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A Survey of the HORSE Tax, per, 36 Geo. III. Cap. xv. in the Burgh of Selkirk
from the 5th of April 1797 to 5th Apr 1798 By William Brunton Surveyor


I William Brunston Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon
carefull examination of the foregoing dutys I find that they amount to the Sum of
five pound four Shillings And that upon the Eleventh day of November
I delivered to Peter Tait Collector this dutys for the Burgh aforesaid
an exact Duplicate of the above duty compared which Confirmed my Oath that
preceeding inhabitants were duly served with Requisitions of the dates foresaid
serving them within fourteen days to deliver or cause to be delivered to me upon calling
for that purpose. An Attested list of all the horses used and are charged by them from
the 5 of April 1797 to the 5 of April 1798. And the made up foregoing report was made up
from their several Attested lists or Returns from from the Best Information I could procure
or from my own certain knowledge of their respective Establishments
Wm [William] Brunton