The correspondence documents the story of five widows of Danish-Norwegian merchants who had been residents of Iceland (Svendborg, Pothe, Nyeborg, Örum, Angel and Knudsen) are denied a pension from the Danish government, rejecting a petition from the women.
Original source name : Islands Journal 8
English translation : Administrative correspondence with Iceland, vol. 8: Response to widows' petition
Creator : Administration
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : ÞÍ. Rentukammer 1928-011 B12/27-43
Language(s) : Danish
Geographical coverage : Denmark
Time range : 18thc.
Year(s) : 1791-1792
Theme 2 : legal
Link to the item in the catalogue : NB. National Archives of Iceland do not have permalinks in their online catalogue
English translation : Administrative correspondence with Iceland, vol. 8: Response to widows' petition
Creator : Administration
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : ÞÍ. Rentukammer 1928-011 B12/27-43
Language(s) : Danish
Geographical coverage : Denmark
Time range : 18thc.
Year(s) : 1791-1792
Theme 2 : legal
Link to the item in the catalogue : NB. National Archives of Iceland do not have permalinks in their online catalogue
Archive name : Þjóðskjalasafnið
Archive name (English) : National Archives of Iceland
Archive address : Laugavegi 162, 105 Reykjavík
City : Reykjavík
Country : Iceland
Official website and institutional resources : https://skjalasafn.is/
Finding aid(s) : https://skjalasafn.is/skjalaskra
Archive name (English) : National Archives of Iceland
Archive address : Laugavegi 162, 105 Reykjavík
City : Reykjavík
Country : Iceland
Official website and institutional resources : https://skjalasafn.is/
Finding aid(s) : https://skjalasafn.is/skjalaskra