Antoni Jozef Jedrzejewicz’s reports on opportunities and hopes of Galicia in 1848

Abstract

The events of the Revolutions of 1848 brought hopes to revive Poland to both the immigration circles and in the annexed territories, to the lesser degree in the Polish Kingdom, more in the Great Duchy of Poznan and especially in Galicia, where due to the constitution announced on the 25th April 1848 national councils and home guards were established. It was precisely the reason why the Head Agency spread its network onto Galicia. Since June 1848 regular reports were sent to the Hotel Lambert on the political-social situation in Galicia and to chances of the conspiratorial actions to succeed. Special attention should be paid to the report by Antoni Jozef Jedrzejewicz from 29th July 1848 due to very accurate analysis of the situation deprived of illusions for changes in Galicia.