The book contains letters from the Provincial Government to the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, between 1829 and 1865. It includes the registry of letters of varied topics, for example: acknowledgment of receiving Imperial notice accompanying treaties sanctioned by the Emperor, the King of the Low Countries, and the President of the United States of America, requesting that said treaties be advertised properly; changes in Paraíba's government with the removal of José Thomás Nabuco de Araújo and Manoel Maria Carneiro da Cunha taking office in his place; notice to Augusto Gomes da Silva, Italian Consular Agent in the capital, informing him that a four-month period has been set for him to require the necessary license to take office. Letters were dispatched during the tenure of different governors, including Gabriel Getúlio Monteiro de Mendonça, 1829; Francisco José Meira, 1831; José Vicente Amorim Bezerra, 1850; Agostinho da Silva Neves, 1850; Sinval Odorico de Moura, 1854; Francisco de Araújo Lima, 1861, as well as different State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs, such as the Marquis of Aracati (Marquês de Aracati), 1829; Francisco Carneiro de Campos, 1831; José Marques Lisboa, 1833; José soares de Sousa, 1850; Paulino José Soares de Sousa, 1850; José Pedro dias Nicera, 1854; José Maria da Silva Paranhos, 1861, among others.
Created by the Provincial Government of Paraíba.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 159 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book with original hardcover. Folios are yellowing and damaged by insects and iron gall ink. Numerated through folio 157.
