Manuscript volume. The volume registers the public sale of taxes and contracts concluded before the Administração de Rendas or by the provincial government between 1851 and 1857. Registers taxes on meat sold in the province from 1852 to 1854; public sale of the meio décimo on fish sold in the province; oil for street lamps and the supply of wood for the new jail in the city of Paraíba; use tax and toll on the bridge of Sanhauá, purchased by Hortencio Jose Velho and guarantor Joaquim Manoel Carneiro da Cunha; contract between the president of the province and Frederico Augusto Neiva for repairs to the bridge of Sanhauá; and the contract for the supply of foodstuffs to prisoners in the jail of the city of Paraíba and the Fortaleza do Cabedelo.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 99 folios, in addition to front cover. Contains hard- and softcover, no backcover. Book is severely damaged, incomplete, torn, and presents acidity spots from iron gall ink, and weak pages. The hardcover is original, but somewhat damaged by insects.
Creator (Author): Paraíba's Provincial Revenue Administration.
