Documents of elections of authorized persons of the lashmans of the Kazan province of 1770s as a historical source
In this article is made an attempt of the analysis of three documents of 1770s, relating to elections of authorized persons of the lashmans - one of the categories of government peasants. Their main duty was wood harvesting for Kazan and Saint-Petersburg’s Admiralties. The texts of the attached sources provide an opportunity to trace the peaceful way of fighting of the lashmans for their rights by filing petitions.