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 ''Indfæstning:'' the amount the tenants had to pay to begin residing on a farm or in a house.<br> ''Landgilde:'' the annual fee paid by tenants - either with cash or in kind, such as an amount of grain or pig.<br> ''Hoveri:'' work that tenants were required to do without pay. If a tenant could not pay taxes or not manage the farm well enough, the landowner would remove the tenant and replace him with a new tenant.
-===Shank letters in duplicate===
+===''Fæstekontrakterne'' in duplicate===
-By regulation on 23 January 1719, it was decided that all copyhold letters were to be made in two copies, one for tenants and one for the landowner. The letter should also clip info in a particular clip protocol. In the late 1700s was copyhold system reformed - bl. a. it became established copyhold, which gave tenants the right to have such a son or son in law continue hilt. Shank care system was finally abolished by Act of 30 June 1919 - but since there were hardly any tenants back.
+''Fæstekontrakterne'' (sometimes called ''fæstebrevene'') were written contracts between two parties, typically between the landlord and the tenant.<br>
+By regulation on 23 January 1719, it was decided that all ''fæstekontrakterne'' were to be made in two copies, the original for the tenants, and the copy for the landowner (called ''reversalfæstebrevet''). The original letter typically contained information on:
+*the landowner
+*the ''fæstebrev''
+*the location of the tenancy
+*the soil and grain quality
+*the previous tenants and any relationships to the new tenants
+*reasons for the change in tenancy
+*indication of ''landgilde'' and ''hoveri''
+*any other conditions, including the location of tenancy
+The letter should also be copied into a ''protokol'' or minutes. Two witnesses were often present to validate the contract.<br>
+In the late 1700s tenant system was reformed - among other things, it became established copyhold, which gave tenants the right to have such a son or son in law continue tenancy. Shank care system was finally abolished by Act of 30 June 1919 - but since there were hardly any tenants back.
 ===Several kinds of clip archives===