E326/9/26/68

Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Actual # 1 horse (10s) 2 horses 3-5 horses 6 or more horses Duty 10% per 31 George III
Wick Parish £ Sh d [Pounds, Shillings, Pence] £ Sh d [Pounds, Shillings, Pence]
17 Jul 1794 James Sinclair Esq [Holborohead] 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Sir Benjamin Dunbar Hempriggs 2 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
James Sinclair Esq Harpsdale 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Capt [Captain] Sutherland Wester 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Alexander Sinclair Esq Thrumster 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Mr Sutherland Minister 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
7 6 1 £3.15.0 £0.7.6
Parishes Collected
Bower Parish 2 2 £1.00 £0.2.0
Canisbay Parish 5 3 2 £3.0.0 £0.6.0
Halkirk Parish 4 3 1 £2.5.0 £0.4.6
Latheron Parish 3 3 £1.10.0 £0.3.0
Olrick Parish 4 2 2 £2.15.0 £0.5.6
Reay Parish 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Thurso Parish 7 7 £3.10.0 £0.7.0
Thurso Burgh 6 6 £3.0.0 £0.6.0
Wick Burgh 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Wick Parish 7 6 1 £3.15.0 £0.7.6
No. Horses 40 34 4 2 £21.15.0 £2.3.6
10 Pr [Per] Cent £2.3.6
Total £23.18.6

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[page] 68
Survey Continued

Proof
34 Horses at 10/ [£0.10.0] Each is £17.0.0
4 Horses at 15/- [£0.15.0] is £3.0.0
2 Horses at 17/6 [£0.17.6] is £1.15.0
[Total] £21.15.0
1p Pr [Per] Cent -- £2.3.6
£23.18.6 Total

Horse tax
Caithness Shire 1795
E326 / 9 /26
No. 7


I David Brodie Surveyor do hereby, certify, That upon careful examinat-
-ion of the foregoing Rates & Duties, I find they amount in Whole [to]
Twenty three pounds Eighteen shillings & Sixpence and that upon
5th November last I delivered to Mr John Davidson Collector of said
duties an exact Duplicate of the above account duly examined
and compared with the foregoing which contained my Oath that
Requisitions were left with the Several Masters & Mistresses or at
their Dwelling houses of the Dates annexed to their Respective nam [names]
that they were to be charged with the Sums hereby certified to be
due from them
[signed] David Brodie Surveyor

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