GOVERNOR'S REPORTS AS SOURCE ON HISTORY OF RECRUITING DUTY IN OLONETS PROVINCE IN THE XIX <sup>TH</sup> CENTURY
The author determines the character and value of governors' annual reports as a source on recruiting duty history in Olonets province in the XIX th century, ascertains that the data on recruitment results contained in the source present the corpus of sufficiently similar information formed from 1833 till 1874, and reveals the advantages (a systematic character and authenticity) and disadvantages (a small degree of detalization) of the reports.