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=== Schuld- und Pfandprotokolle === | === Schuld- und Pfandprotokolle === | ||
As mentioned above the Schuld- und Pfandprotokolle provide information about obligations and contracts. Such documents can be traced back to 1650 because at that time it became mandatory to document legal matters, | As mentioned above the Schuld- und Pfandprotokolle provide information about obligations and contracts. Such documents can be traced back to 1650 because at that time it became mandatory to document legal matters, where before a handshake might have sufficed. Each purchase, necessary credits, securities and all other proprietary information was gathered when a property was taken over by an new owner. When property was inherited there always was a so called Abnahmevertrag. Before a person could remarry, the childrens' claims from the previous marriage had to be safeguarded through an Aussagebrief or Setzungskontrakt. Each farm or each owner was listed on a separate sheet on which all changes were entered. The exact wording can be viewed in the Neben- or Kontraktbücher. The Schuld- und Pfandprotokolle as well as the Nebenbücher have cross-references which allows for determined research. | ||
The documents were not always written by the same scribe nor were they written at the same time. Sometimes multiple descriptions exist. However, the text of the Nebenbuch is decisive, because the owner always received a copy of the text. Indexes to the Schuld- und Pfandprotokolle exist and make for an easier search. | The documents were not always written by the same scribe nor were they written at the same time. Sometimes multiple descriptions exist. However, the text of the Nebenbuch is decisive, because the owner always received a copy of the text. Indexes to the Schuld- und Pfandprotokolle exist and make for an easier search. | ||