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Volume contents
- 1 - 1797-1798 , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1797-1798 , Argyll
- 7 - 1797-1798 , Ayrshire
- 9 - 1797-1798 , Banff
- 11 - 1797-1798 , Berwickshire
- 15 - 1797-1798 , Crowarty
- 17 - 1797-1798 , Dumbarton
- 21 - 1797-1798 , Dumfries
- 23 - 1797-1798 , East Lothian
- 27 - 1797-1798 , Fife
- 35 - 1797-1798 , Forfarshire
- 39 - 1797-1798 , Kinrosshire
- 41 - 1797-1798 , Kirkcudbright
- 45 - 1797-1798 , Lanarkshire
- 49 - 1797-1798 , Midlothian
- 61 - 1797-1798 , Murray
- 65 - 1797-1798 , Peebleshire
- 67 - 1797-1798 , Perth
- 71 - 1797-1798 , Renfrewshire
- 77 - 1797-1798 , Roxburgh
- 81 - 1797-1798 , Stirling
- 85 - 1797-1798 , Linlithgow
- 87 - 1797-1798 , Wigtown
- 89 - 1797-1798 , Dumfries
- 91 - 1797-1798 , Dundee
- 93 - 1797-1798 , Irvine
- 97 - 1797-1798 , Lochmaben
- 99 - 1797-1798 , Montrose
- 101 - 1797-1798 , Peebles
- 103 - 1797-1798 , Selkirk
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carts | 3-4 wheel wains/wagons | Duty | 10% per 31 George III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochgoilhead | ||||||
| -- Jul 1797 | Duncan MacPherson Newtown | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Kilfinan | ||||||
| John Campbell of Otter | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| Kilchrenan & Dalavich | ||||||
| Sep 1797 | Dougal Campbell of Sonachan | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Glenurchy & Inishael | ||||||
| Peter Campbell Castle | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| 4 | £2.0.0 | £0.4.0 |
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[Page] 5 ARGYLL
Report Survey for the Shire of Argyle By Peter Campbell Surveyor of the duty arising on
Covered Carriages or Carts with less than Four Wheels, per 35 Geo. III. Cap cix.
4 Carriages at £0.10.0 .£2.0.0
10 per Cent .£0.4.0
£2.4.0
I Peter Campbell Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon careful exa
mination of the foregoing Rates and Duties I find They amount to Two Pound
four Shillings Sterling And that upon the twenty Fourth day of December 1797
I delivered to Mr Colin Campbell Depute Collector of said Duties an exact Duplicate
of the Foregoing Report duly examined and compared which contained my oath that
Requisitions had been Delivered to the several persons before mentioned or left for
them at their dwelling places and that they were charged from their Answers
according to the best information that I could obtain and that no person
had been underated or omitted to the best of my knowledge.
Inveraray 29th December Peter Campbell
1797
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Cart tax - Volume 14 - Counties (see 'More info' for county details), E326/7/14
This volume contains information on the cart tax collected from the counties of Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire, Argyll, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Cromarty, Clackmannanshire, Dunbartonshire, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Fife, Forfarshire (Angus), Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Morayshire (Elgin), Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Stirlingshire, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) and Wigtownshire in 1797-1798.
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records)
The Scottish Exchequer, and subsequently the Court of Exchequer, were concerned with the accounting of collected taxes in Scotland. These taxes include the Carriage tax (1785-1798), Cart tax (1785-1798), Clock and watch tax (1797-1798), Dog tax (1797-1798), Farm horse tax (1797-1798), Servant tax (1777-1798), Hearth tax (1691-1695), Horse tax (1785-1798), Inhabited house tax (1778-1798), Land tax (1645-1831), Poll tax (1694-1698), Shop tax (1785-1789), Window tax (1748-1798). Following the Consolidating Acts (38 Geo. III cap. 40 and 41), the duties on windows, inhabited houses, male servants, carts, carriages and dogs were incorporated in Consolidated Schedules of Assessed Taxes (1798-1799).