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Date Masters/mistresses names Number of horses Horses liable in duty Horses not liable Duty
21 Jul 1797 George Johnston Bellhaven 5 5 £0.10.0
Thomas Meek Mercht. [Merchant] 4 4 £0.8.0
Adam Watson Merchant 8 8 £0.16.0
Mrs Falconer Brewer 1 1 £0.2.0
Sandilands Bell Brewer 1 1 £0.2.0
Mrs Sibbald 1 1 £0.2.0
James Hogg Baker 3 3 £0.6.0
Gavin Dawson 2 2 £0.4.0
James Knox Mason 2 2 £0.4.0
John Mathison Carter 1 1 £0.2.0
Alexander Oglvie Carter 1 1 £0.2.0
William Haig 1 1 £0.2.0
Alexander Reaburn 1 1 £0.2.0
James Lawson 1 1 £0.2.0
James Todd Edir. [Edinburgh] Carrier 3 3 £0.6.0
John Purves 1 1 £0.2.0
George Lumsdane 1 1 £0.2.0
Adam Calder 1 1 £0.2.0
Robert Logan Bellhaven 3 3 £0.6.0
Thomas Aitchison 1 1 £0.2.0
42 42 £4.4.0
Proof 42 Horses @ 2/ [£0.2.0] each £4.4.0

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Survey of the Draught Horse Tax, per 36 Geo. III. Cap. xv. in the Royalty of Dunbar from the 5 April 1797 to the 5 Apr 1798

I John Menzies Surveyor Do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties, I find that they amount on the whole to the Sum of Four pounds Four shillings sterling and that upon the nineteenth day of October I delivered to Patrick Hally burton Collector of these duties an exact duplicate of this account duly examined and compared which contained my Oath that Requisitions were sent to the foregoing Inhabitants and that they were charged the sums annexed to each of their names according to the Answers they made said Requisitions or according to my Knowledge and belief that they are liable in these duties. John Menzies Surveyor

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