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BOX 1-2 Pal'menbach Family Records, 1695-1875
Patents of nobility, military records, land records, marriage agreements, petitions, and miscellaneous papers.
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 1695 See Container 2 Folder 1
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 1725, appointment by Empress Catherine for Lieutenant Andrei Batiushkov to rank of adjutant (Russian)
BOX-FOLDER 1/2 1755, copy of service record of Ivan Pal'menbach, Colonel of the Vyborgskii Infantry Regiment (Russian)
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 1780, marriage agreement between Baroness Elizaveta Aleksandrovna Biron (Cherkasov) and Gustav (Efstafii) Ivanovich Pal'menbach, Major of the Guards, Grenadier Regiment (Russian)
BOX-FOLDER 1/4 1789, Kushelev service record; mentions recognition "of bravery of all ranks in the face of enemy fire on 13 August" (Russian)
BOX-FOLDER 1/5 1791, military service record of Efstafii Pal'menbach, Colonel of the Elizavetograd Cavalry Regiment; copy of record issued to Lieutenant General Lev Pavlovich Batiushkov by the imperial general staff on June 5, 1875 (Russian)
BOX-FOLDER 1/6 1797, 11 Aug., imperial manifesto appointing Elizaveta A. Pal'menbach as head of the Council of the Imperial Society of Noble Maidens replacing the late Madame Delafond (Russian)
BOX-FOLDER 1/7 1800, 25 Feb., certificate given to Sofia Efstafievna Pal'menbach on of her 12th birthday, her acceptance into the Imperial Society of Noble Maidens, and her presentation to the empress; printed on parchment with handwritten insertion of names and date; on back of certificate, oval stamp reads "from the collection of S. N. Treinitskii" (Russian)
BOX-FOLDER 1/8 1802, manifesto by Emperor Aleksandr I granting tax exemption to the widow of Colonel Pal'menbach for an additional six years (Russian)
BOX-FOLDER 1/9 1864, 12 Aug., résumé of imperial orders granted the Pal'menbach family: to Efstafii Ivanovich, the Order of St. George, 4th degree on Nov. 24, 1788; to Elizaveta Aleksandrovna, the Order of St. Catherine on June 20, 1797; and to Lieutenant General Pal'menbach, the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky on Sept. 22, 1762 (Russian)
BOX-FOLDER 1/10 1875
Translation from Swedish into Russian of the 1695 patent of nobility granted by Charles XI of Sweden to Christian Bernard Pal'menbach; original is located in Container 2 (Russian)
FOLDER 11 Copy of Pal'menbach family data translated into Russian from German heraldry book; not dated but circa 1875 (Russian)
FOLDER 12 Two copies (one with red seal) of service record of Gustav Moritz von Pal'menbach, also called Ivan Pal'menbach, who served in the Lifland Division and who replaced the commander of that division, General Field-Marshal Count Buturlin in 1767 (Russian)
FOLDER 13 Declaration of consent by Fedor Andreevich von Byuller, the only son of the late Baroness and Dame Aleksandra Efstafievna von Pal'menbach Byuller, wife of the secret councillor and senator Baron Andrei Ianovich von Byuller, to the incorporation of his family tree with that of his cousin, Lieutenant General Lev Pavlovich Batiushkov; all the latter's descendants to carry the name of von Pal'menbach on the basis of primogeniture, as the direct line of von Pal'menbach's had become extinct with the death of the common grandfather, Colonel Efstafii Ivanovich von Pal'menbach (Russian)
FOLDER 14 1875
Draft copy of above declaration (Russian)
FOLDER 15 Biron and Pal'menbach genealogical table; on the left is the lineage of the Biron family beginning with Ioann Ernest Biron, Count of Karlsbad and Regent of Russia, and on the right is the lineage of the von Pal'menbach family; compiled by Lev Pavlovich Batiushkov possibly in 1875 during his research on the von Pal'menbach family (Russian)
FOLDER 16 Five drafts of petitions and supplementary material, including draft translation from Swedish of Charles XI's patent of nobility to Christian Bernard Bierbach, draft copy of Biron and Pal'menbach genealogical table, and three drafts of petitions, and two official documents dealing with the attempt by Lieutenant General Lev Pavlovich Batiushkov to incorporate his name with that of von Pal'menbach (Russian)
BOX 2 FOLDER 1 1695, patent of nobility issued by Charles XI, King of Sweden, to Christian Bernard Bierbach in name of Pal'menbach; presentation case binding, brown wooden scippet containing royal Swedish seal; handwritten in ink with drawing of coat of arms in color (Swedish)
BOX 3-5 Land Grants and Patents of Nobility, 1613-1865
BOX 3 FOLDER 1 1613-1619 See Container 5, Folder 1
FOLDER 1 1682-1691 See Container 4
1836, 7 Feb.
Emperor Nicholas I: patent of nobility issued to Semen Volskii who had entered the Imperial Service on July 1811 as a court physician during Napoleon's invasion of Russia; signed "Nicholas;" presentation binding in gold-colored silk with white silk paste down front and back; headpiece has Imperial coat of arms in color and border design of first page decorated with forty-noine hand-painted miniature coat of arms; other pages have geometric border designs in blue, silver and gold; Volskii coat of arms illustrated in color on Page 7, written inscriptions on Page 8, and oval stamp reading "from the collection of S. N. Treinitskii" (Russian)
BOX 4 FOLDER 1 1682, Tsar Fedor Alekseevich: Charter for land grant issued to Fedor Afanas'evich Karakhin for "services against the Turkish sultan and the Crimean khan who attacked our Little Russian cities ... served yet our father Aleksei Mikhailovich. He is awarded for generation upon generation an estate (description follows). ...They may sell, convey ...but if sold and one of his descendants wishes to claim it, he will be allowed to buy it back;" text printed in Old Slavonic hand-written inserts of names and description of property (Russian)
FOLDER 2 1683, Co-tsars Ioann Alekseevich and Petr Alekseevich: charter for land grant issued to Fedor Afanas'evich Karakhin for faithful service; text printed in Old Slavonic with handwritten inserts for names and description of property; printed by the Verkhnaia typografiia in Moscow (Russian)
FOLDER 3 1688, Co-tsars Ioann Alekseevich and Petr Alekseevich and Tsarina Sofiia (as regent): charter for land grant issued to Fedor Mikhailovich Korobanov in "recognition of service during the war with the Turkish sultan and the Khan of Crimea...;" text printed in Old Slavonic with handwritten inserts of names and description of property; on back side, three lines of handwriting, calligraphic signature, and oval stamp reading "from the collection of S. N. Treinitskii" (Russian)
FOLDER 4 1691, Co-tsars Ioann Alekseevich and Petr Alekseevich: charter for land grant to Fedor Mikhailovich Korobanov in "recognition for his services in effecting the peace with our brother the King of Poland;" the charter also served as diplomatic credentials and outlined the conflict between Russia and Poland and its settlement; text printed with handwritten inserts of names, description of property and other data (Russian)
FOLDER 4 1774 See Container 5, Folder 3
FOLDER 4 1865 See Container 5, Folder 4
BOX 5 FOLDER 1 1613, Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich: charter for land grant issued to Ivan Grigor'evich Korobanov "in recognition for his service in dealing with the King of Poland, Sygmont," text is printed with handwritten inserts of names and description of land; oval stamp reads "iz sobranie S. N. Treinitskogo" (from the collection of S. N. Treinitskii) (Russian)
FOLDER 2 1619, Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich: charter for land grant issued to the son of Ivan Grigor'evich Korobanov; text printed in Old Slavonic with handwritten inserts of name and description of property (Russian)
FOLDER 3 1774, Empress Catherine II: charter for land grant issued to Iogan Hendrikh von Morenshil'd confirming his possession of the "Orgamets" estate bought from the descendants of Andrey Leshern, who was granted this estate by Charles Gustav, King of Sweden, on Dec. 7, 1656, and confirmed by royal resolutions of 1662, 1667, and 1680 which granted him and his heirs the right to sell the estate at will; oval stamp on last page of parchment which reads "from the collection of S. N. Treinitskii;" signed "Ekaterina" (Russian)
FOLDER 4 1865, Emperor Aleksandr II: patent of nobility issued to the family of de la Valle-Vel'k which was accepted into the nobility by the senate on Oct. 8, 1852; signed "Aleksandr" and dated Apr. 2, 1865 (Russian)
FOLDER 5 Undated, piece of heavy brocade in red, gold, and silver colored threads cut in scalloped design measuring 8 x 8-1⁄2 inches; date unknown but possibly seventeenth or eighteenth century since the fragment closely resembles brocade used for binding the item in Container 4, Folder 2 that is dated 1683
BOX 6 Imperial Memorabilia, 1883-1914
Menus, programs, tickets, and other memorabilia, primarily relating to court life in Russia.
BOX 6 FOLDER 1 Emperor Aleksandr III, coronation, 1883, two programs of the opera performance of Glinka's "Life for the Tsar" and the ballet "Night and Day" given during coronation week in May 1883 at the Moscow Art Theater; art work by Grigoriev (Russian and French)
FOLDER 2 Emperor Nicholas II, coronation, 1896
Dinner menu on occasion of the imperial coronation; art work by Victor Vasentsov and printing by A. A. Levenson (Russian)
FOLDER 3 Concert program for May 15, 1883, in honor of the coronation of Nicholas II and Aleksandra; poster program with multicolored scenes and borders; two copies; art design by K. Pervuta; printed by A. A. Levenson (Russian)
FOLDER 4 Menu for dinner given for Cossack Starshina (Leadership) on May 18, 1896; art work by Apollinarii Vasnetsov; printed by A. A. Levenson (Russian)
FOLDER 5 Menu for dinner, May 26, 1896; multicolor with scenes of Kremlin and Kiev by Apollinarii Vasnetsov (Russian)
FOLDER 6 Poster announcing entertainment during coronation week to include "Ruslan and Ludmila," "Konek-Gorbunok" ("The Hump-Backed Pony"), "Yermak, or the Conquest of Siberia," the Brothers Nikitin Circus, and the Durov Trained Animals (Russian)
FOLDER 7 Emperor Aleksandr III, coronation, 1883
Proclamation of coronation of Empress Maria Fedorovna; printed in ornate red and black script (Russian)
FOLDER 8 Menu for dinner commemorating the coronation of Empress Maria Fedorovna; printed on poster paper with scene on first page depicting the carrying of the Royal Regalia from the Armory to the Uspenskii Sobor in the Kremlin; scene on second page depicts Orthodox priest offering bread and salt with government official, peasant and three women surrounding him; art by Victor Vasnetsov; printed by I. Il'yin in St. Petersburg (Russian)
FOLDER 9 Menu (same as top part of the item in Container 6, Folder 8 with lower part missing (Russian)
FOLDER 10 Menu on occasion of coronation of Empress Maria Fedorovna, May 19, 1883 (Russian)
FOLDER 11 Menu on occasion of coronation of Empress Maria Fedorovna, May 20, 1883; artist V. Vasnetsov (Russian)
FOLDER 12 Menu for the Cossack Starshina (Leadership) on occasion of coronation of Empress Maria Fedorovna, May 21, 1883; art work by A. Karazin (Russian)
FOLDER 13 Emperor Aleksandr III, Coronation, 1883
Menu, May 23, 1883, during coronation week (Russian)
FOLDER 14 Menu, May 24, 1883, on occasion of coronation of Empress Maria Fedorovna; artist: V. Vasnetsov (French)
FOLDER 15 Menu, May 27, 1883, on occasion of imperial coronation; artist: V. Vasnetsov (Russian)
FOLDER 16 Menu, July 25, 1883, occasion not given; artwork by V. Ignatsius (French)
FOLDER 17 Emperor Nicholas II
Coronation, 1896
Manifesto announcing that Aleksandra Fedorovna, wife of Nicholas II, would be crowned Empress during the imperial coronation; design by A. Petrov-Ronet (Russian)
FOLDER 18 Program for coronation week folk entertainment described in the item in Container 6, Folder 6 (Russian)
FOLDER 19 Program for concert given May 8, 1896, at Petrovskiy Palace, St. Petersburg (French)
FOLDER 20 Poster dinner menus for May 15, 1896; art work (pictures of Kremlin cathedrals) by Aleksandr Benois; printed by A. A. Levenson (Russian)
FOLDER 21 Poster dinner menu, May 19, 1896; art by Aleksandr Benois; printed by A. A. Levenson (Russian)
FOLDER 22 Poster supper menu, May 20, 1896, with scene depicting a royal couple at table and ornate border art; art work by Aleksandr Benois; printed by A. A. Levenson (Russian)
FOLDER 23 Poster supper Menu for May 23, 1896, with scene of Kremlin, bridge, and mounted imperial troops in foreground; art by Lipgart, printed by A. A. Levenson (Russian)
FOLDER 24 Poster dinner Menu for May 25, 1896, with scene depicting imperial coach and six horses; art work by Lipgart; printed by A. A. Levenson (French)
FOLDER 25 Miscellany, 1899, Imperial breakfast and concert program on occasion of the 100th anniversary of Her Imperial Majesty Maria Fedorovna's Cavalry Regiment; art work by N. Samokish (Russian)
FOLDER 26 Emperor Aleksandr III, Miscellany
1884, 15 Apr., announcement of the forthcoming marriage of the Grand Duke Konstantin and the Princess Elizaveta Saxon-Altenburg (Russian)
FOLDER 27 1889, announcement of the forthcoming marriage of Grand Duke Pavel Aleksandrovich, brother of Aleksandr III, and Princess Aleksandra Georgeevna, daughter of King George of Greece (Russian)
FOLDER 28 Emperor Nicholas II
Coronation, 1896
Reception list of the St. Petersburg diplomatic corps (French)
FOLDER 29 Program for the Bolshoi Opera presentation of Glinka's "A Life for the Tsar" and the ballet "Pearl" on May 17, 1896 (Russian)
FOLDER 30 Miscellany
1899, imperial manifesto outlining rules for governing the Grand Duchy of Finland (Russian)
FOLDER 31 1913, program for Glinka's opera "A Life for the Tsar" in honor of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Romanov Dynasty, February 22, 1913; printed by A. A. Levenson (Russian)
FOLDER 32 Emperor Aleksandr III
Coronation, 1883, dinner invitation to the troops of Moscow from the city of Moscow at Sokolniki on May 23, 1883, during coronation week (Russian)
FOLDER 33 Miscellany
1887, 26 Feb., luncheon menu with imperial crest (French)
FOLDER 34 1890, 8 June, City of St. Petersburg banquet menu for the IVth International Congress of Penitents; picture of statue of Peter the Great; elaborate colored border (French)
FOLDER 35 1894, 28 July, Peterhof Palace; program for opera "Romeo and Juliet" (Russian)
FOLDER 36 Emperor Nicholas II
Coronation, 1896
Pass No. 714 issued to Mikhail Andreevich Zaguliaev, correspondent for the Journal de St. Petersbourg, to enter the Kremlin Palace to attend the coronation of Nicholas II and Aleksandra; dated May 17, 1896 (Russian)
FOLDER 37 Aide-memoire for individuals in the military escort of the grand dukes during the coronation, May 1896 (Russian)
FOLDER 38 Schedule for the coronation, May 6, 1896 (Russian)
FOLDER 39 Ticket to the Bolshoi Opera presentation of Glinka's "A Life for the Tsar" and the ballet "Pearl," May 17, 1896 (Russian)
FOLDER 40 Pass No. 633 to enter the Uspenskii Sobor in the Kremlin to attend the coronation of Nicholas II and Aleksandra on May 14, 1896; issued to Mikhail Andreevich Zaguliaev, special correspondent for the St. Petersburg Journal de Petersbourg (Russian)
FOLDER 41 Pass No. 979 to enter the Kremlin Palace for coronation of Nicholas II and Aleksandra, May 17, 1896 (Russian)
FOLDER 42 Pass to Moscow Duma Building issued to Mikhail Andreevich Zaguliaev for May 23, 1896, on occasion of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Aleksandra's visit to the Moscow Duma (Russian)
FOLDER 43 Press carriage tag and carriage driver's identification ticket for May 23, 1896 (Russian)
FOLDER 44 Invitation issued to Mikhail Andreevich Zaguliaev as correspondent of the Journal de St. Petersbourg for the coronation ball, May 23, 1896 (Russian)
FOLDER 45 Miscellany
1898, 16 Jan., supper menu with Imperial Crest (French)
FOLDER 46 1914, concert program of opera excerpts and music (French)
FOLDER 47 Undated, invitation by the French ambassador to Mikhail Andreevich Zaguliaev for a ball at which the emperor and empress would be present (French)

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