Identity area
Reference code
CA MHSBC 112-25-3
Title
Odessa South Russia Foreign Settlements
Date(s)
- 1800-1801 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
2 cm of textual records.
Context area
Name of creator
(Unknown)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The file consists of the following documents:
1) A description of the South Russian Foreign Settlements' Guardian Committee, 2 pages
2) Guardianship Committee for Foreign Settlers in Southern Russia (1800-1801). This includes reports from 1847-1852 on matters pertaining mostly to the Mennonite population, including law & order, agricultural, financial and inheritance issues. Also mentioned are interactions with the Jewish community in the area. A list of families moving from one colony to another is found on pages 56-57. 58 pages
3) Geographical Index. German & Mennonite Colonies in the Regions of Ekaterynoslav, Tavrida, Kherson and Bessarabia. 17 pages
4) Nominal Index. 26 pages