Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The books in each subseries include records of arrests, giving the date, name of arrestee, time, location, arresting officers, possessions on the person of the arrestee, and the name of the person making the complaint. The names of enslaved people and free persons of color arrested are listed in separate columns from those of others. Also included are reports of guard members absent or in neglect of their duties and of such matters as balls operating without permission and carts and other...

Scope and Contents

The beat book contains daily lists of officers and the beats to which they were assigned. In the rear of the volume there are also records of expenses for June and July, 1853, as well as other miscellaneous records.