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Trade and merchantsMerchants, goods, orders and trade. Provisional classification based on catalogue descriptions and the author and recipient fields; it does not imply that the entire unit has been read.193 unitsMagnate and private correspondencePersonal and family affairs, and correspondence of people identified by magnate titles in the metadata. Provisional classification based on catalogue descriptions and the author and recipient fields; it does not imply that the entire unit has been read.365 unitsChurches and clergyClergy, monasteries, parishes and religious life. Provisional classification based on catalogue descriptions and the author and recipient fields; it does not imply that the entire unit has been read.144 unitsTowns, offices and courtsMunicipal authorities, urban affairs, litigation and administration. Provisional classification based on catalogue descriptions and the author and recipient fields; it does not imply that the entire unit has been read.720 unitsArmed forces and warArmed forces, warfare, weapons and the upkeep of soldiers. Provisional classification based on catalogue descriptions and the author and recipient fields; it does not imply that the entire unit has been read.194 unitsDiplomacy and missionsDiplomatic missions, negotiations, treaties and explicitly described relations between states. Provisional classification based on catalogue descriptions and the author and recipient fields; it does not imply that the entire unit has been read.34 unitsProperty and financeDebts, loans, taxes, inheritances, real estate and other settlements. Provisional classification based on catalogue descriptions and the author and recipient fields; it does not imply that the entire unit has been read.332 unitsJewsA cross-section of descriptions explicitly mentioning Jews or Jewish institutions. Provisional classification based on catalogue descriptions and the author and recipient fields; it does not imply that the entire unit has been read.42 unitsArmeniansA cross-section of descriptions explicitly mentioning Armenians or Armenian institutions. Provisional classification based on catalogue descriptions and the author and recipient fields; it does not imply that the entire unit has been read.11 unitsRuthenians and Ruthenian institutionsA cross-section of explicit references to Ruthenians and Ruthenian schools, brotherhoods and churches. The title of Ruthenian voivode alone is not sufficient. Provisional classification based on catalogue descriptions and the author and recipient fields; it does not imply that the entire unit has been read.3 unitsRoyal lettersCatalogue group 132/1/15–121. This includes units in the royal group, including texts only partially read.107 unitsKhmelnytsky and Cossack correspondenceThe opening group of the collection: 132/1/1–14. Inclusion in this group does not mean that every document has the same author.14 unitsOther and awaiting identificationUnits whose current metadata did not allow assignment to the main topics. This also includes administrative material relating to the collection.142 units