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Date Masters/mistresses names Actual # 2 wheel carriages 4 wheel carriages Duty
The Parishes Collected
Oldhamstocks 1 1 £7.0.0
Innerwick 3 3 £21.0.0
Spott 2 2 £14.0.0
Stenton 4 1 3 £24.10.0
Whittinghame 1 1 £7.0.0
Garvald 2 1 1 £10.10.0
Giffordhall 4 1 3 £24.10.0
Bolton 1 1 £7.0.0
Salton 2 1 1 £10.10.0
Humbie 4 1 3 £24.10.0
Pencaitland 5 2 3 £28.0.0
Ormiston 6 2 4 £35.0.0
Gladesmuir 2 2 £14.0.0
Tranent 4 4 £28.0.0
Prestonpans 4 4 £28.0.0
Aberlady 2 2 £7.0.0
Direlton 5 1 4 £31.10.0
North Berwick 2 2 £14.0.0
Whitekirk 5 2 3 £28.0.0
Athelstaneford 1 1 £7.0.0
Preston 1 1 £7.0.0
Haddington 10 1 9 £66.10.0
Dunbar 3 3 £21.0.0
74 15 59 £465.10.0
William Nesbit Esqr. of Direlton Artherhall 1 1 £7.0.0
75 15 60 £472.10.0
Proof 15 Carriages at £3.10.0 is £52.10.0
Proof 59 Carriages at £7 is £413.0.0
£465.10.0
add Mr Nisbet £7.0.0
New Total £472.10.0

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Wheel Carriage Tax.

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I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that on carefull examination
of the foregoing Rates & Duties I find that they amount to the sum of Four hundred
and Seventy two pounds ten shillings Sterling And that upon the seventh day of November
(1787) I delivered to William Wilkie depute Collector of said duties for the County
of East Lothian an exact duplicate of this [Accompt] duely examined & compared [which]
contained my Oath that Requisitions were given to the foregoing Inhabitants [or left]
at their dwelling houses and that they were charged agreeable to their answers
or according to my knowledge & belief that they were liable in said duties.

William Johnstone Surveyor

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