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Date Masters/mistresses names Actual # 2 wheel carts (2s) 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) Duty
20 Sep 1787 John Johnston Bellhaven 1 1 £0.2.0
William Purves Dunbar 1 1 £0.2.0
William Burnet Dunbar 1 1 £0.2.0
Andrew Oliver 2 2 £0.4.0
David Pringle 1 1 £0.2.0
Francis Hog brewer 1 1 £0.2.0
John Millar carrier 2 2 £0.4.0
John Yorsten senr. [senior] 1 1 £0.2.0
James Henderson 1 1 £0.2.0
John Craick 1 1 £0.2.0
Mrs. Sibbald brewer 1 1 £0.2.0
John Mathieson 1 1 £0.2.0
Alexander Raeburn 1 1 £0.2.0
John Purvis 1 1 £0.2.0
John Yorsten junr. [junior] 1 1 £0.2.0
James Reid 1 1 £0.2.0
James Grey 1 1 £0.2.0
William Paterson 1 1 £0.2.0
20 20 at £0.2.0 is £2.0.0

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Survey of the CART TAX. in the Royalty of
Dunbar from 5 April 1787 to 5 April 1788 by William Johnstone Surveyor

I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify That upon carefull ex
amination I find the foregoing duties amount to the sum of Two pounds ster
ling and that upon the sixth day of November I delivered to John Tait Collector
of these duties for the Royalty of Dunbar an exact duplicate of this Accompt duely
examined and Compared which Contained my Oath That requisitions of the above date
were sent to the foregoing Inhabitants And that they were charged the names Sett
against their names according to the Answers they made to said requisitions and
according to my knowledge & belief that they were liable in said duties
William Johnstone Surveyor

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