Kherson Customs House (2nd Class); Kherson, Kherson Province

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Державний архів Херсонської області

Title (official language):: Херсонська митниця 2-го класу, м. Херсон Херсонської губ.

Creator/accumulator:: Kherson Customs House (2nd Class); Kherson, Kherson Province

Scope and content:: Included (op. 2) are secret circulars of the head of the Odessa Port Customs House stipulating that Polish Jews suspected of bringing counterfeit money into the Russian Empire be thoroughly searched, and mentioning “the practice of transporting counterfeit money in the spines of Jewish religious books” (1834, 1846-47); etc.

Administrative/biographical history:: This was established in 1778 in connection with the founding of the city of Kherson. It was to monitor the import and export of goods, the implementation of customs legislation, and the defence of the Russian Empire’s political and socioeconomic interests. Upon changes in Kherson’s status as a seaport, the customs house’s status changed as well. From 1825-62 it was called the Kherson Customs Post, and was under the jurisdiction of the Odessa Customs Area; in the latter period of its operations (from 1913-20), it was called the Kherson Customs House (2nd class), and was under the jurisdiction of the Odessa customs inspector’s administration.

System of arrangement:: The fonds includes two inventories systematised chronologically.