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Volume contents
- 1 - 1787-1788 , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1787-1788 , Annan
- 11 - 1787-1788 , Arbroath
- 13 - 1787-1788 , Ayr
- 17 - 1787-1788 , Banff
- 19 - 1787-1788 , Brechine
- 23 - 1787-1788 , Campbeltown
- 28 - 1787-1788 , Cupar
- 31 - 1787-1788 , Dumbarton
- 33 - 1787-1788 , Dumfries
- 37 - 1787-1788 , Dunbar
- 39 - 1787-1788 , Dundee
- 43 - 1787-1788 , Dunfermlin
- 45 - 1787-1788 , Dysart
- 47 - 1787-1788 , Edinburgh
- 51 - 1787-1788 , Elgin
- 53 - 1787-1788 , Forfar
- 55 - 1787-1788 , Forres
- 59 - 1787-1788 , Glasgow
- 71 - 1787-1788 , Haddington
- 73 - 1787-1788 , Inveraray
- 75 - 1787-1788 , Bervie
- 77 - 1787-1788 , Innerkithen
- 79 - 1787-1788 , Inverness
- 81 - 1787-1788 , Irvine
- 85 - 1787-1788 , Jedburgh
- 87 - 1787-1788 , Killrenie
- 89 - 1787-1788 , Kinghorn
- 91 - 1787-1788 , Kirkaldie
- 93 - 1787-1788 , Kirkcudbright
- 95 - 1787-1788 , Lanark
- 97 - 1787-1788 , Lauder
- 99 - 1787-1788 , Linlithgow
- 103 - 1787-1788 , Montrose
- 105 - 1787-1788 , Nairn
- 107 - 1787-1788 , North Berwick
- 109 - 1787-1788 , Peebles
- 111 - 1787-1788 , Perth
- 115 - 1787-1788 , Pittenweem
- 117 - 1787-1788 , Queensferry
- 119 - 1787-1788 , Renfrew
- 121 - 1787-1788 , Rothesay
- 123 - 1787-1788 , Rutherglen
- 125 - 1787-1788 , St Andrews
- 127 - 1787-1788 , Sanquhar
- 129 - 1787-1788 , Selkirk
- 131 - 1787-1788 , Stirling
- 135 - 1787-1788 , Stranraer
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carts (2s) | 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Duties on Carts in the Nineteen Divisions of the Royal Burgh of Glasgow for the year from 5 April 1787 to 5th April 1788 Collected into and Total | |||||
| Page 1 Division 1 | 28 | 28 | £2.16.0 | ||
| Page 1 Division 2 | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Page 2 Division 3 | 5 | 5 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Page 2 Division 4 | 7 | 7 | £0.14.0 | ||
| Page 2 Division 5 | 4 | 4 | £0.8.0 | ||
| Page 2 Division 6 | 3 | 3 | £0.6.0 | ||
| Page 3 Division 7 | 35 | 35 | £3.10.0 | ||
| Page 4 Division 8 | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| Page 5 Division 9 | 64 | 64 | £6.8.0 | ||
| Page 5 Division 10 | 12 | 12 | £1.4.0 | ||
| Page 6 Division 11 | 10 | 10 | £1.0.0 | ||
| Page 6 Division 12 | 11 | 11 | £1.2.0 | ||
| Page 7 Division 13 | 43 | 43 | £4.6.0 | ||
| Page 8 Division 14 | 9 | 9 | £0.18.0 | ||
| Page 8 Division 15 | 6 | 6 | £0.12.0 | ||
| Page 8 Division 16 | £0.0.0 | ||||
| Page 8 Division 17 | 6 | 6 | £0.12.0 | ||
| Page 9 Division 18 | 11 | 11 | £1.2.0 | ||
| Page 9 Division 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | £1.0.0 | |
| 266 | 265 | 1 | £26.14.0 |
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265 Carts with 2 wheels at £0.2.0 Each is £26.10.0
1 Cart with 4 wheels £0.4.0 is £0.4.0
266 Grand Total £26.14.0
I George Storrie Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby certify that uponCareful examination of
the foregoing several Rates and Duties I find they Amount in whole to Twenty Six pounds
Fourteen Shillings Sterling and that upon this Eighteenth day of December Current I delivered to
John Carlile Collector of the said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid an exact Duplicate of
the above Account duly examined and Compared with the foregoing which contained my
Oath that Notices were left with the several Inhabitants or at their Dwelling houses
of the dates annexed to the respective names that they were to be charged with the
Sums hereby Certified to be due from them. Given under my hand at Glasgow the
18th December 1787
George Storrie
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Cart tax - Volume 5 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/7/5
This volume contains information on the cart tax collected from the burghs of Aberdeen, Arbroath, Annan, Ayr, Banff, Bervie, Brechin, Campbeltown, Cupar, Dumbarton, Dunfermline, Dysart, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forres, Forfar, Glasgow, Haddington, Inverkeithing, Inverness, Inverary, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcaldy, Kilrenny, Kinghorn, Lanark, Lauder, Linlithgow, Montrose, Nairn, North Berwick, Perth, Pittenweem, Peebles, Queensferry, Rothesay, Renfrew, Rutherglen, Selkirk, St Andrews, Stranraer, Stirling, and Sanquhar in 1787-1788.
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).