Lot letter
A lottery ticket certifies a personal release from a relationship of domination, in particular from serfdom .
history
In feudalism , rulers had subjects who were unfree and obliged to serve the rulers. The subjects were considered personal property, they were serfs. After the abolition of serfdom in the early 19th century, lottery tickets lost their importance. Frederick the Great issued an edict in his Kingdom of Prussia on December 10, 1748 for the release of the subjects in our heir = Grand Duchy of Silesia and the County of Glatz , that the grounds = ruled without significant causes, which subjects did not deny the freedom of subjection, These but also, without established causes, to the detriment of their cantons and their manors, should not move from one place to another .
Content of the lot letter
A lottery ticket was only to be issued by the rulers / authorities; it should contain the name of the rulership, the name of the subject and the reason or cause of the release.
Causes and reasons for issuance
- Wandering of a journeyman craftsman who wanted to become a master.
- Ransom the serfs. (The rule's lack of money meant that subjects could buy themselves out of them)
- Marriage and the associated move to a different parish than one's own was only possible with the Lord's lot letter.
Exhibition costs
In Lusatia in the 18th century, for example, an estimate of between one and ten thalers was used, depending on the property of the serfs. The value for comparison, a dairy cow cost one thaler.
Purpose of the lot letter
No government was allowed to accept a stranger in their community. Anyone who could not produce a lottery ticket had left his rule without permission. Runaway serfs were then returned to their rule. After the pawns had been laid , the unfree subjects could not move outside of the rulership.
Examples of the lots
| Text of the lot letter | Lot letter | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Prot.ch January 31, 1777, that the model of this Gottfried Goerner had already been in the local area for 22 years, had a Häusler job there for the last five years, and was honest and loyal to both his superiors and his superiors all the time he was here same behavior. We Scholz and Courts here have wanted to certify this to him, with the wish of many divine blessings for his present change . Seal of the town of Sprottau , Petersdorf , January 30th 1777 (six signatures) | The Losbrief was for a settlement request of exiles from Schwerta / Esther forest in Queiskreis / Saxony in the Lower Silesian Frederick colony Sprottischwaldau issued | |
| Lottery ticket for Hans Span zu Fulmers dated February 12, 1752 | - | - |
Basis of the Prussian lot letters, the edict of 1748
The edict explains and defines the rules governing the release of subjects in Prussia and in the County of Glatz.
Edict December 10, 1748 page 1, Prussia release of the subjects
Edict December 10, 1748 page 2
Edict December 10, 1748 page 3
Edict December 10, 1748 page 4
Edict December 10, 1748 page 5
Edict December 10, 1748 page 6
.jpg)
literature
- Attempt to represent the in the Margraviate of Upper Lusatia between hereditary lordship and inheritance Dresden with Paul Gottlob Hilscher, 1824, p. 49 §50 ff.
- Lot letter . In: Former Academy of Sciences of the GDR, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): German legal dictionary . tape 8 , issue 9/10 (edited by Heino Speer and others). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar 1991, ISBN 3-7400-0137-2 ( adw.uni-heidelberg.de ).
Web links
- Letters from a gardener: europeana.eu
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jan Ziekow: About freedom of movement and residence . Jus Publicum 21, Mohr Siebeck, 1997, p. 133, books.google.de
- ↑ Losbrief by Johann Gotthilf Rentzsch. In: City History Museum Leipzig. 1799, accessed August 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Lottery ticket. Auction house, accessed on August 24, 2020 .
