Metadata : Police Court (Ordnungsgericht) of Kreis Dorpat
Collection
- Country:
- Estonia
- Holding institution:
- Historical Archives of Estonia
- Holding institution (official language):
- Eesti Ajalooarchiiv
- Postal address:
- Tartu, Nooruse 3, 50411
- Phone number:
- +372 738 7521
- Web address:
- www.ra.ee
- Email:
- tartu@ra.ee
- Country:
- Estonia
- Holding institution:
- Historical Archives of Estonia
- Holding institution (official language):
- Eesti Ajalooarchiiv
- Postal address:
- Tartu, Nooruse 3, 50411
- Phone number:
- +372 738 7521
- Web address:
- www.ra.ee
- Email:
- tartu@ra.ee
- Reference number:
- EAA.949.1
- Title:
- Police Court (Ordnungsgericht) of Kreis Dorpat
- Title (official language):
- Tartu sillakohus
- Creator/accumulator:
- Police Court of Kreis Dorpat
- Date(s):
- 1721/1888
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 9,606 files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
-
The collection comprises court records and reports made by the Police Court of Kreis Dorpat (German: Dorpater Ordnungsgericht). The Police Court was the lowest court in Livonia and dealt mostly with minor crimes and policing. The collection includes a number of Jewish-related recordings (35), all of them from the second half of the 19th century (the earliest case is dated 1842, the latest is from 1888).
A large part of the Jewish-related materials consist of statistica; reports on the number of Jewish residents living in the kreis (13 annual reports from 1876 to 1887). The remaining 23 Jewish-related cases belong to the section of Court proceedings. Jews were mostly accused of illegal trade (13 cases), in particular as itinerant pedlars (German: “Hausierer”). Among the goods illicitly sold by Jewish residents, vodka and tea are especially noted (cases dated 1850-1851 and 1869 respectively). The collection also includes one investigation (1843-1853) into illegal trade in the kreis carried out by Jews. Jews were also suspected or accused of thefts (cases dated 1868 and 1846-1850). In the last case mentioned, it is noteworthy that both the complainant and the accused were Jewish. There is also one case where a Jew is arraigned for fraud (1880-1881). In addition there are several cases in which Jews are accused of having confrontations with officials (1870), verbal injury (1876) and sodomy (1879-1881).
Additional examples of Jewish-related files: Investigative cases against the Jew Samuel Isakson registered in Mitau [Jelgava] for improper conduct at the 3rd parish court of Dorpat [Tartu] and maltreatment of the country carriers there, 1870 (inventory 1, file 2963); Investigative cases against the estate administration in Alt-Wrangelshof [Prangli] due to the failure to arrest the Jews who violated the law and against the Gross-Kamby [Kambja] peasants Jaan Pertli and Jaak Jacobsohn for the tumultuous intrusion into the farm in Alt-Wrangelshof, 1849 (inventory 1, file 3632); Investigative cases against the Jew Sandel Hirsch Feldhahn, who was being handled goods by the carrier Meinert in Kavastu on July 28, 1842, 1842 (inventory 1, 3976); Reports from the community and estate administrations on the number of Jews residing in Dorpat, 1876/1888 (inventory 1, files 820, 821, 825, 826, 829, 830, 831 and 836); Investigation cases against the Jewish peddler Hirsch Wolfowitsch Blanc for illegal trade in the Dorpat district, 1867/1870 (investigative 1, file 4007); Investigative cases against the Jew Susman Leibowitsch Schreider for verbal injuries, 1876 (inventory 1, file 5496).
- Archival history:
- Initially records from the province (Governorate) of Livonia were stored in its capital, Riga. After 1914, a part of the records were moved to Tartu and Riazan. Currently the entire collection is split between the Estonian Historical Archives and the Latvian State Historical Archives, although most of the Estonian-related cases are kept in the National Archives in Tartu.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The Police Court of Kreis Dorpat (German: Dorpater Ordnungsgericht; Estonian: Tartu sillakohus) was the lowest court which dealt with misconducts (minor crimes) and civil cases. It also controlled public order and domestic trade, taxes and fines. The Court was active from 1721 to 1888 when the Kreis Dorpat (Russian: Дерптский уезд, now Tartu County) was a part of the Governorate of Livonia within the Russian Empire.
- System of arrangement:
- The collection is arranged thematically with Estonian headings while the records themselves are in German. The Jewish-related cases on statistics can be found in the section of “Submissions and Reports” (“Esildised ja aruanded”). The court proceedings are placed in the section ”Kohtuprotsessi toimikud”, where Jewish-related cases belong to the subsections “Confrontation with government” (“Valitsuskorrale vastuhakkamine”), “Crimes against public peace and order” (“Avaliku rahu ja korra rikkumine”, “Offences in trade and industrial policy” (“Kaubandus- ja tööstuseeskirjade rikkumine”), “Offences against property” (“Omandivastased kuriteod”) and “Crimes against private persons” (“Isikuvastased kuriteod”).
- Finding aids:
- General data on the collection is available on the web page of the Historical Archives of Estonia: www.ais.ra.ee. the collection is also briefly described in: Центральный исторический архив Эстонской ССР. Путеводитель. Москва-Тарту, 1969. С. 76-77.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
- Author of the description:
- Antonina Martynenko
- Reference number:
- EAA.949.1
- Title:
- Police Court (Ordnungsgericht) of Kreis Dorpat
- Title (official language):
- Tartu sillakohus
- Creator/accumulator:
- Police Court of Kreis Dorpat
- Date(s):
- 1721/1888
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 9,606 files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
-
The collection comprises court records and reports made by the Police Court of Kreis Dorpat (German: Dorpater Ordnungsgericht). The Police Court was the lowest court in Livonia and dealt mostly with minor crimes and policing. The collection includes a number of Jewish-related recordings (35), all of them from the second half of the 19th century (the earliest case is dated 1842, the latest is from 1888).
A large part of the Jewish-related materials consist of statistica; reports on the number of Jewish residents living in the kreis (13 annual reports from 1876 to 1887). The remaining 23 Jewish-related cases belong to the section of Court proceedings. Jews were mostly accused of illegal trade (13 cases), in particular as itinerant pedlars (German: “Hausierer”). Among the goods illicitly sold by Jewish residents, vodka and tea are especially noted (cases dated 1850-1851 and 1869 respectively). The collection also includes one investigation (1843-1853) into illegal trade in the kreis carried out by Jews. Jews were also suspected or accused of thefts (cases dated 1868 and 1846-1850). In the last case mentioned, it is noteworthy that both the complainant and the accused were Jewish. There is also one case where a Jew is arraigned for fraud (1880-1881). In addition there are several cases in which Jews are accused of having confrontations with officials (1870), verbal injury (1876) and sodomy (1879-1881).
Additional examples of Jewish-related files: Investigative cases against the Jew Samuel Isakson registered in Mitau [Jelgava] for improper conduct at the 3rd parish court of Dorpat [Tartu] and maltreatment of the country carriers there, 1870 (inventory 1, file 2963); Investigative cases against the estate administration in Alt-Wrangelshof [Prangli] due to the failure to arrest the Jews who violated the law and against the Gross-Kamby [Kambja] peasants Jaan Pertli and Jaak Jacobsohn for the tumultuous intrusion into the farm in Alt-Wrangelshof, 1849 (inventory 1, file 3632); Investigative cases against the Jew Sandel Hirsch Feldhahn, who was being handled goods by the carrier Meinert in Kavastu on July 28, 1842, 1842 (inventory 1, 3976); Reports from the community and estate administrations on the number of Jews residing in Dorpat, 1876/1888 (inventory 1, files 820, 821, 825, 826, 829, 830, 831 and 836); Investigation cases against the Jewish peddler Hirsch Wolfowitsch Blanc for illegal trade in the Dorpat district, 1867/1870 (investigative 1, file 4007); Investigative cases against the Jew Susman Leibowitsch Schreider for verbal injuries, 1876 (inventory 1, file 5496).
- Archival history:
- Initially records from the province (Governorate) of Livonia were stored in its capital, Riga. After 1914, a part of the records were moved to Tartu and Riazan. Currently the entire collection is split between the Estonian Historical Archives and the Latvian State Historical Archives, although most of the Estonian-related cases are kept in the National Archives in Tartu.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The Police Court of Kreis Dorpat (German: Dorpater Ordnungsgericht; Estonian: Tartu sillakohus) was the lowest court which dealt with misconducts (minor crimes) and civil cases. It also controlled public order and domestic trade, taxes and fines. The Court was active from 1721 to 1888 when the Kreis Dorpat (Russian: Дерптский уезд, now Tartu County) was a part of the Governorate of Livonia within the Russian Empire.
- System of arrangement:
- The collection is arranged thematically with Estonian headings while the records themselves are in German. The Jewish-related cases on statistics can be found in the section of “Submissions and Reports” (“Esildised ja aruanded”). The court proceedings are placed in the section ”Kohtuprotsessi toimikud”, where Jewish-related cases belong to the subsections “Confrontation with government” (“Valitsuskorrale vastuhakkamine”), “Crimes against public peace and order” (“Avaliku rahu ja korra rikkumine”, “Offences in trade and industrial policy” (“Kaubandus- ja tööstuseeskirjade rikkumine”), “Offences against property” (“Omandivastased kuriteod”) and “Crimes against private persons” (“Isikuvastased kuriteod”).
- Finding aids:
- General data on the collection is available on the web page of the Historical Archives of Estonia: www.ais.ra.ee. the collection is also briefly described in: Центральный исторический архив Эстонской ССР. Путеводитель. Москва-Тарту, 1969. С. 76-77.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
- Author of the description:
- Antonina Martynenko
