This book contains the correspondence of the President of the Province (Presidente da Província) between 1856 and 1857. It includes: list of remarkable events in the Province; Areia's city jail's request for compensation for deaths due to epidemics; Cabaceiras's Police Deputy (delegado) request for payment of expenses related to the lease of the property where the police headquarters operates, and for hospital expenses incurred in the treatment of those affected by epidemics; black slaves from the Ceará Province arrested for murder in Campina Grande currently held in the prison's infirmary ("enfermaria"); murder convicts delivered to the city jail in Cabaceiras; deserter sent by Pilar's Deputry (delegado) to serve the President of the Province; criminals suspected of robbery in the Province of Rio Grande do Norte and in the city of Mamanguape sent to Pilar's jail; request for information regarding passports issued to foreigners; Deputies (delegados) of Areia, Sousa, and Cabaceiras requesting expansion of the police force and more privates. Chiefs of Police: João Antonio Araujo Freitas Henrique and Manoel Clementino da Cunha.
Created by Chiefs of Police.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 191 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book with original cover. Damaged by insects and iron gall ink. Numerated through folio 188.
Creator (Author): Chefes de Polícia: João Antonio Araujo Freitas Henrique e Manoel Clementino da Cunha.
