# Łęczna — *Miasto Łęczna, vol. V* (administration & revenue leases) 1827–1830 — Jewish extraction **Companion data file:** `Sheets/Łęczna - 1827-1830 - Miasto Łęczna vol V.xlsx` — 17 mentions of ~9 individuals (Akt/subject/relation). **Source.** *Miasto Łęczna, vol. V.* **AGAD**, fond **Komisja Rządowa Spraw Wewnętrznych**, ref **1/191/0/-/3645**, **jednostka [17742782](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782)**, 246 scans, 1827–1830. Exact-page template: `…/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=<scan>`. **What this book is.** The continuation of vols I–IV: a Congress-Poland **town-administration + fiscal volume** — municipal budgets (*Etaty/Rachunki Kasy Ekonomicznej*, incl. the *Fundusze Bożnicze* synagogue-fund accounts), the tail of the **Śmielski ex-mayor pension lawsuit**, post-fire rebuilding, and **town-revenue lease contracts** naming Jewish lessees. All 246 scans read (12 readers). Fixed-surname era. ## ⭐ The key record — 1830 Łęczna kahał protokół (sc.201) with three vault ancestral surnames The standout is a **municipal protokół of 16 March 1830** ([sc.201](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=201)) in which the Łęczna kahał, acknowledging the Jewish community's **1/3 share of the interest on a 1000-złp Bractwo Chrystusowe (church) legacy** — funded from the **kosher-meat lease** (*pacht mięsa koszernego*) — is signed, in Polish and Hebrew, by **five kahał representatives** (verified by eye): 1. **Chaim Edelsztajn** — see cross-check ⭐ 2. **Manes Zylber** (the recurring town revenue-farmer) 3. **Pinchas (Panchas) Weinfeld** 4. **Chaim Bergierman** 5. **Berek Blu[sztajn?]** (surname court-hand; likely Blusztajn) **Three of the five surnames — Edelsztajn, Bergierman, Blusztajn — are vault Łęczna families.** The Łęczna kahał leadership of 1830 thus included men of the tree's own ancestral families. ## The town-revenue lessees (1826–1829) - **Manes Zylber** — still the principal revenue-farmer (tavern-music etc.), and a 1830 kahał signatory. - **The Weinfeld/Wajnfeld family** — **Szaja Mendlowicz Wajnfeld** (Szaja son of Mendel) leased the **Dochód Radziecki** (500 złp, 1829, [sc.109](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=109)); **Szapsa/Szaia Weinfeld** the weighing/*Wagowe* & paving tolls (1827–28); **Pinchas Weinfeld** the 1830 kahał signatory. (Weinfeld also held the vol IV 1827 weigh-house lease.) - **Jonas(z) Herszkowicz** (son of Hersz) — Dochód Radziecki lessee 1826/1828. - **Salomon Grinwald** — propinacja/tavern-music lease (contract 10 Mar 1828, [sc.90](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=90)). - **Ela / Eli Szmulowicz** — a Jewish creditor with an 800-złp claim on the town cash (from the Śmielski dispute); recorded as **deceased ~1827** ([sc.235](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=235)). The recurring "Ela/Iła Szmulowicz" of Łęczna (also 1801, 1819). - **Cyszek Josowicz Handelsman** — his Łęczna house was under mortgage regulation (low confidence, sc.148–154). ## Vault cross-check | Book person | Vault | Reasoning | Verdict | |---|---|---|---| | ⭐ **Chaim Edelsztajn** — 1830 Łęczna kahał signatory (sc.201) | **[[Chaim Edelsztajn (b.1779)]]** — son of [[Rubin Edelsztajn (b.1744)]] | *Edelsztajn* is a rare surname; the vault's Chaim Edelsztajn was **born ~1779 in Łęczna and died there in 1846** — i.e. a 51-year-old Łęczna resident in 1830, exactly the man to sit on the kahał. Given + surname + place + era + community standing (his father Rubin was a citizen/butcher/miller) all converge. **Strong — almost certainly him.** A new record: Rubin's son as a **Łęczna kahał representative, 1830.** Evidence image added. | **Strong match (direct-line family)** | | **Berek Blu[sztajn]** — 1830 kahał signatory | [[Abram Blusztajn (b.1800)]]'s father *Berek Blusztajn* (vault, unlinked) | If the surname is **Blusztajn**, "Berek Blusztajn" fits the vault's elder **Berek Blusztajn** (father of [[Abram Blusztajn (b.1800)]]), ~55–60 in 1830 — a plausible kahał elder. (Chaim Edelsztajn's 2nd wife [[Malka Blusztajn (b.1828)]] descends from this Blusztajn line.) Surname reading uncertain (could be Blufogel). | **Candidate** | | **Chaim Bergierman** — 1830 kahał signatory; and **Mordko Bergerman** (vol IV, 1825) | [[Elo Jankiel Bergierman (b.1771)]] / [[Herszek Bergierman (b.1794)]] line | Two adult Bergierman men active in Łęczna town affairs 1825–1830 (Mordko the fairs-lessee; Chaim the kahał signer) with no exact vault counterpart — the vault's Chaim Bergierman (b.1831) postdates the 1830 signature. Uncounted relatives of the vault Bergierman line. | **Candidate(s)** | | Manes Zylber; Weinfeld/Wajnfeld family; Jonas Herszkowicz; Salomon Grinwald; Ela Szmulowicz; Cyszek Handelsman | — | Grinwald is a vault Łęczna surname ([[Bajla Laja Grinwald (b.1814)]], f. Szymon Grinwald) but no era-plausible personal match to "Salomon"; the rest have no vault counterpart. | No confirmed match | ## All names found (17 mentions) > **In vault?** — the vault profile this person most likely corresponds to: **✅** = carries a vault surname (strong); **~** = patronymic-only candidate (verify); blank = no cohort match. Auto-generated from [[Łęczna Akta Miasta — vault-match backsweep]]. | In vault? | Scan | Year | Name | Occupation / role | Subj·Rel | Cf | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | [26](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=26) | 1826 | **Manes Zylber** | arendarz / dzierżawca (lessee of the town music-in-t | subject 1 | hig | | | [27](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=27) | 1827 | **Jonas Herszkowicz** | arendarz / dzierżawca (lessee of the Radzieckie muni | subject 1 | hig | | | [28](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=28) | 1827 | **Szapsa Weinfeld** | arendarz / dzierżawca (lessee of the weighing/Wagowe | subject 1 | hig | | | [90](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=90) | 1828 | **Salomon Grinwald** | lessee / arendarz (tenant of town propinacja / music | subject 1 | hig | | | [90](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=90) | 1826 | **Jonasz** | lessee / arendarz (tenant of the 'Radziecki' municip | subject 1 | hig | | | [91](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=91) | 1828 | **Szaia Weinfeld** | lessee / declarant (party to the Brukowe paving-reve | subject 1 | hig | | | [108](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=108) | 1829 | **Eli** | creditor/claimant | subject 1 | hig | | | [109](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=109) | 1829 | **Szaja Wajnfeld** | arendarz / lessee (dzierżawca) | subject 1 | hig | | | [148](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=148) | 1827-1829 (mortgage regulation context); property reference tied to 1802 act | **Cyszek Handelsman** | property owner (house cited in mortgage regulation) | subject 1 | low | | | [150](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=150) | 1827-1829 | **Cyszek Handelsman** | property owner (house cited in mortgage regulation) | subject 1 | low | | | [154](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=154) | 1827-1829 | **Cyszek Handelsman** | property owner (house cited in mortgage regulation) | subject 1 | low | | ✅ [[Chaim Edelsztajn (b.1779)]] | [201](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=201) | 1830 | **Chaim Edelsztajn** | Jewish community (kahał) representative / signatory | subject 1 | med | | | [201](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=201) | 1830 | **Manes Zylber** | Jewish community (kahał) representative / signatory | subject 2 — co-signatory with subject 1 | med | | | [201](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=201) | 1830 | **Pinchas Weinfeld** | Jewish community (kahał) representative / signatory | subject 3 — co-signatory with subject 1 | med | | | [201](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=201) | 1830 | **Chaim Bergierman** | Jewish community (kahał) representative / signatory | subject 4 — co-signatory with subject 1 | med | | ✅ [[Pejsach Berek Blufogel (b.1822)]] | [201](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=201) | 1830 | **Berek Blufogel** | Jewish community (kahał) representative / signatory | subject 5 — co-signatory with subject 1 | low | | | [235](https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/17742782?p_p_id=Jednostka&_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_cur=235) | 1830 | **Ela** | creditor/claimant (deceased); party to a mutual-clai | subject 1 | med | ## Related - [[Łęczna - 1823-1827 - Miasto Łęczna vol IV]] — the previous admin volume (Manes Zylber, Mordko Bergerman, Weinfeld). - [[Rubin Edelsztajn (b.1744)]] — father of the 1830 kahał signatory Chaim. ## Open questions - **Berek Blu[sztajn]** and **Chaim Bergierman** (1830 kahał signatories) — likely the vault's elder **Berek Blusztajn** (father of [[Abram Blusztajn (b.1800)]]) and an uncounted **Bergierman** relative; verify the court-hand surnames and place them. Flagged on the family profiles. - The **Weinfeld/Wajnfeld** family (Szaja Mendlowicz, Szapsa, Szaia, Pinchas) held Łęczna revenue leases 1827–30 and sat on the 1830 kahał — a prominent Łęczna family with no vault presence; screen against later vitals. - **Salomon Grinwald** vs the vault [[Bajla Laja Grinwald (b.1814)]] (Szymon Grinwald's line) — same surname, relation unknown.