The book contains the registry of letters from the Provincial Government to Provincial Peace Judges (juízes de Paz da Província), between 1835 and 1844. Topics include: the decision to include four indigenous men from the Alhandra village in the Government's service; information to the Provincial Peace Judge regarding the arrest of National Guard Soldier Jose Joaquim de Lima by the Police for beating up his mother; information on the Police Corp and the National Guard, as well as the delivery of war petitions to the Cabedelo Fort. Letters were dispatched during the tenure of different Provincial Governors: Francisco José Meira, 1835; Basílio Quaresma Torreão, 1836-1837; Francisco Helder Monteiro da Franca, 1841.
Created by the Provincial Government of Paraíba.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 143 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book with original hardcover. Severely damaged by insects and iron gall ink. Numerated through folio 138.
