Tachygraphy. Missive Letter of 13/01/1702 from Tsar Peter I Alexeevich to Archbishop Afanassy of Kholmogory on Collecting Cereals from Landless Peasants Accountable to the Archbishop, Peasants Attached to Archbishop and Monasteries and Patrimonial Peasants by Late February and Supplying them in Towns as Fee Payable to Warriors.

The missive letter is provided with a full list of towns and districts subject to cereals (rye and oats) collecting. The document demontrates techniques used by the state in collecting cereals for warriors in connection with the outbreak of the Great Northern War between Russia and Sweden. Filigree. In a state of fair preservation. 189.7х16.7cm. The document is of importance to collectors, of historical importance, and is worthy of the best museums.