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Date Inhabitants names, residence, and parish Actual # of shops Shops at £5 to £9 Shops at £10 to £14 Shops at £15 to £19 Shops at £20 to £24 Shops at £25 to under £30 Shops at £30 and upwards Duty
Brought Over 112 £190.0.0 £196.0.0 £286.0.0 £404.0.0 £232.0.0 £669.0.0 £136.9.0
Alexander Fraser Grocer £7.0.0 £0.2.4
J. Dick Grocer £11.0.0 £0.7.4
Robert Hatton Junr. [Junior] Grocer £14.0.0 £0.9.4
Niddery's Wynd Peter Campbell Spirit dealer £15.0.0 £0.15.0
Fergus Ferguson Perfumer £7.0.0 £0.2.4
William Begg Grocer £7.0.0 £0.2.4
Fraser Gordon Grocer £9.0.0 £0.3.0
Thomas Davidson Cabinet Mr. [Maker] 120 £12.0.0 £0.8.0
Mrs Mcdonald Broker £10.0.0 £0.6.8
Fifth Division 121 £220.0.0 £243.0.0 £301.0.0 £404.0.0 £232.0.0 £669.0.0 £139.5.4
The Forgoing Divisions Abstracted
1st Division To Page 4th 149 £395.0.0 £574.0.0 £247.0.0 £293.0.0 £75.0.0 £33.0.0 £95.18.10
2d Division To Page 8th 149 £312.0.0 £336.0.0 £437.0.0 £360.0.0 £300.0.0 £635.0.0 £150.10.0
3d Division To Page 12th 149 £455.0.0 £526.0.0 £231.0.0 £247.0.0 £135.0.0 £352.0.0 £99.2.4
4th Division To Page 16th 149 £740.0.0 £240.0.0 £80.0.0 £25.6.8
5th Division To Page 20th 121 £220.0.0 £243.0.0 £301.0.0 £404.0.0 £232.0.0 £669.0.0 £139.6.4
717 £2122.0.0 £1919.0.0 £1216.0.0 £1384.0.0 £742.0.0 £1986.0.0 £510.3.2

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SHOP TAX
City of Edinh. [Edinburgh] 1788 to 1789

Proof £2122.0.0 at 4d [£0.0.4] p [per] Pound Sterling £35.7.4
£1919.0.0 at 8d [£0.0.8] per Pound Sterling £63.19.4
£1216.0.0 at 1/- [£0.1.0] per Pound Sterling £60.16.0
£1384.0.0 at 1/3 [£0.1.3] per Pound Sterling £86.10.0
£742.0.0 at 1/9 [£0.1.9] per Pound Sterling £64.18.6
£1986.0.0 at 2/- [£0.2.0] per Pound Sterling £198.12.0
Total £510.3.2

I Robert Maughan Assistant Surveyor Aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon
careful Examination of the Foregoing Rates & Duties I find they Amount
in the Whole to Five Hundred and Ten Pounds Three Shillings and Two
Pence Sterling and that upon the Thirday of November Seventeen Hundred &
Eighty Eight years I delivered to Mr George McQueen Collector of the said
Duties for the City of Edinburgh an Exact Duplicate of the Foregoing
Accompt duly Examined which Contained my Oath that Notices were left
with the Several Inhabitants or at their Shops of the Dates annexed to
their respective Names that they were to be charged with the Sums hereby
Certified to be due by them. Robert Maughan Assistant Surveyor

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