My activities in estate life

(XVII) Until 1828, while paying my rent regularly, I participated but little in the communal affairs of the village that did not touch me directly. I spent all my time on my commercial pursuits. I frequently heard complaints from my fellow-villagers about the bailiff’s abuses of power. Since I was a...

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1. Verfasser:	Gorshkov, Boris B
Format:	Buchkapitel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Applied sciences Bailiffs Behavioral sciences Business Business operations Business orders Civil law Commerce Communes Communities Engineering Feudalism Government Government officials History Housing Human geography Human societies Judicial officers Land law Land ownership Landlords Law Life estates Political science Serfdom Social groups Social organization Social sciences Sociology Tenancy Trade Transportation Travel
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Zusammenfassung:	(XVII) Until 1828, while paying my rent regularly, I participated but little in the communal affairs of the village that did not touch me directly. I spent all my time on my commercial pursuits. I frequently heard complaints from my fellow-villagers about the bailiff’s abuses of power. Since I was a relative of his and got on well with him, I told him many times informally to improve the way he carried out his duties. I would tell him this in a straightforward, friendly way. This offended him...