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Date Masters/mistresses names Actual # 2 wheel carts (2s) 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) Duty
Prestonpans Parish
21 Aug 1790 William Turnbull P. Pans [Prestonpans] 1 1 £0.2.0
James Home Prestonpans 1 1 £0.2.0
Thomas Wright Prestonpans 1 1 £0.2.0
John Thomson senr. [senior] Prestonpans 1 1 £0.2.0
John Thomson junr. [junior] Prestonpans 1 1 £0.2.0
Andrew Paxton Prestonpans 1 1 £0.2.0
Richard Johnston Prestonpans 1 1 £0.2.0
John Paxton Prestonpans 1 1 £0.2.0
8 8 £0.16.0
The Parishes Collected
Innerwick 2 2 £0.4.0
Whittinghame 5 5 £0.10.0
Preston 5 5 £0.10.0
Whitekirk 1 1 £0.2.0
Dirleton 11 11 £1.2.0
Aberlady 8 8 £0.16.0
Athelstaneford 2 2 £0.4.0
Haddington 5 5 £0.10.0
Garvald 3 3 £0.6.0
Gifford 4 4 £0.8.0
Salton 3 3 £0.6.0
Humbie 1 1 £0.2.0
Ormiston 5 5 £0.10.0
Pencaitland 5 5 £0.10.0
Gladesmuir 16 16 £1.12.0
Tranent 37 37 £3.14.0
Prestonpans 8 8 £0.16.0
121 121 £12.2.0

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[Page] 69
Survey of the CART TAX. in Haddingtonshire
from the 5 April 1790 to 5th April 1791 Continued

Proof 121 Carts at £0.2.0 per is £12.2.0 Ster. [sterling]

I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination
I find the foregoing duties amount to the sum of Twelve pounds two Shillings Sterling
and that upon the 17 Nov. [November] 1790. I delivered to Peter Wilkie depute Collector of these
duties an exact duplicate of this Acct. [Account] duely examined & Compared which contained
my Oath That the foregoing Inhabitants wer duely served with Requisitions and
that they wer charged conform to their Answers or my knowledge & belief that they
wer liable in said duties,
William Johnstone Surveyor

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