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64
SHOP TAX

I Patrick McDonald Surveyor afforesaid Do hereby certify that after
carefull examination that the rates and duties on the preceeding page
on Shops, I find they amount in whole to Two Pounds one Shilling and eight
pence Sterling and that I delivered to Alexander Sinclair Collector of said
duties for the Town of Elgin an exact duplicate of the foregoing account
duly examined and compared, which contained my Oath that notice were left
with the several Inhabitants that they were to be charged with the sums
hereby certified to be due from them
Pat [Patrick] McDonald surveyor

Sworn before me at Forres 2d Jany [2nd January] 1789 Alexander Grant J.P. [Justice of the Peace]