The volume contains land grant (sesmaria) records from 1768 to 1776. Petitioners include: Lieutenants (Alferes) José Francisco Muniz de Medeiros and Eugenio da Costa Lima, Lieutenant Jose de Andrade Medina, Captain João da Silva, Manoel Francisco de Souza, Bernardo de Castro Freire, Joaquim Gonçalvez Nunes, Manoel Gonçalvez Nunes, Jozé Gonçalvez Nunes, Jozé de Barros Correa, Luiz Pinto de Souza, Colonel Caetano Dantas Correia, Antonio de Araujo Filgueira, and others. Requests came from the captaincy of Paraíba, specifically from the sertão of Piancó, São Paulo do Continente de Pombal, Freguesia do Piancó, Rio Grande, the backland (sertão) of the Cariri, and others. Reasons given for requesting lands include the discovery of lands at own cost, the need for more land for livestock, open lands near current holdings, the need for land for crops, and land belonging to the Cariri Indians. The land was granted with the objective of populating the lands with livestock and planting crops. Lands were granted in Serra da Borborema, in the backlands (sertão) of Piancó, in the backlands (sertão) of Rio do Peixe, in the backlands (sertão) of Rio Salgado, Campina Grande, Boaventura, Riacho Carnauba, and others. Lands measured three leagues wide and one long and were described as fallow or in possession through donation. Donations were granted under the administration of Jerônimo Jozé de Mello e Castro (1768-1776).
Created by the Paraíba Captaincy's Government.
Extent and format of original material: 1 manuscript volume of 201 folios, in addition to front and back covers. . Manuscript book, with non-original hardcover. Severely damaged by acidity of the paper and iron gall ink. Some folios are torn. Numerated through folio 197.
Creator (Author): Jerônimo Jozé de Mello e Castro.
