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Excerpt from Wine, the Vine, and the Cellar
If a cask or case was to be taken out of bond, it was necessary, first, to write what was called a Require-note, which gave full particulars of the ship, entry, gauge, &c., of the cask, and stated that you Required to pay duty. This was taken to the Excise office at the dock-gate, and, if found correct, was initialled. Furnished with this authority, another paper was necessary, called the warrant, besides two more, with the number of gallons in figures.
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