Metadata: Charters of the demesne of Plesse: contracts, oaths of truce
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- State Archives of Lower Saxony – Hannover branch
- Holding institution (official language):
- Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Hannover
- Postal address:
- Am Archiv 1, 30169 Hannover
- Phone number:
- + 49 511 1206601
- Reference number:
- Cal. Or. 81c
- Title:
- Charters of the demesne of Plesse: contracts, oaths of truce
- Title (official language):
- Urkunden der Herrschaft Plesse - Verträge, Urfehden
- Creator/accumulator:
- Registry of the Principality of Calenberg
- Date(s):
- 1292/1576
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 58 files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- Of special interest is the file documenting the following case: Hans Maenkorp, a native of Langenholz (Holthusen), testified before the court of Winzenburg that he had stolen two linen cloths from a woman from Angerstein in the demesne of Plesse and sold them to the Jews in Weende. He was imprisoned by the nobleman Dietrich of Plesse and gave him 83 sheep. He swears an oath of truce.
- Archival history:
- The archival documents were handed over by Hesse in 1864. Section c contains contracts and oaths of truce. The collection suffered water damage.
- Access points: locations:
- Langenholzen (Holthusen)
- Weende
- Winzenburg
- Access points: persons/families:
- Maenkorp, Hans
- System of arrangement:
- The collection is ordered according to a thematic index. Keyword search is possible via the database.
- Finding aids:
- An online catalogue (Arcinsys) is available.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/start.action?oldNodeid=
- Yerusha Network member:
- Institute for the History of German Jews
- Author of the description:
- Meike Buck