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Date Inhabitants names, residence, and parish Actual # of shops Shops at £5 to £10 Shops at £10 to £15 Shops at £15 to £20 Shops at £20 to £25 Shops at £25 and up Duty
1785 Burgh of Selkirk
13 Oct 1785 Thomas Ingles Merchant 1 £5.0.0 £0.1.10½
William Stoddart 2 £5.0.0 £0.1.10½
Robert Murray 2 £5.0.0 £0.1.10½
John Veitch 4 £5.0.0 £0.1.10½
4 £20.0.0 £0.7.6

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Survey of the Shop lent Tax in the Burgh of Selkirk, from the 5 of July
1785 to 5 of April 1786
SHOP TAX
By William Brunton Surveyor

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£20.0.0 at 4½ [£0.0.4½] per pound is £0.7.6
I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon careful
Examination of the several foregoing Rates and Duties I find they amount
in whole to Seven Shillings and Sixpence Sterling and that upon the [--]
[--] I delivered to Andrew Brown Collector of the said Duties for the Burgh afore-
said an Exact Duplicate of the above Account duly examined and Compared
with the foregoing which contained the Oath that Notices were left with
the several Inhabitants of the Duties annexed to their respected Names
that they were to be Charged with the Sums hereby Certified to be due from
them
William Brunton

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