Speech representation of the intentions of motivation in the text of promemoria in the XVIIIth century

The article deals with the promemoria as the kind of the historical source and its usage in the document management of the south of Russia in the XVIIIth century. There are characterized the peculiarities of the spheres of the document’s functioning, the subjects of the communication, their social status, the addressant’s intention and the functions of the promemoria, providing the specific character of the speech organization of the text. The authors demonstrate the significance of the performative verbs, taking part in the implementation of the basic function of the document and objectifying its aspectual belonging.