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Gdansk Town Records - Fiscal Cases
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Archiwum Państwowe w Gdańsku
State Archives in Gdansk
Gdansk,
Poland
www.gdansk.ap.gov.pl
Record group
| Gdansk Town Records - Fiscal Cases | ||
| Akta miasta Gdańska - Fiscalia | ||
| Reference code | : | PL/10/300/17 |
| Period | : | 1539-1747 |
| Extent | : | 11 items, 1.0 metres |
Abstract
The record group consists of the Town Council regulations on legacy cases as well as fiscal cases and merchants references to the Polish King. Furthermore, there are papers concerning corn export by the Polish Royal Court and the discharge of corn from taxes in Gdansk, shipping to Narva, the Royal Committee for customs, harbour taxes and excise in the Elblag harbour.
Relevant contents
| Period | : | 1539 - 1676 |
| Countries involved | : | Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, The Netherlands, Various countries |
| Languages | : | Latin, Low German, Polish |
Relevant materials include the following (all nos. start with 300/17):
- 1-1b: Trials in fiscal and tax cases with owners of ships and cargo, and shipowners, sailors and merchants references in fiscal cases to the King of Poland, 1539-1588, 1591-1724.
- 5-7: Papers concerning the Royal Committee for customs, harbour taxes and excise in the Elblag harbour, 1654-1668.
- 10, 11: Papers concerning the corn export by the Polish Royal Court and the discharge of corn from harbour taxes in Gdansk, shipping to Narva, requisition of privateer ships, proposals of a new list of taxes and fiscal regulations, requisition of private property after a case of money debasement, 1548-1676.
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Record creator / provenance
The Town Council was responsible for the activities of the Harbour Tax Office, which collected harbour taxes from ships arriving, departing and loading cargo. Sailors and merchants often brought fiscal decisions of the Harbour Tax Office for the Town Council or the Polish King. The Town Council and the main Mayor of the town were also responsible for maintaining the coastal law. According to the Polish coastal law, the King was the owner of the cargo from shipwrecks.
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