Originally separate manuscript documentation bound in a single volume. The volume contains royal letters and decrees (alvarás) dating from 1720 to 1732. Relates wars against the Tapuia Indians; the marriage of an Indian of the Pega nation; the escape of Indians from an Indian mission village (aldeamento), excesses committed by the governor of an Indian village (aldeia), Antônio Domingos Camarão; the presence of Indians from the aldeia of Cariri in the fugitive slave community Mocambo do Cumbe; the death of Indians in battle and from a smallpox epidemic; and the account of the son of Antônio Domingos Camarão on his travels to the backlands (sertão) to capture (juntar) Indians and propagate the Catholic faith. Provides information on the indigenous mission villages (aldeias) of Bremas, Paratis, and Acos, in the district of Piranhas and Pinhares (Cariri); the presence of fugitive slaves in the Mocambo do Cume and the quilombo’s destruction; alvará regulating the African slave trade; provisions for soldiers; customs; religious persecution; debts to the captaincy of Itamaracá; trade; debt payments; a royal letter about the conditions of ordained officials and the serious crimes committed against the residents of the captaincy; order that the municipal council (Câmara) not interfere with the nomination of cabos de ordenacao; creation of a tax office (Provedoria da Fazenda); and information that the scribes of the mesas dos despachos and justice and treasury officials do not obey orders, causing great danger to the vassals.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 426 folios, in addition to front and back covers. Contains non-original cover; damaged by insects and iron gall ink; folios are glued together on inamges 129 and 130, and 131 and 132.
Creator (Author): King (Portugal); Overseas Council (Conselho Ultrarino, Portugal).
