Bound manuscript volume. The volume registers ordinances (portarias) and notices produced by the governors of Paraíba, Amaro Joaquim Rapozo de Albuquerque, Antonio Caetano Pereira, and others between 1808 and 1821. Relates treatments to be administered to “vagabonds” (vádios) and “female prostitutes”; gunpowder stores in the Fortaleza do Cabedelo; the route to be taken by captives transported by the captain of Vila Nova da Rainha (1808); Antonio Caetano Pereira’s assumption of office as governor of Paraíba; remittance of Indians to the Royal Navy and the return of a married Indian to Vila do Conde (1809); ordinance prohibiting the disembarkation of individuals from vessels originating in the United States of America without bills of health (cartas de saúde) issued by the General Consul (Consul Geral) (1810); desertion of black and white soldiers from the Tropa de Linha; order to imprison middlemen (atravessadores) who purchase cattle before its arrival at market (1811); documentation of the inhabitants of Vila de Pombal able to bear arms against rebels, indentifying them by age, skin color, and ethnicity (white, black, or Indian) (1817).
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 383 folios, in addition to front and back covers. Manuscript book; contains non-original cover and binding that jeopardize readability; folios damaged by insects and iron gall ink; also damaged by water and tearing.
Creator (Author): Paraíba governors: Amaro Joaquim Rapozo de Albuquerque, and Antonio Caetano Pereira.
