Three regulations concerning Jewish military recruits from the district of Galicia

AUCTION 24 | Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Art and Holy Land Maps Including Ceremonial Art from the Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg

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Lot 225

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Three regulations concerning Jewish military recruits from the district of Galicia

I. Printed fascicle. ff. 2. German and Polish texts face-a-face. Miltary recruits. Lemberg, 20th September 1797. II. Single page. German. Printed certificate calling-up recruits. Lemberg, 30th June 1797. III. Single page manuscript. With embossed official stamp. German. Ten paragraphs concerning military recruitment, including price of exemption from military. Lemberg, 11th January 1797 Folio

Lemberg (Pol. Lwów; Ukrainian. Lviv): 1797

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $800

“On March 18th, 1788 the Vienna Government decreed a draft of Jews into the military along with the rest of the population. However, in 1790, it became possible for Jews to be freed from the army by a payment of 30 florin per each recruit.” (Yizkor/Memorial Book of Dembitz, Galicia)