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Date Masters/mistresses names Actual # 2 wheel carts 3-4 wheel wains/wagons Duty 10% per 31 George III
12 Aug 1797 James Davidson farmer Blackford 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
30 Aug 1797 Robert Brydon farmer Braid 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Alexander Scott farmer Myreside 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
2 Sep 1797 Mrs Gray farmer Gorgie muir 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
George Brown farmer Gorgie park 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Francis Trelss farmer Sauchton mains 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Mr Ponton farmer Balgreen 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
31 Aug 1797 John Lindsay farmer Collbridge 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
John Sawers Farmer Bells mills 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Total 9 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Canongate
22 Sep 1797 Lord Adam Gordon 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
South Leith
28 Sep 1797 William Baird farmer Lochend 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
11 £5.10.0 £0.11.0
20 per cent £0.11.0
£6.1.0

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MIDLOTHIAN (1)
Survey of
COVERED CARRIAGES or CARTS with less than Four Wheels, per 35 Geo. [George] III. Cap. cix.
[Interior] District County of Edin: [Edinburgh] from April 1796 to April 1797 by J Scott asst [assistant] Surveyor

Edinr [Edinburgh] 9 March 1798 I John Scott asst. [assistant] Surveyor aforesaid do here-
-by Certify that the above Rate or Duty on Eleven Covered Carts
amount to Six pounds and one Shillings Steg. [Sterling] and that requisitions
were duly left with the respective persons herein charged, and that,
this Report is made up from the Returns made to me, a
Duplicate of which I delivered into the Office of George Cranstoun Esqr Collector
[of] said duties on the thirteenth day of Decemr [December] 1797 which contained
my Oath in terms of the Statutes
John Scott

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