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Date Masters/mistresses names Actual # 2 wheel carriages 4 wheel carriages Duty
19 Jul 1788 Mrs Fairbairn Vintr. [Vintner] in Haddington for Hyre 4 4 £28.0.0
Mrs Johnston of Huttonhall 1 1 £7.0.0
James Wilkie Esqr. 1 1 £3.10.0
Robert Roughead vintr. [vintner] for Hyre 1 1 £7.0.0
John Clerk junr. vintr. [vintner] for Hyre 3 3 £21.0.0
10 1 9 £66.10.0
Proof 1 Carriage at £3.10.0 is £3.10.0
9 Carriages at £7.0.0 is £63.0.0
£66.10.0

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Survey of the WHEEL CARRIAGE TAX in the Royalty of
Haddington from the 5 April 1788 to 5 April 1789 by William Johnstone Surveyor

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I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify That upon carefull examination
I find the foregoing duties amount to Sixty six pounds ten shillings Sterling And that upon [date obscured]
1788 I delivered to John Carfrae Collr. [Collector] of these duties an exact duplicate of this Accompt [duly]
[examined] & Compered which contained my Oath that the preceeding Inhabitants were duely [served with]
Requisitions And that they were charged in Conformity to their several returns or to Information [and]
knowledge & belief that they were liable in said duties.

William Johnstone Surveyor

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