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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 25 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/9/25

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By David Hutcheson Surveyor - Survey of
the CARRIAGE AND SADDLE HORSE TAX. in the Burgh
of Dumbarton Ending 5th April 1793

I David Hutcheson Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby certify
That upon careful examination of the foregoing several rates & duties
find that they amount in whole to the sum of Seven pounds Eight
shillings and six pence Sterling And that upon this day I delivered
to Mr John McAulay Writer in Dumbarton Collector of these duties
an exact duplicate of this account duly examined and compared with
the foregoing and found to agree therewith ;which contained my oath
that the foregoing Inhabitants were duly served with requisitions
of the dates annexed to their respective names And that they were
charged conform to their returns or my knowledge information
or belief that they were liable in said duties So help me God
David Hutcheson
Glasgow 4th. January 1793 }

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 25 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/9/25

This volume contains information on who paid horse tax in the Scottish burghs of Aberdeen, Annan, Anstruther Easter, Arbroath (Aberdrothock), Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Burntisland, Campbeltown, Crail, Cullen, Cupar, Dingwall, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dysart, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, Glasgow, Haddington, Inverary, Inverkeithing, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kilrenny, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Kirkwall, Lanark, Lauder, Linlithgow, Lochmaben, Montrose, North Berwick, Peebles, Perth, Pittenweem, Queensferry (South Queensferry), Renfrew, Rothesay, Rutherglen, St Andrews, Sanquhar, Selkirk, Stirling, Stranraer, Tain, and Wigtown, between the 5th of April 1792 until the 5th of April 1793.

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).

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