One of six volumes of memoranda, accounts, and miscellaneous notes and extracts mainly relating to the industrial development of South Wales, compiled between 1806 and 1849 by Thomas Ellis (b. 1781), a patternmaker at Tredegar.
Ellis, Thomas, of Tredegar, b. 1781 Memoranda by, NLW MSS 5155-5160A
One of two volumes containing an interleaved copy, with notes by William Jenkyn Jones (1852-1925), Calvinistic Methodist missionary in Brittany, of a bilingual New Testament in Breton and French, published in Paris in 1886.
A list of trading vessels from 1837 onwards which were built on the river Dee, the material including the towns of Rhyl, Flint, Connah's Quay, Queensferry and Chester.
A copy of Angharad Llwyd: A History of the Island of Mona, or Anglesey ... (Ruthin, 1833), which bears the autograph of William Wordsworth (1770-1850).
A transcript of The Petition of the Six Counties of South Wales and the County of Monmouth, Presented to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England For a supply of Ministers, in lieu of those that have been Ejected [printed in 1652], together with a part-transcript, part-abstract of A true and perfect Relation of the Whole Transaction concerning The Petition of the six Counties of South Wales ... With the Parliament's Resolves and proceedings thereupon Now humbly Represented to his Highnesse the Lord Protector's consideration [published in 1654].
Autograph letters from J. Williams, Town Hall [? ---], 5 September 1830, to a Mr Jones of Scholarcae, Llanberis, and from Richard Jones, Congregational minister, Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, 27 October 1836, to his father, John Pritchard, Singrig, Dolwyddelan, near Llanrwst.
A copy of Richard Blackmore: King Arthur. An Heroick Poem ... (London, 1697), with manuscript notes explaining the numerous names (some of which are veiled) and classical references in the text.
One of three volumes containing a journal of a tour, 1831, through Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, Durham, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, Cheshire, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire, illustrated with numerous engraved prints and maps.
One of three holograph manuscripts of music by Joseph Charles Holbrooke. NLW MS 8085 contains an arrangement by William Fenney of 'The Wild Fowl' from 'The Children of Don' by Holbrooke, for piano four hands.
The original manuscript of 'Bethany', a sacred cantata in two parts for solo and chorus of mixed voices, with organ, piano or orchestral accompaniment. Words by William ap Madoc and music by W. Rhys-Herbert, 1909.
The tune book of John Lloyd, precentor of Hyfrydle Chapel, Holyhead, c. 1821-1850, maternal uncle of John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt'), who has inserted his tune 'The Happy Land', on pp. 237-238.