Russina Petions and Charters

'O Razzorenii Tsarstva Moskovskago I Knyaze Pozharskom', a collection, compiled in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century, of petitions submitted to Russian rulers by the Streltsy and others, and charters and letters received from the rulers. A note at the front of the volume indicates that it was bought in 1748 for two roubles, and again in 1816 for fifty roubles. There is a covering note by Ellis H. Minns, Pembroke College, 24 September 1930.

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Bequeathed by Sir Ellis H. Minns, 1953.

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Microfilm available