The book refers to land titles from the parish of Nossa Senhora das Merces, in Vila de Cuité, from 1855 to 1856. It contains titles of plots of lands belonging to José Soares de Mello e Antonia Maria de Jesus, Antonio Ferreira de Azavedo, José Francisco da Costa, Sebastião José de Oliveira, Sebastião José Cazado, Francisco Barbosa da Silva, José Barboza das Neves, Francisco Joaquim da Costa, Candido Augusto Correia, among others. Lands were obtained through inheritance, purchase, or other means, and were located in the farms (sítios) Campo Cumprido, Damião, Riacho do Mathias, Olho Dagoa do Dêdo, S. Antonio, Lagamar, and others; and in land grants (sesmria) in Lagoa do Poró, Caisára, Sucuru, Remédio, and others.
Created by the Provincial Government of Paraíba.
Extent and format of original material: 1 manuscipt volume of 192 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book, with non-original hardcover. Damaged by acidity of the paper and iron gall ink. Some folios are torn. Numerated through folio 187.
