The book contains land grant (sesmaria) records from 1747 to 1755. Petitioners include Lieutenant General (Tenente Mestre de Campo General) Luis Xavier Bernardo, Ipolito Bandeira de Melo, Reverend Father Jozé Gomes de Faria, Reverend Father Francisco de Araujo Carvalho e Gondino, Manoel de Souza de Olival, Tenente Gaspar de Freitas Castro, Diogo Fernandes Pereira, Francisco Ferreira da Silva, Feliciano Ferreira de Mello, among others. Requests came from the captaincies of Paraíba and Pernambuco, specifically from: the sertão do Rio do Peixe, the District of Ribeira do Piancó, the sertão de Piranhas, the sertão do Cariri, and others. Reasons given to request land include the discovery of land at own cost and the need for more land for livestock, horses, and or crops. The lands were destined to raising livestock and horses and planting crops. The grants were donated in the sertão do Cariri, close to the Village of Coremas, in the sertão de Piranhas, Ribeira District, sertão do Rio do Peixe, sertão de Piancó, and others. Plot sizes were three leagues wide by one long. Lands were described as fallow or owned by donation. Donations were granted under the administrations of Antonio Borges da Fonseca (1747) and Luiz Antonio de Lemos Britto (1755).
Created by the Paraíba Captaincy's Government.
Extent and format of original material: 1 manuscript volume of 191 folios, in addition to front and back covers. Manuscript book, with non-original hardcover. Damaged by acidity of the paper and iron gall ink. Numerated through folio 223, but missing some folios.
Creator (Author): Capitães mores da Paraíba: Antonio Borges da Fonseca, Luiz Antonio de Lemos Britto.
