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Ballads of local interest by John Jenkins, Ffynonforgan, Felinfach, Cardiganshire.

An account of Thomas Thomas (1805-1881), president of the Baptist College, Pontypool, written by his son T. H. Thomas (Arlunydd Penygarn) (1839-1915) for J. Vyrnwy Morgan: Welsh Religious Leaders of the Victorian Era, 1905.

Over sixty autograph letters, 1806-1815, from Major-General (afterwards Lieutenant-General) Sir Thomas Picton (1758-1815), most of them written to Lewis Flanagan, London. Some of these letters were printed in West Wales Historical Records, Vols XII and XIII.

A short criticism of selected poetry of Sir Lewis Morris, prepared for the Scribbling Club, 16 February 1911.

Summonses, dated 25 April, 15 [?Charles I, i.e. 1639], to James Bridgman and Samuel Law, commanding them to appear before the Council of the Marches at Ludlow on 7 May.

Two letters written in 1793, from Piccadilly Factory, Manchester, by Robert Owen, social reformer, to Samuel Oldknow, Stockport.

A memorandum book, 1870-1887, kept by David Mathias, registrar, to enter notices of marriages in the Cardigan district, with statistics of marriages by licence and by certificate.

Memoranda, 1871-1887, relating to Bethania Baptist Church, Cardigan, including particulars of preachers and their texts and notes of resolutions and proceedings of the church, by David Mathias.

Autograph translations by George Borrow (1803-1881) of cywyddau by Iolo Goch (c. 1320-1398) and Goronwy Owen (1723-1769).

A minute book, 1794-1824, of the quarterly meetings of Baptist churches in Aberystwyth, Aberduar, Penybont, Y Drefach, Panteg, Y Graig, Llwyndafydd, Cilfowyr, Blaenywaun, Ebenezer and their branches, with answers to questions set for the meetings.

A letter dated 4 April 1684 from William Lloyd (1627-1717), bishop of St Asaph (afterwards of Lichfield and Coventry, etc.), to Francis, Lord Guilford (1637-1685), Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, proposing a Mr Hanmer for the post of vicar of Kinnerley, Shropshire.

'Botanical notes, taken in Norfolk, Carmarthenshire, Gloucestershire, Surrey, Cardiganshire, Pembrokeshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Radnorshire, Dorsetshire', 1881-8, by A. Wentworth Powell, Tymawr, being a list of the scientific and common names of flowers and plants and of the localities in which they were found, etc.

Snaudonia Druidica or the Druid Monuments of Snowdon, written in 1764 by Richard Farrington (1702-1772), chancellor of Bangor, and presented by him in 1770 to Richard Richardson.

A journal kept, January 2-May 26, 1860, by 'A Scripture Reader' [? E. Rowland] who visited homes, etc., in Merthyr Tydfil on behalf of John Griffith, the rector of the parish. It contains observations on the social life and conditions of the town.

One of two volumes of sermons and memoranda, written by Edward Finch (1664-1738), 'Prebendary of the Prebend of Wetwang in the Cathedral & Metropolitical Church of St. Peter in York', fifth son of Heneage Finch, first earl of Nottingham, with additions in a later hand.

Notes and extracts relating to the Society of Friends in Wales.

A note on Taliesin Ben Beirdd (fl. end 6th century).

A minute book, 1921-1926, of the Anglesey bardic Gorsedd society.

A catalogue, compiled by R. Gwyneddon Davies (1870?-1928), of the contents of four manuscript volumes purchased c. 1890 by John Davies (Gwyneddon) (1832-1904) from the representatives of Peter Bayley Williams (1763-1836), Llanrug.

Sermons by Joseph Evans (1801-1867), Congregational minister, Capel Seion, Carmarthenshire. Some of them were printed in 'Pregethau gan y diweddar Barch. Joseph Evans, Capel Seion, Sir Gaerfyrddin ... (Llanelly, 1876).