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Date Masters/mistresses names Actual # 2 wheel carriages 4 wheel carriages Private: one carriage Private: two carriages Private: three + carriages Duty 10%
22 Jun 1791 John Lorimer vintr. [vintner] for hyre 3 3 £21.0.0 £2.2.0
David Pringle brewer for hyre 2 2 £7.0.0 £0.14.0
5 2 3 £28.0.0 £2.16.0
Proof 2 Carriages at £3.10.0 is £7.0.0
Proof 3 Carriages at £7.0.0 is £21.0.0
And 10 p.cent [per cent] on £28.0.0 is £2.16.0
amounting in all to £30.16.0 ster. [sterling]

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Survey of the WHEEL-CARRIAGE TAX in the Royalty of
Dunbar from the 5 April 1791 to 5 April 1792 by William Johnstone Surveyor

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I William Johnstone Survr. [Surveyor] aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination I
find the foregoing duties amount to the sum of Thirty pounds sixteen shillings Sterling and
that upon the 26 Oct. [October] 1791 I delivered to William Kirkwood Collector of said duties an ex:
:act duplicate of this Accompt duely examined & compared which contained my Oath that
the preceeding Inhabitants were duely served with Requisitions And that they were charged
in conformity to their several Returns or according to my knowledge & belief that they were
liable in said duties.

William Johnstone Surveyor

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