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Materiały sejmikowe w spuściźnie po Ludwiku Gruno, księciu Hessen-Homburg w archiwum Muzeum Artylerii, Wojsk Inżynieryjnych i Łączności w Sankt Petersburgu

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The article discusses source materials for history o f Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Dietines, found in archival legacy o f Ludwig Gruno, Prince o f Hesse-Homburg. The documents are part o f field chancellery o f the prince, currently preserved in the Military-Historical Museum of Engineer and Signal Corps in St. Petersburg among over a thousand of letters, documents and files illustrating his achievements as commander o f Russian armies in the Caucasus and Poland in 1732-1736. The documents pertain mostly to tsarist army exacting war tribute in form o f food and feed in South- Eastern voivodeships from autumn 1734 to 1736. It was a significant burden to noblemen in Ukrainę, Podolia, Volhynia and Red Ruthenia, so it is not surprising that they petitioned for exemption, or at least reduction o f the tribute amount. For this purpose, the noblemen sent envoys to Prince Hesse-Homburg; envoys were elected at dietines and entrusted with tasks usually going beyond the matter o f tribute. It is proven by instructions found in Prince Hesse-Homburg’s field chancellery, issued by dietines of Bełz, Kiev, Lublin, Podolia, Ruthenia and Volhynia voivodeships, Chełm, Halych, Lviv, Przemyśl, and Sanok lands as well as Zhydachiv powiat.