Znamiona chorobowe, defekty i urazy oraz inne słabości jako cechy dystynktywne w listach gończych zamieszczanych w dzienniku urzędowym rejencji gdańskiej (Amtsblatt der Königlischen Regierungs zu Danzig) w latach 1816–1830
Illness marks, defects, traumas and general weaknesses as distinctive features in the wanted notices posted in the official journal of administrative district of Gdańsk (Amtsblatt der Königlischen Regierungs zu Danzig) 1816–1830

Summary/Abstract: Since 1816 in the newly formed administrative district of Gdańsk, the official journal entitled Amtsblatt der Königlichen Regierungs zu Danzig started to be published. One of the issues that periodically appears on the pages of the paper, is the question of crime, especially the wanted notices. Among the descriptions of height, age or body shape of the criminals, there also appears information that could indicate illnesses, defects, traumas and general weaknesses of the defendants. The analysis of nearly a thousand of wanted notices indicates that these kind of descriptions were frequent and could constitute an important help when identifying the fugitive. The mentioned source material helps us to partly illustrate the life of the lower class of society, mainly the criminal underworld. It also constitutes an invaluable resource for historians of medicine, material culture or law.

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