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Austrian Servitude (1840) |
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This section is from the book "Manual Of Useful Information", by J. C Thomas. Also available from Amazon: Manual of useful Information.
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Labor (two days per week)................................................ |
.$175,000,000 |
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Tithe of crops, etc................................................................ |
. 60,000,000 |
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Male tribute, timber................................................................ |
. 7,000,000 |
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Female tribute, spun wool. ................................................................ |
9,000.000 |
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Fowl, eggs, butter................................................................ |
5,000,000 |
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Total.......................................... ... |
.$256,000,000 |
There were 7,000,000 serfs, whose tribute averaged more than $35 per head, which was, in fact, the rent of their farms. Some Bohemian nobles had as many as 10,000 serfs. The redemption was effected by giving the nobles 5 per cent. Government scrip, and land then rose 50 per cent, in value.
 
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