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Date Masters/mistresses names Actual # 2 wheel carts (2s) 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) Duty
1788 Portsoy
George Grant hirer 1 1 £0.2.0
George Johnston 1 1 £0.2.0
John Smith 1 1 £0.2.0
Robert Urquhart 1 1 £0.2.0
John Inglis 1 1 £0.2.0
James Nicol 2 2 £0.4.0
Alexander Scott 2 2 £0.4.0
Alexander Ross 1 1 £0.2.0
George Simpson 1 1 £0.2.0
William Thompson 1 1 £0.2.0
William Mitchel 1 1 £0.2.0
John Reburn 1 1 £0.2.0
Peter Imloch 2 2 £0.4.0
John Laing 2 2 £0.4.0
18 18 £1.16.0

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A Survey of the Cart Tax Arisin in the County of Banff
from the 5th April 1788 to the 5th April 1789 By Patrick McDonald Suryr [Surveyor]

Proof
18 two wheel Carts @ 2/ [£0.2.0] each is £1.16.0

I Patrick McDonald Surveyor Aforesaid do Hereby Certify that Upon
Careful examination of the forgoing Rates And duties on carts I find they
Amount in whole to one pound Sixteen Shill [Shillings] Sterling and that I delivered to
John Reid Coll. [Collector] of Said duties for the County of Banff an exact duplicate of
the Above Acct [account] duly examind and Compard with the forgoing which Containd
My Oath that the Several Inhabitants were duly Served with Requisitions and
the Assessment Made Up from the lists and Answers now in My possession
Sworn fore me at forres 2nd January 1789 [signed] Patrick McDonald Survyr [Surveyor]
[signed] Alexander Grant JP. [Justice of the Peace]

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