The book contains correspondence exchanged with Pernambuco's Chief of Police, Jerônimo Martiniamo Figueiro, and other police authorities. Topics treated in the letters include: measures to prevent the embarkation of illegal slaves; prisoners under medical care in the Santa Casa da Misericórdia; notices to Deputies (delegados) in the parishes of Mamanguape, Campina Grande, Independência, Ingá, and Piancó , demanding a list with the names of those who refused to obey imperial orders to deliver census records for the enslaved and free populations; prohibition for cotton to be shipped to the Province of Pernambuco without proper supervision; port records for the port of Cabedelo; Pernambuco's Chief of Police request to Areia's police Deputy (delegado) for the arrest of a slave from Angola; among others. Signed by Chief pf Police Claudio Manuel de Castro.
Created by Chiefs of Police.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 194 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book with original cover. Damaged by insects and iron gall ink. Numerated through folio 192.
Creator (Author): Claudio Manoel de Castro, chefe de polícia.
