The volume contains land grant (sesmaria) records from 1816 to 1824. All pages after folio 122 are blank. Petitioners include: Jozé Gonsalves dos Reis, Jozé de Paiva Mallos, Vicente Ferreira, Bernardino Gomes Franco, Jozé de Souza de Viveiros, Jozé Pereira Lima, João Baptista Guedes, Ms. Andreza Marques Barros, Ms. Maria Mandela do Sacramento, Caetano Guedes Pereira, Antonio Luiz Bizerra, João Jacques Le Roger, Anna Maria Tereza, Luiz Gonzaga de Albuquerque, and others. Requests came from the captaincy of Paraíba, including residents of the Termo da Vila de Pombal, Brejo das Bananeiras, Ribeira do Piancó, Pilões, and others. Reasons given for requesting land include the discovery of land at own cost, the need for more land to care for livestock, fallow lands adjacent to existing properties, and the need for lands for crops. Lands granted were destined to raising cattle, planting crops, and the construction of houses. Lands were granted in Ribeira do Piancó, no sertão do Piancó, Brejo das Bananeiras, Vila de São João (riacho da cruz), Serra da Borborema, sertão do Curimatau (Serra das Bolhas, Termo da Vila de Montemor). Lands were described as fallow, possessed through purchase, or possessed through donation. Donations were granted under the administration of Antonio Manoel da Silva Coelho (1816-1824).
Created by the Paraíba Captaincy's Government.
Extent and format of original material: 1 manuscript volume of 187 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book, with non-original hardcover. Severely damaged by acidity of the paper and iron gall ink. Folios 1-8 are missing. Numerated through folio 122.
Creator (Author): Antonio Manoel da Silva Coelho.
