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| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carriages | 4 wheel carriages | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1785 | Town of Forres | ||||
| Provost Grant | 1 | 1 | £5.5.0 | ||
| Baillie Alexander Forsyth | 1 | 1 | £5.5.0 | ||
| Thomas Barns Innkeeper | 1 | 1 | £5.5.0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | £15.15.0 |
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[Page] 41Survey of the [Wheel Carriage Tax] arisen within the Town of Forres from the 5th of July 1785 To the 5th April 1786 By Archibald Duff Surveyor
Proof 3 Chaises at £7 each for 3 Quarters of a year is £15.15.0
I Archibald Duff Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull
examination of the foregoing several rates and duties I find they amount
in whole to Fifteen pounds Fifteen shillings sterling And that upon
the Eighteenth day of March Current I delivered to Mr Humphrey Grant
Collector of the said duties for the town of Forres aforesaid an exact
Duplicate of the above Accot [Account] duly examined and Compared
with the foregoing which Contained my oath that notices
were left with the several Inhabitants or at their dwelling
Houses of the dates annexed to their respective names I order
that they might make a report of the greatest number
of Wheel Carriages retained and employed by them for the period
therein mentioned, which they did in Substance as above
Archibald Duff Surveyor
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Date appears to be January 5th 1785 - but dates for accounts at top of page say they are from July 1785 to April 1786Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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