Printed forms with mss. entries of the names of the free persons of color arrested and dates of arrest, with approximately 40% of the records including a manuscript physical description of the arrestee, with reference to his age and place of birth. These arrests were made for violations of acts passed in 1807 and 1830 to prevent free persons of color from entering into the state. An example, from February 1, 1842: "C.C. Chandler alias Charles Challender, mulatto, aged about 26 years, born in Newport, R.I., large, strong features, big head, scare [sic] on left arm, free, says Recorder Baldwin;"