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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 10% per 31 10% per 36
13 -- 1797 William Nicol vint. [vintner] for hire 2 2 £14.0.0 £1.8.0 £1.8.0
Proof 2 Carriages at £7.0.0 each is £14.0.0
and 10 per cent on £14.0.0 per 31 Geo. 3d is £1.8.0
and 10 per cent on £14.0.0 Geo. 3d is £1.8.0
Sum of these Duties is £16.16.0

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Survey of the Wheel-Carriage Tax in the Royalty of Lauder
from the 5th April 1797 to the 5th April 1798 by William Johnstone Surveyor


I William Johnstone Surv. [Surveyor] aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination I find
the foregoing duties amount to Sixteen Pounds sixteen shill. [shillings] Ster' [Sterling] And that upon the -- of Nover. [November]
1797 I delivered to Robert Romaines Collector of said duties an exact duplicate of this Accompt
duly examined & compared which contained my Oath that the foregoing Inhabitant was duely
served with a requisition & that he was charged according to his return or according to my know-
ledge & belief that He was liable in said duties
William Johnstone Surv. [Surveyor]

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Month cannot be determined maybe February?

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