Metadata : Chancellery of the Military Governor of Tbilisi, Chief of the Civilian Administration
Collection
- Country:
- Georgia
- Holding institution:
- The Central Historical Archive of Georgia
- Holding institution (official language):
- საისტორიო ცენტრალური არქივი
- Postal address:
- 1, Vazha-Pshavela, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Email:
- info@archives.gov.ge
- Country:
- Georgia
- Holding institution:
- The Central Historical Archive of Georgia
- Holding institution (official language):
- საისტორიო ცენტრალური არქივი
- Postal address:
- 1, Vazha-Pshavela, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Email:
- info@archives.gov.ge
- Reference number:
- f. 16
- Title:
- Chancellery of the Military Governor of Tbilisi, Chief of the Civilian Administration
- Title (official language):
- თბილისის სამხედრო გუბერნატორის სამოქალაქო ნაწილის კანცელარია
- Creator/accumulator:
- Chancellery of the Military Governor of Tbilisi, Chief of the Civilian Administration
- Date(s):
- 1802/1862
- Date note:
- dates are approximate
- Language:
- Russian
- Extent:
- 9,707(?) files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Scope and content:
-
The collection includes a broad array of materials on administrative, cultural and social issues. Some of its documents give insight into the interactions between the Russian Imperial authorities in the Caucasus and the Jews, and shed light on different aspects of the Jewish life in the region.
Several files mention correspondence and regulations regarding visits of foreign Jews in the Caucasus region, such as the issuance of internal Russian passports, files on Jewish individuals whose visit to Russia was banned. The files also mention the issuance of passports for foreign travel to Jewish subjects of the Russian Empire, as well as the government's efforts to regulate their movement inside the Empire; for instance, a file from 1843-1844 includes orders to arrest Jews from Dagestan appearing in Georgia, while a file from 1846 mentions several Georgian Jews who applied for a permit to settle in Tbilisi. A file from 1843 mentions a ban on Jewish peddling in rural areas, while another file from the same year mentions a dispute between local Georgian rulers (Mouravi) over the protection of Jewish traders.
The papers include statistical data on the Jewish population, as well as data on Jewish communities, synagogues and prayer houses throughout Georgia (1839, 1841, 1843 and other years); a file from 1844 includes data on Jewish artisans, while singular files from the 1820's and the 1830's include inquiries on Jews employed by the government without changing their faith. At least two files refer to the issue of the Jewish oath-taking: papers from 1833 discuss the orders of oath for pregnant Jewish women, while a file from 1842 includes regulations concerning the oath of enlistment of Jewish recruits in places where there is no Jewish community.
A file from 1820 mentions a request of Jewish-Georgian serfs to gain freedom from their masters. Other files mention disputes over land ownership: a file from 1843 includes a complaint of a Jewish resident of Surami, whose land was allegedly taken over by his neighbours, while a correspondence from 1845 mentions plots of land and gardens near Akhaltsikhe taken over by a Jewish local. Several money disputes over land selling and purchasing are mentioned in files from the 1840's.
More than a few files mention illegal activities involving Jews: Jews accused in theft and money smuggling in papers from 1808, 1817 and other years; Jewish victims of theft and violence are also recorded in several files. Some files mention cases of Jewish apostasy, while a file from the 1830's speaks of regulations concerning baptised Jews who illegally returned to their previous faith.
- Archival history:
- In the 1920s the materials of the Russian administration in Tbilisi were transferred to the newly established Main Historical Archive of Georgia. In 1939 this archive became part of the Central State Historical Archive of Georgia, the predecessor of the current Central Historical Archive.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The Chancellery of the Military Governor of Tbilisi was established in 1811 as the Chancellery of the Governor (Pravitel') of Georgia; later it was named "Chancellery of the Civilian Governor (Gubernator) of Georgia" and "Chancellery of the Civilian Governor (Gubernator) of Georgia-Imereti." From 1847 and until its liquidation the Chancellery served the Military Governor (Voennyi Gubernator) and the Chief of the Civilian Administration of Tbilisi.
- Access points: locations:
- Akhaltsikhe
- Russia
- Tbilisi
- System of arrangement:
- The collection includes one inventory, arranged on chronological basis.
- Access, restrictions:
- The collection is open for reference at the Central Historical Archive of Georgia.
- Finding aids:
- A list of files is available at the Central Historical Archive of Georgia. A list of Jewish-related files is available at the CAHJP in Jerusalem.
- Author of the description:
- Alex Valdman (Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People), 2016
- Reference number:
- f. 16
- Title:
- Chancellery of the Military Governor of Tbilisi, Chief of the Civilian Administration
- Title (official language):
- თბილისის სამხედრო გუბერნატორის სამოქალაქო ნაწილის კანცელარია
- Creator/accumulator:
- Chancellery of the Military Governor of Tbilisi, Chief of the Civilian Administration
- Date(s):
- 1802/1862
- Date note:
- dates are approximate
- Language:
- Russian
- Extent:
- 9,707(?) files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Scope and content:
-
The collection includes a broad array of materials on administrative, cultural and social issues. Some of its documents give insight into the interactions between the Russian Imperial authorities in the Caucasus and the Jews, and shed light on different aspects of the Jewish life in the region.
Several files mention correspondence and regulations regarding visits of foreign Jews in the Caucasus region, such as the issuance of internal Russian passports, files on Jewish individuals whose visit to Russia was banned. The files also mention the issuance of passports for foreign travel to Jewish subjects of the Russian Empire, as well as the government's efforts to regulate their movement inside the Empire; for instance, a file from 1843-1844 includes orders to arrest Jews from Dagestan appearing in Georgia, while a file from 1846 mentions several Georgian Jews who applied for a permit to settle in Tbilisi. A file from 1843 mentions a ban on Jewish peddling in rural areas, while another file from the same year mentions a dispute between local Georgian rulers (Mouravi) over the protection of Jewish traders.
The papers include statistical data on the Jewish population, as well as data on Jewish communities, synagogues and prayer houses throughout Georgia (1839, 1841, 1843 and other years); a file from 1844 includes data on Jewish artisans, while singular files from the 1820's and the 1830's include inquiries on Jews employed by the government without changing their faith. At least two files refer to the issue of the Jewish oath-taking: papers from 1833 discuss the orders of oath for pregnant Jewish women, while a file from 1842 includes regulations concerning the oath of enlistment of Jewish recruits in places where there is no Jewish community.
A file from 1820 mentions a request of Jewish-Georgian serfs to gain freedom from their masters. Other files mention disputes over land ownership: a file from 1843 includes a complaint of a Jewish resident of Surami, whose land was allegedly taken over by his neighbours, while a correspondence from 1845 mentions plots of land and gardens near Akhaltsikhe taken over by a Jewish local. Several money disputes over land selling and purchasing are mentioned in files from the 1840's.
More than a few files mention illegal activities involving Jews: Jews accused in theft and money smuggling in papers from 1808, 1817 and other years; Jewish victims of theft and violence are also recorded in several files. Some files mention cases of Jewish apostasy, while a file from the 1830's speaks of regulations concerning baptised Jews who illegally returned to their previous faith.
- Archival history:
- In the 1920s the materials of the Russian administration in Tbilisi were transferred to the newly established Main Historical Archive of Georgia. In 1939 this archive became part of the Central State Historical Archive of Georgia, the predecessor of the current Central Historical Archive.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The Chancellery of the Military Governor of Tbilisi was established in 1811 as the Chancellery of the Governor (Pravitel') of Georgia; later it was named "Chancellery of the Civilian Governor (Gubernator) of Georgia" and "Chancellery of the Civilian Governor (Gubernator) of Georgia-Imereti." From 1847 and until its liquidation the Chancellery served the Military Governor (Voennyi Gubernator) and the Chief of the Civilian Administration of Tbilisi.
- Access points: locations:
- Akhaltsikhe
- Russia
- Tbilisi
- System of arrangement:
- The collection includes one inventory, arranged on chronological basis.
- Access, restrictions:
- The collection is open for reference at the Central Historical Archive of Georgia.
- Finding aids:
- A list of files is available at the Central Historical Archive of Georgia. A list of Jewish-related files is available at the CAHJP in Jerusalem.
- Author of the description:
- Alex Valdman (Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People), 2016
