The book contains bureaucratic correspondence of the Government Palace and Paraíba's Police Department, referring to the period of 1869-1877, recorded according to the duties of the secretary of police and the superior commands of the National Guard. Certificates were signed mainly by Secretary Thomas d'Aquino Mindélo and Venâncio José d'Oliveira Lisboa. The documents are notices, circulars and ordinances, with information and requests related to the landing of soldiers, appointment to posts, or requests for removals and substitutions, such as that occurred with the guard Antonio Baptista de Andrade, dislocated from the National Guard due to illness. It includes requirements to the Provincial Treasury of basic items to be used in the battalions' qualification process (such as paper ream and blank books). It also contains information regarding the military corporations during the period of the Paraguayan war, among other subjects.
Created by the Provincial Government of Paraíba.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 202 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book with non-original . Damaged by insects, iron gall ink, and acid paper. Some folios are blank and some are torn. Numerated through folio 146.
Creator (Author): Thomas d’Aquino Mindêlo e Venâncio José d’Oliveira Lisboa.
