The book contains Paraíba's Secretary of Police's ordinances and instructions from 1863 to 1868, recorded according to the powers of the provincial capital's prison officer ("carcereiro").Documents were issued by Secretary Thomas d’Aquino Mindêlo and signed by Chief of Police Antonio Joaquim Buarque de Nazareth. It includes: information on transfer and release of prisoners; arrest of deserters to be sent to the Battalion's Command; rearrangement of troops; arrest of slaves for different crimes and infractions; among others.
Created by Chiefs of Police.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 140 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book with original cover. Damaged by insects and iron gall ink. Numerated through folio 139.
Creator (Author): Chefe de polícia, Antonio Joaquim Buarque de Nazareth.
