Catalogul documentelor domniei lui Mihai Suțu aflate în patrimoniul Muzeului Municipiului București (1783-1786)

In the collections of the Museum of the Municipality of Bucharest there are 52 documents from the first reign of the first ruler of Wallachia coming from the Suțu family, issued from July 6, 1783 until around March 26, 1786. Soon afterwards, although he was on good terms with the Sublime Porte, Mihai Suțu was replaced by Nicolae Petru Mavrogheni (1786-1790), son of Petru Mavrogheni, consul of Austria in Mykonos. Of the 52 documents, 36 are originals, written on paper, accompanied by later, 19th century, Romanian or modern copies. The other documents were preserved in different manuscripts, such as “The comprehensive cartulary of all old and new estates of Agești and Dărmănești ... ”, “Cartulary of special royal deeds and books that were made in the treasuries of your great treasurer Ianache Văcărescu ... ” and “Cartulary of records regarding the Sinești estates, ..., houses, places and shops in Bucharest and Târgoviște, mills, gypsies owned by the family of doctor Constantin Darvari, between the years 1699-1841”. Among these documents, are noteworthy the orders given by the ruler of Wallachia to the great boyars to investigate the border disputes between different owners. One document refers to the lord's son, Grigore (Grigorașco, Grigorie) beizadea, married to Sevastia Dudescu, “one of the noble daughters of the land”, who was exempted from paying some taxes. The contribution to the improvement of the city's water supply system, for the “use, satisfaction and adornment of the police and all the public”, was rewarded by the ruler by granting “two measures of water” to Scarlat Greceanu great chancellor. The catalogue also comprises documents issued by the great boyars, following complaints related to various issues, lists of various assets, as well as a document sanctioned “with a fearful curse and terrible expletive” by archbishop Grigorie II, the Metropolitan of Wallachia.