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A Surcharge of Different Duties Arisen in the
Shire of Ross & Parish of Tain from 5th April 1787
to 5th April 1788 By Hugh MacFarquhar Surveyor
22 Jan 1788

William Ross of Shandwick Esqr. Batchelor
One Charriot.. £7.0.0
One Phaeton.. £7.0.0
Two Carriage & one Sadle Horse £1.10.0
One Coachman £2.15.0
Two Man Servants in livery £5.10.0
One Gamekeeper £2.15.0
£26.10.0

Hugh MacFarquhar Surveyor Aforesaid do hereby certify
[that] upon carefull examination of the foregoing Rates &
[Duties], I find that they Amount in whole to Twenty six
pounds ten Shillings, and that upon the twenty fifth day
[of] January currt. [current] I delivered to Roderick Mckenzie of
Scots burn Suryr. [Surveyor] Collector of said Duties for the Shire
aforesaid, an exact Duplicate of the above Surcharge &
duly examined & compared with the foregoing, which
contained my Oath that the above list containd then
number of Carriages, Horses & Servants returned to me
[by] Capt. [Captain] David Ross Factor for William Ross of Shandwick,
that he keeps or employs According to the best of my
knowledge or Information
[Tain] 26th January 1788
Hugh MacFarquhar Surveyor

[The] above added to the former Assessment is attested by GS - [General Surveyor]

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