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Volume contents
- 1 - 1785-1786 , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1785-1786 , Arbroath
- 7 - 1785-1786 , Annan
- 13 - 1785-1786 , Ayr
- 17 - 1785-1786 , Brechine
- 21 - 1785-1786 , Campletown
- 25 - 1785-1786 , Culross
- 35 - 1785-1786 , Dunbar
- 37 - 1785-1786 , Dundee
- 51 - 1785-1786 , Forfar
- 57 - 1785-1786 , Glasgow
- 71 - 1785-1786 , Haddington
- 75 - 1785-1786 , Inverary
- 81 - 1785-1786 , Irvine
- 91 - 1785-1786 , Kirkudbright
- 99 - 1785-1786 , Linlithgow
- 101 - 1785-1786 , Lochmabon
- 103 - 1785-1786 , Montrose
- 105 - 1785-1786 , North Berwick
- 107 - 1785-1786 , Peebles
- 121 - 1785-1786 , Rutherglen
- 125 - 1785-1786 , Sanchor
- 127 - 1785-1786 , Selkirk
- 129 - 1785-1786 , Stirling
- 135 - 1785-1786 , Whithorn
- 137 - 1785-1786 , Wigtown
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carts (2s) | 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1786 | John Curry Carrman | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | |
| Martin Sinclair Carrman | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Archibald Campbell | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | £0.3.0 |
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Survey Cart Tax Burgh of Inveraray
from 10th October 1785 till 5 April 1786 By Duncan MacNuier Surveyor
Proof
3 Carts with 2 wheels @ 1/ [£0.1.0] each for ½ Year -- £0.3.0
Sic Equo
I Duncan Mac Nuier Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify That upon Careful
Examination of the foregoing several Rates and Duties I find they amount in
whole to the sum of Three Shillings str [sterling], and that upon the thirteenth day
of March [Jaivijct] and Eighty six I Delivered to Peter Mac Arthur Depute
to Donald Campbell Esq. Principal Collector of the said Duties for the Burgh
aforesaid in absence of the said Donald Campbell an Exact Duplicate of
the above accompt duely Examined and Compared with the foregoing
which Contained my Oath, That Intimations were given to the whole
foregoing persons or Left at their Dwelling houses of the respective Dates
aforesaid, and that the foregoing Survey or Assessment was made up
from the Returns made to me in Consequence thereof, and from the
best Information I could otherwise Obtain. -- [signed] Duncan Mac'Nuier
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Cart tax - Volume 2 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/7/2
This volume contains information on the cart tax collected from the burghs of Aberdeen, Arbroath, Annan, Ayr, Brechine, Campbeltown, Culross, Dunbar, Dundee, Forfar, Glasgow, Haddington, Inverary, Irvine, Kirkcudbright, Linlithgow, Lochmaben, Montrose, North Berwick, Peebles, Rutherglen, Sanchor, Selkirk, Stirling, Whithorn, and Wigtown in 1785-1786.
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).