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Hughes Cadfan was the father of the Rev. Nefydd Hughes Cadfan, and Daniel Harris was the last of the first settlers.

A group of 17 letters, 1934-37, from Egerton [G. B.] Phillimore to R. J. Thomas, dealing, mainly, with river names and place names; and 3 letters, 1934, to Mr Rees, Caersws, relating to R. J. Thomas, and his studies of Welsh place names.

A group of accounts belonging to the Rev. P. Jones-Parry(?), on which is endorsed 'Vouchers for the expenditure of £500, Insurance Receipt', and a valuation sheet of the place of the estate of the Rev. P. Jones-Parry, dec.

A group of deeds principally concerned with the estate of the Manley family in the parish of Erbistock, Denbighshire. According to some published sources, Francis, Roger and John Manley were all sons of Sir Richard Manley, comptroller of the household of Henry, prince of Wales. However, these deeds show that Francis was the son of Cornelius Manley (died c.1623) and his wife Mary, daughter of Francis Lloyd of Hardwick, Shropshire. He married Dorothy, daughter of Sir Gerard Eyton of Eyton Isaf. Cornelius, their heir, married Elizabeth Spark of Bury St Edmunds in 1670 and they had several issue. Francis, their eldest surviving son, died without issue and in 1729 Thomas, brother of Francis, was in possession of the estate. He had three children, all of whom died without issue. Prior to 1811, the estate was bequeathed by Mrs Rebecca Lawrence, daughter of Thomas Manley, to Isaac George Manley, a descendant of John Manley. The printed schedule includes a family tree compiled using published sources, including Burke's Landed Gentry, and unpublished sources comprising the bishops transcripts for the parish of Erbistock, and documents and papers relating to the Manley family which were acquired with these deeds, and which are now NLW MS 22730E. The deeds were purchased in February 1987 from Henry Sotheran Ltd. For a group of related deeds, see NLW Deeds 1344-1372.

1982 Donation. A group of documents and papers relating to the Tyglyn estate, co. Card., and to the military careers of Lt. Col. William Wilson and his son-in-law Capt. Alban Thomas Davies of Tyglyn.

A group of family papers of Owen Roberts (1848-1917) Frondeg, Tre-garth, co. Caernarfon [cf. NLW MS 22146B], comprising notebooks and printed material, including an ornate memorial card to John Roberts, father of Owen Roberts, 1868. Also an agreement and accounts, 1882, relating to building a new house at Frondeg.

A group of holograph letters and miscellaneous papers:-a letter from Edward] Bridge, Lleweney, to [John Salusbury of Bach-y-graig], 1756 (particulars of Mr. Allwood's survey of the Bach-y-graig estate); a proof copy of a circular from Henry Thrale to the electors of Southwark, 1765, with manuscript corrections by Dr. Samuel Johnson; a draft letter of thanks from Henry Thrale to the electors of Southwark [December, 1765], in the hand of Samuel Johnson; a bill, in French, from Henry Metman, etc., Paris, to 'Monsieur Thralle' for clothing, 1775; a bill, in French, from [--] Guerrier, 'Marchand Bonnetier', Paris, to [Samuel] Johnson for stockings, 1775; a laundry bill, in French, for 'Mr Jenson' [1775]; a letter from Frances Burney, Brighthelmstone, to Doctor S. Johnson, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London [1778] (correspondence between the writer and the recipient); a draft letter [1781] in the hand of Samuel Johnson concerning the putting of the brewhouse [the old Anchor Brewery in Southwark] in the hands of Robert Barclay and John Perkins; a letter (unsigned) from [Hester Lynch Thrale] to Mr. Swale, 1784 (rejecting future correspondence from the recipient); a transcript of an 'Impartial Character of Dr. Samuel Johnson' from The European Magazine ..., May, 1795; a letter from 'Edwin', Covent Garden [London], to [--], 1789 (containing an epitaph on Samuel Johnson); a passport, 1790, issued to [Marquis] de Trotti and [Abbé de] Buchetti to travel from France to London; a letter from 'Estipee' [Hester Lynch Piozzi?] to Messrs. T[homas] Cadell, Junior, and [William] Davies, booksellers, Strand, London, 1796 (comments on predictions and prophecies arising from the recipients' 'ingenious Work'); 'A Christmas Carol for Brynbella 1797', in the hand of Hester Lynch Piozzi?; a letter from [Hester Lynch Piozzi] from 43 Great Pultney Street, Bath, to [her coachman] Jacob (Weston], 1798 (news of the writer's husband and 'our dear little Boy' John [Salusbury Piozzi] Salusbury, the marriage of Mrs. Beckwith and Thomas Davies, the gardener at Brynbella, a payment for 'our dear little Boy's schooling, etc.); a letter (in the third person) from Wm. Henry Chambers, Holywell, to Mrs. Piozzi at Bath, 1803 (literary patronage for the writer); a letter from T[homas] Shephard, Enborne [near Newbury], to Mrs Piozzi, 54 Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square, London, 1810 (John Salusbury Piozzi Salusbury's tutoring account etc.); a transcript of a letter from [Sir John Salusbury Piozzi Salusbury] to Dr [Robert] Gray, 1823 (condolence, regret at the recipient's departure from Bronwylfa); two letters from Robt. Gray from Bronwylfa and Bishop Wearmouth, to Sir John [Salusbury Piozzi] Salisbury [sic] at Bronwylfa, 1823 (acknowledgement of condolence, a request that the writer's letters should not be included among the Mrs. Piozzi manuscripts advertised for sale); and stanzas by Thomas Gray. The following documents have been extracted from other items in the 'Brynbella Piozziana' and added to the present group: -a holograph letter from Edwd. Mangin [from Bath] to Mrs. Piozzi at 8 Gay Street [Bath], [1816] (accepting an invitation); a list of the names and subscriptions of the well-wishers of Sir John Salusbury Piozzi Salusbury at Brynbella, 6 January, 1818; and copies of correspondence between Sir John Salusbury Piozzi Salusbury, James Wason, Liverpool, and Messrs. Bridge & Mason, Red Lion Square [London], 1844-1845, relating to claims upon, and the title to, the Bachygraig estate. English; French. Formerly Brynbella 'Piozziana' MS 8.

A group of invitation cards to various members of the Vivian family from various people including the Duchess of Wellington, Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, Countess Bernstorff, Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Duchess of Sutherland, Mrs H. Brand, Marchioness of Westminster and the Duke of Devonshire. Printed.

A group of invitation cards to various members of the Vivian family to balls at Buckingham Palace in 1859, 1864, 1865, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1885 and 1886; as well as two cards, twice postponing the ball of 1867. Printed.

A group of letters addressed to the Reverend R. J. Rees relating to the CM Parliamentary Bill, chiefly from the Reverend E. O. Davies.

A group of miscellaneous papers, including one or two press cuttings, two letters from Griffith Hughes, Bala, and one from Joseph Jones, Wrexham to [Thomas Lewis], all connected with statistics of churches and districts in cos Mer. and Caern.