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Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Actual # 1 horse 2 horses 3-5 horses 6 or more horses Duty 10% per 31 George III 10% per 36 George III
1797 The Burgh of Peebles
13 Sep 1797 James Reid Surgeon in Peebles 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
John Reid in Peebles 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
Robert Marshall Surgeon in Peebles 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
The Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Handyside in Peebles 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
William Brunton in Peebles 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
James Ker Mercht. [Merchant] in Peebles 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
James Bertram in Peebles 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
William Turnbull in Peebles 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0 £0.10.0
8 8 £4.0.0 £0.8.0 £4.0.0

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A Survey of the Carriage and Saddle Horse Tax in the Burgh of Peebles
from the 5 of April 1797 to the 5 April 1798 by William Bruton Surveyor.

8 Horses at Sh. [Shillings] 10 [£0.10.0] Each is £4.0.0
£4.0.0 at 10 per Cent is £0.8.0
Additional duty £4.0.0
Sum Total £8.8.0

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination I find the above duty amounts to Eight pounds Eight Shillings and that upon the ..... day of ..... I delivered to James Hall Collector of said duties for the Burgh of foresaid an exact duplicate of the above duly compared which contained my Oath that the preceeding persons were duly Served with requisitions of the duties foresaid desiring them within fourteen days to deliver or cause to be delivered to me upon calling for that purpose An Attested list of All the Carriages used and employed by them from the 5 of April 1797 to the 5 April 1798 as well as an Account of what Carriages they might use and employ any where Else and that the foregoing report was made up from their Several Attested lists or returns to me from the best information I could procure or from my own certain knowledge of their respective Establishments.
William Brunton

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