Passports in last years of the old Republic. Problem of beginnings, forms and functions

Abstract

The article concerns passports required for travels, issued in period from the Seym constitution from December 15th 1789 until the end of the Republic. Passports were issued by civil and military public order commissions, municipal chanceries, city administration and manor administration. The article was based on records of commissions from Lublin, Łuków and Chełm, and is an initial insight into this problem. The article comprises information on the content of passports and their form, as well as manners of production and use.

Keywords

• paszporty
• dyplomatyka
• administracja
• komisje porządkowe cywilno-wojskowe
• rzeczypospolita szlachecka