Chapter The last glance at the private life of Poles in the 19th century. A last will as a historical source

Human life can be documented and evaluated in many ways, using various historical sources. This article is a modest attempt to draw the reader’s attention to one precious historical source, namely one’s last will. In micro‑scale it can constitute abasis for reconstructing many aspect of human life,...

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description Human life can be documented and evaluated in many ways, using various historical sources. This article is a modest attempt to draw the reader’s attention to one precious historical source, namely one’s last will. In micro‑scale it can constitute abasis for reconstructing many aspect of human life, such as: family, owned property or children’s education. Next, in macro‑scale, one can trace particular social or economic processes. The article analyses last wills of 13 testators representing a certain cross‑section of society. With the help of selected examples they show people’s efforts to ensure their children’s education so that they could find their place in the economic reality of the 19th century. Moreover, the analysed wills illustrate temptations that young people had to face in the era of “steam and electricity”.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1552382025-03-07T14:02:32Z Chapter The last glance at the private life of Poles in the 19th century. A last will as a historical source Złotkowski, Dariusz Human life can be documented and evaluated in many ways, using various historical sources. This article is a modest attempt to draw the reader’s attention to one precious historical source, namely one’s last will. In micro‑scale it can constitute abasis for reconstructing many aspect of human life, such as: family, owned property or children’s education. Next, in macro‑scale, one can trace particular social or economic processes. The article analyses last wills of 13 testators representing a certain cross‑section of society. With the help of selected examples they show people’s efforts to ensure their children’s education so that they could find their place in the economic reality of the 19th century. Moreover, the analysed wills illustrate temptations that young people had to face in the era of “steam and electricity”. 2025-03-07T14:02:30Z 2025-03-07T14:02:30Z 2021 chapter ONIX_20250307_9788381428453_663 9788381428453 9788381428446 9788365171504 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/155238 pol image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.press.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/wul/catalog/book/417 Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego 10.18778/8142-844-6.03 Human life can be documented and evaluated in many ways, using various historical sources. This article is a modest attempt to draw the reader’s attention to one precious historical source, namely one’s last will. In micro‑scale it can constitute abasis for reconstructing many aspect of human life, such as: family, owned property or children’s education. Next, in macro‑scale, one can trace particular social or economic processes. The article analyses last wills of 13 testators representing a certain cross‑section of society. With the help of selected examples they show people’s efforts to ensure their children’s education so that they could find their place in the economic reality of the 19th century. Moreover, the analysed wills illustrate temptations that young people had to face in the era of “steam and electricity”. 10.18778/8142-844-6.03 83bfe9c9-323d-4283-b087-d859fd9af314 9788381428453 9788381428446 9788365171504 35-56 open access
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