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Volume contents
- 1 - 1788-9 counties , Aberdeenshire
- 17 - 1788-9 counties , Argyll
- 27 - 1788-9 counties , Ayrshire
- 47 - 1788-9 counties , Banffshire
- 51 - 1788-9 counties , Berwickshire
- 67 - 1788-9 counties , Buteshire
- 69 - 1788-9 counties , Caithness
- 71 - 1788-9 counties , Clackmannanshire
- 75 - 1788-9 counties , Cromartyshire
- 77 - 1788-9 counties , Dumbartonshire
- 89 - 1788-9 counties , Dumfriesshire
- 103 - 1788-9 counties , East Lothian
- 145 - 1788-9 counties , Angus
- 157 - 1788-9 counties , Inverness-shire
- 161 - 1788-9 counties , Kincardineshire
- 165 - 1788-9 counties , Kinross-shire
- 169 - 1788-9 counties , Kirkcudbrightshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Actual # | Carriage horses <br>(10s each) | Saddle horses <br>(10s each) | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1788 | Peter May Esqr. Factor to the Earl of Bute | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 |
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Country Part of Bute
Carriage and Horse Tax. 67
from 5 April 1788 to 5 April 1789 By Robert Aiken Surveyor
I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify
That upon careful Examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties I
find they amount to Ten Shillings, And that upon the
... I caused deliver to Alexander May Esquire Collector
of said Duties for said Shire an exact Duplicate of, and duly examined
and compared with the foregoing Account, which contained my Oath that
Notifications were delivered and left of the dates foresaid and that the Rates
charged in said Account were just and true to the best of my skill and
knowledge, and to the best of my belief no person liable to be charged was
omitted.
Robert Aiken Surveyor.
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 9 - Counties (A-K) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/9/9
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, and Kirkcudbrightshire, between the 5th of April 1788 until the 5th of April 1789.
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).