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It is not only the protocols that can give information about tenants and their circumstances. ''Hoveriforordninger'' can be found in freight archives. These documents can reveal how much the peasant had to work for the landowner. There may be diaries of the head depot, where you can see exactly how much work the peasant had. There may also be business or land books, which gives names of tenants, as well as information on the living standards of the farms and houses they lived in. | It is not only the protocols that can give information about tenants and their circumstances. ''Hoveriforordninger'' can be found in freight archives. These documents can reveal how much the peasant had to work for the landowner. There may be diaries of the head depot, where you can see exactly how much work the peasant had. There may also be business or land books, which gives names of tenants, as well as information on the living standards of the farms and houses they lived in. | ||
See also: [[Denmark: Adscription of 1733 (Stavnsbåndet)|Adscription of 1733 (Stavnsbåndet)]] for information on militia adscription laws and how they affected residency on fæstegårde. | |||
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