Material of Welsh interest extracted from The Liverpool Mercury, 1811-1816, and miscellanea, including two letters written in 1905 by John Strachan (1862-1907), professor of comparative philology at the University of Manchester.
A photocopy of a letter, [1940], from Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) to Henry Farjeon (1878-1948) concerning the Welsh composer Daniel Jones (1912-1993) (see also NLW MS 21818, f.382).
Ecclesiastical instruments relating to the admission, etc. to benefices of Daniel Morgan (Llantrisant with Llanllibio, Anglesey, 1888) and Evan Morgan (Chelvey, Somerset, 1889) and the appointment of Albert Owen Evans (1864-1937), rural dean of Talybolion and rector of Llanfaethlu with Llanfwrog, Anglesey, as sequestrator in the case of the living of Llanrhyddlad and Llanfflewin, Anglesey, 1918.
A signed copy of A Boy's Song (Cardiff, 1936), the words by James Hogg (1770-1835) and the music by Mansel Thomas (1909-86), presented by the composer to John Owen Jones ('Owen Bryngwyn', 1884-1972).
A Latin prize poem entitled Thamesis written in 1768 by Matthew Lewis when he was at Christ Church, Oxford, together with a letter written by him from the War Office in 1798, when he was deputy secretary-at-war, to George, fourth viscount and first marquis Townshend (1724-1807), with reference to the appointment of Lieutenant William Stalland as Pay Master. Matthew Lewis was the father of Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818), author of Ambrosio, or the Monk.
Transcripts of wills, etc., being part of the material printed in Lucy Lloyd-Theakston and John Davies: Some family records and pedigrees of the Lloyds of Allt yr Odyn, Castell Hywel, Ffos y Bleiddiaid, Gilfach Wen, Llan Llyr and Waun Ifor ... (Oxford, 1912-1913).
The original letters printed in George Eyre Evans (ed.): Lloyd Letters (1754-1796), being extant letters of David Lloyd, Minister of Llwynrhydowen, Posthumus Lloyd, his brother, Minister of the Great Meeting Congregation, Coventry, and Charles Lloyd, LL.D., his son ... (Aberystwyth, 1908).
A volume containing copies of John Roberts (o Fôn): Geir-lyfr ysgrythurol ... (Dulyn, 1773), with additional manuscript notes by John Roberts, and of William Williams (Pantycelyn): Marwnad ... Christopher Basset ... (Aberhonddu, 1874), which belonged to Thomas Williams, Bethesda'r Fro, minister and hymn-writer, and which has manuscript notes by him, including A Catalogue of Books in my possession in 1798.
A copy of John T. Godfrey (editor) : Manuscripts relating to the County of Nottingham in the possession of Mr. James Ward, Nottingham ... (London, 1900), with an autograph letter to George Eyre Evans from James Ward, dated April 26, 1902.
Ward, James, fl. 1902 Letter from (1902), NLW MS 3190C
One of two volumes containing a translation by John Evans (I. D. Ffraid) (1814-1875) of Edward Young: The Complaint; or Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality (1742).
Evans, John, 1814-1875 The Complaint; or Night Thoughts ..., 1742, translation into Welsh, NLW MS 4757B
Two letters from William Lloyd (1627-1717), bishop of St Asaph, the one to Ellis Lloyd, Inner Temple, 8 September 1682, and the other to Humphrey Prideaux (1648-1724), archdeacon of Suffolk, afterwards dean of Norwich, 28 February 1689/90.
Lloyd, William, 1627-1717 Letters from (1682, 1689/90), NLW MS 4750B
An extent of the manor of Mawddwy in the parish of Llanymawddwy, Merioneth, showing the division into holdings, sheep-walks, commons, etc., with the names of the occupiers and the acreage.
Press cuttings, mainly from the Illustrated London News and the Penny Magazine containing descriptions and illustrations of ceremonies connected with various eisteddfodau held at Abergavenny, Aberystwyth, Pontypool, London, etc., 1845-1887.
