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Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Actual # Carriage horses
(10s each)
Saddle horses
(10s each)
Duty
17 Sep 1787 James Erskine shoemaker 1 1 £0.10.0
John Crow writer 1 1 £0.10.0
John Hay 1 1 £0.10.0
Mrs Johnston of Huttonhall 1 1 £0.10.0
Simon Sawerys Penld. [Pencaitland] 1 1 £0.10.0
Thomas Fleming supervisor 1 1 £0.10.0
Mr.Maitland surgeon 1 1 £0.10.0
James Mitchell 1 1 £0.10.0
Robert Veitch mercht. [merchant] 1 1 £0.10.0
James Wilkie Esqr. 1 1 £0.10.0
Capt. [Captain] Maitland 2 2 £1.0.0
Alexander Hyslop 1 1 £0.10.0
Robert Burton 1 1 £0.10.0
James Veitch 1 1 £0.10.0
David Gourlay 1 1 £0.10.0
Robert Roughhead 2 2 £1.0.0
Robert Howden baker 1 1 £0.10.0
John Clerk jnr. [junior] vintr. [vintner] 4 4 £2.0.0
George Hay baker 1 1 £0.10.0
John Fyfe mecht. [merchant] 1 1 £0.10.0
George Blair chandler 1 1 £0.10.0
John Brown mercht. [merchant] 1 1 £0.10.0
David Allan butcher 1 1 £0.10.0
Mrs Elizabeth Smith 1 1 £0.10.0
George Kempt 1 1 £0.10.0
Alexander Galloway 1 1 £0.10.0
Dr. [Doctor] Richard Sommers 3 3 £1.10.0
David Smith 1 1 £0.10.0
James Galloway 2 2 £1.0.0
37 6 31 £18.10.0
Proof 6 Carriage Horses at £0.10.0 is £3.0.0
Proof 31 Saddle Horses at £0.10.0 is £15.10.0
£18.10.0

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Survey of the Carriage and Horse Tax in the Royalty of
Haddington for the year ending 5 April 1788 by William Johnstone Surveyor.

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I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination
I find that the above duties amount to Eighteen pounds ten shillings Sterling and that
upon the seventh day of November I delivered to John Carfrae Collector of the said duties
in the Royalty of Haddington an exact duplicate of this accompt duely examined and
compared which contained my Oath that the above Inhabitents were duely served with
Requisitions of the above date and that they were charged the sums sett against their
names according to their Answers or according to my knowledge & belief that they were
liable in said duties.

William Johnstone Surveyor

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