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Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Actual # Carriage horses
(10s each)
Saddle horses
(10s each)
Duty
27 Jun 1787 Miss Porterfield at Smielom Entered there Carriage & Saddle Horse at Edinburgh
John Haddow Vint [Vintner] 1 1 £0.10.0
Mrs Semson Vintner 1 1 £0.10.0
Charles Lindsay Changekeeper 1 1 £0.10.0
William Todd Surgeon 1 1 £0.10.0
Comessary John Bannatyne 1 1 £0.10.0
William Bell Mercht [Merchant] 1 1 £0.10.0
Robert Newbigging Writer 1 1 £0.10.0
Robert Swan Saddler 1 1 £0.10.0
Daniel Murray Mercht [Merchant] 1 1 £0.10.0
Mr Alexander Miller Supervisor 1 1 £0.10.0
James Forrest Mercht [Merchant] 1 1 £0.10.0
Robert Hutchison Mercht [Merchant] 1 1 £0.10.0
Total of the Town of Lanerk 12 12 £6.0.0
Grand Total £6.0.0

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A Survey of the Carriage and Horse Tax in the Royal Burgh of Lanerk for the Year from
the 5th of April 1787 to the 5th of April 1788 by William Mure Surveyor

Proof 12 Saddle Horses at £0.10.0 Each is £6.0.0
Grand Total £6.0.0

I William Mure Surveyor Aforesaid, do hereby Certify, that upon Carefull
Examination of the foregoing Several Rates & Duties , I find they Amount in Whole
To Six Pounds and that upon 12th Novr. [November] 1787 I delivered to Mr James
Waggateshaw Collector of the said Duties for the Royal Burgh Aforesaid, an Exact
Duplicate of the above Account Duly Examined & Compared with the foregoing
which contained my Oath that Notices were left with the several Inhabitants,
or at their Dwelling houses of the Duties Annexed to their Respective names that
they were to be Charged with the Sums hereby Certified to be Dew from them
by me William Mure Surveyor

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