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Correspondence regarding the dispatching of 250 pairs of horses and wagons of supplies toward Riga through the Estonian province by way of Viljandi, Valga and Valmiera.

The National Archives of Estonia

The National Archives of Estonia
Tartu, Estonia

The documents record the name of each peasant who participated in the consignment as well as the manor from which the wagon and horse were from. Often there were more detailed descriptions of the horses (colour and gender). The horse-drawn trains of wagons were dispatched in autumn 1812. Records were kept on the returning wagons, but the statistics are fairly grim. The peasants who returned were in awoeful state and ill, and the horses went missing.

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  • Title: Correspondence regarding the dispatching of 250 pairs of horses and wagons of supplies toward Riga through the Estonian province by way of Viljandi, Valga and Valmiera.
The National Archives of Estonia

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