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Inheritance Documents and Wills (Tongsaeng Hwahoemun'gi or Yusan)

These records are inheritance documents used to allocate property (including slaves) among siblings. They are of particular value for identification of slaves, their birth dates, and family relationships. In addition to instructions regarding the distribution of property, wills generally included moral instruction and advice for offspring. Records are generally available from about 1500 to present.

They contain the names of the deceased, family members and slaves, birth dates, relationships. Also arrangements for property distribution, notes of meritorious service, and more detailed biographical information. Location: Scattered in public and private collections; the largest assemblage is in Kyujanggak collection, Seoul National University Library. Probably less than 5% of the population are identified in these records. Only a few inheritance documents survive and the coverage is small. Wills are also rare. These are one of only a few sources for the names of enslaved persons.

Records are available in public libraries and private family papers, but not easily accessible to the general population. Most pre-1800 documents have been lost; many later records are also lost. Many of the remaining records are preserved in libraries and archives but are, nevertheless, subject to loss by fire or natural disasters; records in private family possession are even more susceptible to loss.

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-== Inheritance Documents and Wills (''Tongsaeng Hwahoemun'gi or Yusan'') ==
+== Inheritance Documents and Wills (''Tongsaeng Hwahoemun'gi or Yusan'')  ==
+These records are inheritance documents used to allocate property (including slaves) among siblings. They are of particular value for identification of slaves, their birth dates, and family relationships. In addition to instructions regarding the distribution of property, wills generally included moral instruction and advice for offspring. Records are generally available from about 1500 to present.
-Research Use: Inheritance documents and wills are of particular value for identification of slaves, their birth dates, and family relationships.
+They contain the names of the deceased, family members and slaves, birth dates, relationships. Also arrangements for property distribution, notes of meritorious service, and more detailed biographical information. Location: Scattered in public and private collections; the largest assemblage is in Kyujanggak collection, Seoul National University Library. Probably less than 5% of the population are identified in these records. Only a few inheritance documents survive and the coverage is small. Wills are also rare. These are one of only a few sources for the names of enslaved persons.
-Record Type: Korean inheritance documents used to allocate property (including slaves) among siblings.
+Records are available in public libraries and private family papers, but not easily accessible to the general population. Most pre-1800 documents have been lost; many later records are also lost. Many of the remaining records are preserved in libraries and archives but are, nevertheless, subject to loss by fire or natural disasters; records in private family possession are even more susceptible to loss.
-Background: In addition to instructions regarding the distribution of property, wills generally included moral instruction and advice for offspring.
+== References  ==
-Time Period: 1500 to present.
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-Contents: Names of the deceased, family members and slaves, birth dates, relationships. Also arrangements for property distribution, notes of meritorious service, and more detailed biographical information.
+[[Category:South_Korea]]
-Location: Scattered in public and private collections; the largest assemblage is in Kyujanggak collection, Seoul National University Library.
+[[Category:Histories]]
-Percentage in Family History Library: 5%.
-Duplication: Within record - estimated at less than 10%; with other records - probably as high as 50% for Korean nobility, but inheritance documents are one of only a few sources for slave names.
-Population Coverage: Probably less than 5%. Only a few inheritance documents survive and the coverage is small. Wills are also rare.
-Reliability: Good.
-Accessibility: Available in public libraries and private family papers, but not easily accessible to the general population.
-Preservation of Record/Vulnerability: Most pre-1800 documents have been lost; many later records are also lost. Many of the remaining records are preserved in libraries and archives but are, nevertheless, subject to loss by fire or natural disasters; records in private family possession are even more susceptible to loss.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Korea,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1986-2001.</ref>
-== References ==
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-[[Category:South Korea]]