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Date Masters/mistresses names Actual # 2 wheel carriages 4 wheel carriages Private: one carriage Private: two carriages Private: three + carriages Duty
13 Aug 1790 James Wilkie Esqr. 1 1 £3.10.0
Mrs Fairbairn for Hire 3 3 £21.0.0
Robert Roughead for Hire 1 1 £7.0.0
Dr. [Doctor] Richard [Sommers] 1 1 £8.0.0
John Clerk junr. [junior] for hire 2 2 £14.0.0
8 1 6 1 £53.10.0
Proof 1 Carriage at £3.10.0 is £3.10.0
6 Carriages at £7.0.0 is £42.0.0
1 Carriage at £8.0.0 is £8.0.0 £8.0.0
8 £53.10.0

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Survey of the WHEEL-CARRIAGE TAX in the Royalty of
Haddington from 5 April 1790 to 5 April 1791 by William Johnstone Survr. [Surveyor]


I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination
I find the foregoing duties amount to the sum of Fifty three pounds ten shillings
Sterling and that upon the 17 Novemr [November] 1790 I delivered to John Carfrae Collector of
said duties an exact duplicate of this Accompt duely examined & compared which
contained my Oath that the foregoing Inhabitants were duely served with Requisitions
and that they were charged conform to their returns Or according to my knowledge
& belief that they were liable in said duties.

William Johnstone Surveyor

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