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- [c. 1860]-1864 (Creation)
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234 ff. ; 210 x 170 mm.
Previously between boards, tied with tape, inscribed 'No. I' (see Margaret S. Walker (1994-5), p. 76); these boards have subsequently been discarded.
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Archival history
Apparently given by Vincent to R. D. Jenkins, Cilbronnau, later passing to his son Sir Lawrence Jenkins.
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The incomplete manuscript of the first part of a history of St Dogmael's and the surrounding district written, [c. 1860], by the Rev. Henry James Vincent; together with notes and transcripts by him, 1862-1864, from various sources.
The leaves relating to St Dogmael's have foliation 28-112 (with gaps), but with most numbers being repeated. Included in the volume is a letter dedicating the work to his friend Richard David Jenkins, Cilbronnau, Cardiganshire. The manuscript was published as Henry James Vincent, The History of St. Dogmaels, ed. by Glen K. Johnson (Cardigan, 2009).
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- English
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English.
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Publication note
Henry James Vincent, The History of St. Dogmaels, ed. by Glen K. Johnson (Cardigan, 2009)
Publication note
Margaret S. Walker, 'The Reverend Henry Vincent, 1793 [recte 1799]-1865, a neglected Pembrokeshire antiquarian', in Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, 6 (1994-5), pp. 69-78.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 5603B.
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- Jenkins, Richard David, 1815-1885. (Subject)