E326/9/31/51

Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Actual # 1 horse 2 horses 3-5 horses 6 or more horses Duty 10% per 31 George III 10% per 36 George III
1797 Doctor Stephen M.D. [Doctor of Medicine] 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
Mr Noble Supervisor 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
Mr Alexander Allan Writer 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
Mr Thomas Sellar Writer 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
Mr Alexander Mitchell Writer 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
Capt [Captain] Alexander Grant 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
Capt [Captain] George Munro 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
Mr Alexander Falconer Sheriff Clerk 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
Revd [Reverend] Mr Gordon Minister 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 0.10.0
9 9 £4.10.0 £0.9.0 £4.10.0
Proof
9 Horses at 20 shillings [£1.0.0] each £9.0.0
Ten P Cent [percent] on the Old Duty £0.9.0
Total £9.9.0

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[Page] 51
Survey of the CARRIAGE AND SADDLE HORSE TAX in the Burgh of
Elgin for one year preceeding 5 April 1797 by Robert Flyter assistant Surveyor

I Robert Flyter assistant Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify
that upon carefull Examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties I
Find they amount in whole to the sum of Nine Pounds Nine Shilli
ing Sterling, that the preceeding Inhabitants were duly served with
Requisitions, that they are charged according to their Returns to me or
the best of my Information and that I transmitted to M James
Duffus Collector of said Duties and Exact Duplicate of the foregoing
Report
[signed]
Robert Flyter Asst [Assistant] Surveyor

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