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Title:
[Tax bill for C. Johnstone, Paddington, Middlesex, October 4th, 1856]
Published / Created:
London : [s.n.], 1856.
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 6 x 17 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Eph Hg 20

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Completed in pen and ink.

Tax bill for C. Johnstone, Esq of Paddington, Middlesex totalling £10/9/11. Taxes to be paid include £4/10/0 for house tax, £1/11/6 for 3 male servants, £1/15/0 for 1 carriage with four wheels, £1/1/1 for 2 horses for riding or drawing carriage, £0/6/0 for 1 dog and £1/6/5 for 6 armorial bearings. Other taxable items include carriages with two wheels, hair powder, horse dealer's duty and land tax. Printed on blue paper. "Taxes" written on back.

"Land and assessed taxes, 1856-7-- First Moiety, County of Middlesex. Parish or place Paddington. No. [2418]. Received of Mr. C.. Johnstone, Esq. the [4] day [October] 185[6], the sum of [ten] pounds [nine] shillings and [eleven] pence, for two quarters' taxes due 20th September, 1856, the particulars of which are stated in the margin. [Geo. Reading] Collector".

"Note.-Persons removing the parish or place, without first paying the duties, render themselves liable to a penalty of £20".
Subject Terms:
Johnstone, C., active 1856. | Taxation -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Taxation of personal property -- Great Britain. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837–1901. | Taxes.
Form/Genre:
Taxation papers. | Blank forms. | Ephemera. | Financial records.
Contributors:
Reading, George, (Tax collector)