Instruction by Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł regarding the hearing of Pinchas, marshal of the Rus land

Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł orders to question Pinchas on the matter of him flouting the consensus he was given for land marshalship, which violation consisted in, among others, him agreeing to the extent of the money paid to the commissar of the Treasury. The commissars are to inspect if Pinchas really decreased the extent of the tax due from the land belonging to A. Czartoryski, if Pinchas embezzled funds for his own needs. The commissars are also to check the expenses of the Żółkiew kahal and investigate the accusations made by Berek Rabinowicz, the land marshal. The commissars ought to clear him of his land debts incurred by his father-in-law, Iser. Additionally, they should interview Pinchas’ messenger. Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł orders to log a protest with the castle court regarding the debt incurred from Crown court ensign bearer Ossoliński (by Pinchas’ permission).

Archive: The Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw
Fond: Radziwills' Warsaw Archive
Reference Number: AGAD, AR dz. XXIX, rkps 7, s. 585-587
Language: Polish
Creation Date: 10.02.1754
Place of origin: Żółkiew
Geographical names: Berezhany, Jarosław, Olyka, Ternopil, Zhovkva (Ukraine)
Notes:
Published: A.Teller , Radziwiłł, Rabinowicz, and the Rabbi of Świerz: The Magnate’s Attitude to Jewish Regional Autonomy in 18th Century. [w: ] Scripta Hierosolymitana, vol. 38: Studies in the History of the Jews in Old Poland in Honor of Jacob Goldberg, wyd. A. Teller, Jerusalem 1998, s. 273-275; Żydzi polscy 1648-1772. Źródła, Studia Judaica Cracoviensia, Series Fontium 6, oprac. A.Kaźmierczyk, Kraków 2001, s. 240-242;  Sejm Czterech Ziem. Źródła, do druku przygotowali J. Goldberg i A. Kaźmierczyk, Wydawnictwo Sejmowe, Warszawa 2011, s. 364, 365.