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A Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Burgh of Peebles from the 5 of April
1791 to the 5 of April 1792 By William Brunton Surveyor

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination I find the above duties amounts to the Sum of
One pound Seven and Six pence and that upon the third day of November I delivered to John Hyslop Collector of Said duties for the
Burgh aforesaid an exact duplicate of the above which containd my Oath that the preceeding inhabitants were duly Served with
Requisitions of the dates 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 Servants Horses and Carriages used and employed by them from the fifth of April Ninety One to the fifth
of April Ninety two as well as an account of what Servants Horses and Carriages they might have and employ anywhere Else and
that the forgoing report was made up from their Severall Attested lists or Returns to me from the best information I coud
procure or from my own certain knowledge of their respective Establishments.
William Brunton

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