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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
Royal Burgh of Rutherglen
2 Jul 1794 Coll. [Colonel] John Spence of Harelaw 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Robert Park Mercht. [Merchant] 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
John Paterson of Springhall 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
John Cumming & Co. [Company] at Bleachfield 1 1 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
John Gray of Eastfield 2 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
6 5 1 £3.5.0 £0.6.6
£3.5.0 £0.6.6

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Survey of the Duties on Carriage and Saddle horses in the Burgh of Rutherglen
from the 5th. of April 1793 to the 5th. of April 1794 by Andrew Aitchison Surveyor

Proofe 5 Horses at £ 0.10.0 each -- £2.10.0
1 Horse at £0.15.0 -- £0.15.0
£3.5.0
Ten per cent on the above -- £0.6.6
Totall £3.11.6

I Andrew Aitchison Surveyor Do hereby certify That upon carefull examination of the above
[Rates] and duties finds they amount in whole to the sume of Three pounds Eleven
[Shillings] and six pence Sterling and that on this day I delivered to Mr Fleming
[Collector] of these duties an exact duplicate of this account which contained my
oath that the above Inhabitants were duly served with requisitions and
that they were charged conform to their returns or to the best of my knowledge
[information] or beliefe that they were liable in said duties

[signed] Andrew Aitchison
Glasgow 24th. Octr. [October]
1794

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