The book contains correspondence from the Provincial Presidency to different provincial governments, in 1840. It includes: shipping records of two collections of legislative acts from the Provinces of Paraíba and Pará. Capture of deserters in the Province of Pernambuco. List of sacred items stolen from Vila de Souza's Church (Igreja Matriz) in the night of October 8, 1837. Map of the forces that marched on Pernambuco's Province headed to the Province of Maranhão. Authorization for the Provincial Treasury's Administration to pay its employees. Embargo of the English vessel Express's departure from the Province. Absence of Interim Judge of the Second Parish (Juiz de Direito Interino da 2ª Comarca). Dr. Egídio Leite Ferreira de Azevedo's taking office as Municipal Judge of the Third Parish. Provincial Treasury's demand for payment of the annual slave tax in the Province of Paraíba, among other topics.
Created by the Provincial Government of Paraíba.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 136 folios. Manuscript book without cover. Folios are damaged by insects and iron gall ink. Volume is incomplete.
