1863-1864 Uprising in Belarus

Uprising in Grodno Province

Telegram from the governor of Grodno province I.V. Galler to the governor-general of Vilna province V.I. Nazimov about the appearance of insurgents on the estates of Slonim district and the refusal to perform obligations by the peasants of Brest, Grodno and Slonim districts. 25 February 1863. Copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 3, op. 1, d. 30, l. 400)
Report from the governor of Grodno province I.V. Galler to the governor-general of Vilna province V.I. Nazimov on the capture of Pruzhany by the insurgents. 28 February 1863. Copy. Handwritten on letterhead. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 204, l. 12-14 ob.)
Report from the police head of Belsk district to the chief of Belsk and Vysoko-Litovsk detachments, General-Major Beklemishev on the destruction of the ferries on the river Bug near the village of Granno, Belsk district by the insurgents. 5 April 1863. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 974, op. 1, d. 7, l. 206-206 ob.)
Report from the commander of the 2nd Infantry Company, Moscow Regiment of Life Guards, Staff Captain Pavlov to the governor of Grodno province I.V. Galler about the arrest of two forest guards who called upon the peasants for the uprising in the village of Porechye, Grodno district. 9 April 1863. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 265, l.1)
Report from the police head of Slonim district to the governor of Grodno province I.V. Galler on the insurgents’ attack on the post station at Zapolye, Slonim district.  Manuscript. 26 April 1863. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 220, l. 21-21 ob.)
Report from the police head of Kobrin district Razvadovsky to the governor of Grodno province I.V. Galler on the movement of insurgent detachments commanded by Vlodek and Traugutt through the district. 30 April 1863. Authorized copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1715, op. 1, d. 9, l. 109-109 ob.)
Report from the governor of Grodno province V.A. Bobrinsky to the governor-general of Vilna province M.N. Muravyov about the actions of insurgents in the province in April 1863. 7 May 1863. Copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 272, l. 3-7)
Report from the military chief of Slonim, Colonel N.F. Klaver to the commander of the 3rd Infantry Division on sending the additional troops in view of the activization of the insurrectionary activity. 8 May 1863. Authorized copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 220, l. 43-44)
Instructions of the acting governor of Grodno province to the military chief of Volkovysk for searching a clerk Serkuchevsky of Gornostaevichi volost for reading the “Peasant’s Truth” to the peasants and bringing him to trial. 13 May 1863. Copy. Handwritten on letterhead. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 186, l. 2)
Report from the priest L. Gomolitsky of the Church at Lubishchitsy, Slonim district to the archpriest N. Peshkovsky of Byten on the administration of oath on the peasants of Lubishchitsy village, Slonim district by the insurgents. 17 May 1863. Authorized copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1713, op. 1, d. 2, l. 229-230)
Report from the military chief of Slonim, N.F. Klaver to the governor of Grodno province V.A. Bobrinsky on the concentration of insurgent groups near the village of Milovidy, Slonim district. 21 May 1863. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 220, l. 55а-55б)
From the report by the commander of the 6th Battery, Colonel Bulgarin to the military chief of Slonim, N.V. Klaver concerning the battle with the insurgents near the village of Milovidy, Slonim district. 26 May 1863. Authorized copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 220, l. 62-65 ob.)
Letter from an executive at the Grodno Chamber for State Property to the governor of Grodno province V.A. Bobrinsky about the increase of peasant disturbances in the villages located in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha and its neighbourhood and the threat of fire in the forest. 30 May 1863. Handwritten on letterhead. (NIAB in Grodno, f.1, op. 34, d. 221, l. 25-26)
Report from the military chief of Volkovysk, V.M. Kazanli to the governor of Grodno province V.A. Bobrinsky about the pursuit of insurgents and skirmishes in the woods of the Belovezhskaya Pushcha. No later 11 June 1863. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 3, op. 1, d. 16, l. 76-79)
Order by the commissioner of the Polish Government in Grodno Province directing the residents to disobey the Russian troops. No later than 13 June 1863. Print. Polish. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 169, l. 154)
Order by the commissioner of the Polish Government in Grodno Province directing the residents to disobey the Russian troops. No later than 13 June 1863. Copy. Manuscript. Translation into Russian. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 169, l. 33-33 ob.)
Dispatch of the National Government about the armed conflict between the insurgents and the Russian troops in the neighbourhood of Lyskovo, Volkovysk district.  3 July 1863. Print. Polish. (NIAB in Grodno, f.1, op. 34, d. 169, l. 155)
Report from the police chief of Brest district Maslov to the district military chief P.K. Dekonsky on the discovery of the “Proclamation to the people of Lithuanian and Belarusian lands” in the village of Zvody. 19 July 1863. Handwritten on letterhead. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 169, l.165-165 ob.)
Report from the military chief of Belsk, Colonel Amantov to the governor of Grodno province V.A. Bobrinsky on the battle with the insurgent detachment led by Kobylinsky near the farmstead of Pukhly, Belsk district. 25 July 1863. Handwritten on letterhead. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 167, l. 165-167)
Report from the military chief of Pruzhany, Major Kremer to the governor of Grodno province V.A. Bobrinsky on the arrest of the district residents for supplying the insurgents with lead, foodstuffs and footwear. 26 July 1863. Handwritten on letterhead. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 540, l. 1-2)
Instructions of the governor of Grodno province I.N. Skvortsov to the military chief of Belsk, Colonel Amantov on taking measures for the suppression of the insurrectionary movement in the district. 5 August 1863. Copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 572, l. 3-4 ob.)
Report by the military chief of Volkovysk on the battle with the insurgent detachment led by Vrublevsky on 30 August near the forest guard of Gorbach, Volkovysk district. 2 September 1863. Authorized copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 3, op. 1, d. 16, l. 117-118 ob.)
Testimony by the village head of Prikhody, Brest district S.G. Terentyuk  to the military police officer of Brest district about the reading of the insurrectionary proclamation by the peasants. 10 September 1863. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 31, d. 56, l. 16-16 ob.)
Testimony by a peasant at the estate of Zelzin, Volkovysk district K.A. Kovalsky to the military chief of Pruzhany, Major Kremer about the supply of arms and provisions to the insurgent detachments led by Vrublevsky and Mlotok. 11 September 1863. Authorized copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 636, l. 16-16 ob.)
Report from the military chief of Belsk, I.E. Boreisha to the governor of Grodno province I.N. Skvortsov about the arrangement of village guards, population census and other measures against the insurgents in the district. 3 October 1863. Copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 974, op. 1, d. 5, l. 37-38 ob.)
Instructions of the governor of Grodno province I.N. Skvortsov to the district military chiefs for imposing fines on the artisans who supplied the insurgents with the clothes. 19 October 1863. Authorized copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1717, op. 1, d. 1. l. 140-140 ob.)
Instructions of the governor of Grodno province I.N. Skvortsov to the district military chiefs for the search of K.S. Kalinovsky. 30 October 1863. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 974, op. 1, d. 13, l. 706-706 ob.)
Report by a member of the Investigation Commission for the Search of Grodno Offices Case to the governor of Grodno province I.N. Skvortsov about the discovery of the newspaper “Peasant’s Truth” at the State Property Chamber and the note of its distribution among the peasants. 17 November 1863. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 1146, l. 1-1 ob.)
Testimony by E. Zabolotsky at the Vilna Special Investigation Commission about the creation of the Grodno revolutionary organisation and its activities. 29 March 1864. Authorized copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 3, op. 1, d. 40, l. 1-10)
Testimony by S. Silvestrovich at the Vilna Special Investigation Commission about the creation of the Grodno revolutionary organisation and its activities. 4 April 1864. Authorized copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 3, op. 1, d. 40, l. 27-36)
Testimony by I. Geniush at the the Grodno Investigation Commission about the activities of the Grodno insurrectionary organisation and his participation in it. 10 April 1864. Authorized copy. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 3, op. 1, d. 40, l. 41-46 ob.)
Testimony by Oskar Aveide at the Grodno Investigation Commission for Political Matters about the revolutionary administration in Grodno Province before and during the uprising. 13 August 1864. Manuscript. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1, op. 34, d. 2571, l. 5-6)