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Volume contents
- 1 - 1797-8 additional , Aberdeenshire
- 9 - 1797-8 additional , Argyle
- 13 - 1797-8 additional , Ayrshire
- 21 - 1797-8 additional , Banffshire
- 23 - 1797-8 additional , Berwickshire
- 31 - 1797-8 additional , Buteshire
- 33 - 1797-8 additional , Caithness
- 35 - 1797-8 additional , Clackmannanshire
- 39 - 1797-8 additional , Cromartyshire
- 41 - 1797-8 additional , Dunbartonshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Actual # of horses | Additional duty | Duty for 9 months | 20% per 37 George III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 172 | £32.5.0 | £6.9.0.0 | ||
| Lanark | 11 | £2.1.3 | £0.8.3.0 | ||
| Carnwath | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0.0 | ||
| Pittynains | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| Carmichael | 3 | £0.11.3 | £0.2.3.0 | ||
| Covington | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| Coulter | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0.0 | ||
| Crawford John | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| Douglas | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| Lesmehagoe | 13 | £2.8.9 | £0.9.9.0 | ||
| 215 | £40.6.3 | £8.1.3.0 | |||
| £40.6.3 | £8.1.3.0 | ||||
| 9 Mar 1798 | Supplement to be Added | 8 | £1.10.0 | £0.6.0.0 | |
| 223 | £41.16.3 | £8.7.3.0 | |||
| Proof | 215 Horses at £0.3.9 | £40.6.3 | |||
| Twenty percent | £8.1.3 | ||||
| Total | £48.7.6.0 |
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[Page] 104
I Andrew Aitchison Surveyor Do hereby certify That upon careful
examination of the foregoing rates and duties find they amount in whole to the
sum of Forty Eight pound Seven shillings and Sixpence Sterling and I have given
to Archibald Hamilton Esqr. Collector of these duties an exact duplicate which
contained my Oath that the foregoing Inhabitants were duly served with
Requisitions and that they were charged according to their returns or to the
best of my knowledge and belief that they were liable [in?]
said duties
Andrew Aitchison
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 32 - Counties (A-P) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/9/32
This volume contains information on who paid horse tax in the counties of Aberdeenshire, Argyll, Ayrshire, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Bute, Caithness, Clackmannanshire, Cromartyshire, Dunbartonshire, Dumfriesshire, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Fife, Forfarshire (Angus), Inverness-shire, Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Morayshire (Elgin and Forres), Nairnshire, Orkney, Peeblesshire, and Perthshire, between the 5th of April 1797 until the 5th of April 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).