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MORAY
Survey of the CART TAX. arisen within the Shire of Elgin
from the 10th. day of Octr. [October] 1785, to the 5th. day of April 1786 By Archibald Duff Surveyor
3 Carts at 2/- each &and for half a year
I Archibald Duff Surveyor aforesaid do hereby
Certify that upon a carefule examination of the foregoing
several rates and duties I find they in whole
to three shillings str. [sterling] And that upon Eighteenth
Day of March Curt [Current] I delivered to Provost John Duff
Collr. [Collector] of the said Duties for the County of Elgin aforesaid
an Exact Duplicate of the above Accot [Account] duly examined
and Compaired with the foregoing which contained my
oath that notices were left with the whole foregoing
Inhabitants or at their dwelling houses of the dates
Annexed to their respective names in order that they might
make a report of the number of Carts Wains or Waggons
employed by them for the period therein mentioned which
they did in Substance as above
Archibald Duff Surveyor