The book contains the Provincial Presidency's official correspondence with the Police Corps from 1859 to 1863. It includes: letter from Police Commander Major (Major Comandante) Ambrózio Leitão da Cunha to Provincial Government, 1859, on two Privates under his command--Cândido José de Araújo and Cosme José Claudio-- also serving in the Army; letter from Presidency Secretary Thomáz de Aquino Mindêllo to Police Corps Commander Major Joaquim Moreira Lima, in 1859, informing National Guard's officers to become a part of the Investigation Council; letter from the Provincial Presidency to Police Commander, Major Ambrózio Leitão da Cunha, in 1859, requesting two officers to escort a criminal to Pernambuco, and that they should take the Companhia Brasileira's Steam train (Vapor da Companhia Brasileira); letter from Presidency Secretary Luiz Albuquerque Martins Pereira to Police Corps Commander Major, in 1860, with orders for an officer to accompany National Guard's Lieutenant Francisco Egídio Peixoto de Vasconcellos (who carries money to be delivered to the Collector; notice regarding recruitment for Arms Service; among others.
Created by the Provincial Government of Paraíba.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 236 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book with original hardcover, badly damaged. Overall, folios are in a good state of conservation, with som eyellowing folios.
Creator (Scribe): Thomás de Aquino Mindêllo, Secretário.
