons who had never been out in service! Before, 1 ima gined that a set of rules regularly laid down for the use of domestic servants might be very acceptable, and save a great deal of trouble to such ladies and gentlemen as only keep one footman, and are there.