The book contains correspondence with different provincial authorities of Paraíba and of different provinces, from 1844 to 1846. Topics include: request for recruits to comply with superior orders; delivery of deserters arrested in the parishes of Campina Grande, Bananeiras, and others; arrest of horse robbers; dismissal of the first substitute (primeiro suplente) in Patos's police station; arrest of a slave; request for Customs Inspector (inspetor da Alfândega) to present a list of enslaved persons who have passports; Rio Grande do Norte's Chief of Police request to police authorities to prevent a missing person from being sold as a slave. Signed by Lourenço José da Silva Santiago and Antonio Joaquim de Alburquerque de Mello.
Created by Chiefs of Police.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 142 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book with original hardcover. Severely damaged by insects and iron gall ink. Numerated through folio 140.
