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Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Actual # of horses Additional duty Duty for 9 months 20% per 37 George III
1797 Burgh of Stranraer 3qrs [quarters] £0.3.9 L S D L S D F
17 Oct 1797 Major John Ross of Cairnbrock 2 2 £0.7.6 £0.1.6.0
William Ross Esqr 2 2 £0.7.6 £0.1.6.0
4 4 £0.15.0 £0.3.0.0

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Survey
of the Additional Duty on CARRIAGE and SADDLE HORSE TAX, per 37 Geo.111. Cap.134. in the
Burgh of Stranraer from the 5th day of July 1797 to the 5th April 1798
By David McMillan Survr [Surveyor]


Proof
4 Horses at £0.3.9 is £0.15.0
20 pr [per] Cent on £0.3.9 is £0.3.0
£0.18.0

I David Mcmillan Survr [Surveyor] aforesaid do hereby Certify That upon careful
examination of the foregoing several Rates & Duties I find they amount
in whole to the Sum of Eighteen Shillings Sterling; and that upon the
[ ] day of January one thousand seven hundred & ninety
eight years I delivered to [ ] Collector of the
said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid an exact Duplicate of the
foregoing which contained my Oath that Requisitions or notices
were delivered to the foregoing Person and the charge made out
from his return or my best Information
David Mcmillan Surveyor

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