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A journal of John Griffith (1713-1776) of co. Radnor and Pennsylvania, Quaker, recording his voyage from America to England, 1747-1748 (ff. 2-13, 67v); his itinerary of England and Wales, visiting Quaker meetings and including a visit to his mother in co. Radnor, 1748-1750 (ff. 14-35); his return voyage to America, 1750 (ff. 55-62v, 35v-7v); his second voyage to England, 1750 (ff. 38-54); and personal memoranda (ff. 63v-7, 68r-v). The writer describes his detention at Bayonne (f. 7r-v) and Dax in France in December 1747, his ship having been seized by a French privateer off San Sebastian, and comments upon the superstitions and religious customs of the inhabitants (ff. 7v-11v). Much of the contents of the manuscript was later used in his autobiography, A journal of the life, travels, and labours ... of John Griffith (London, 1779).

An album of miscellanies, compiled [c. 1825]-[1869] (watermark 1823), including transcripts of epistles from the Yearly Meeting of Women Friends in New York to the Yearly Meeting of Women Friends in London, 1808, and from the Yearly Meeting of Women Friends in London to the Quarterly Meetings ... of Women Friends in Great Britain, 1810, 1812, 1813; a letter from Lady Rachel Russell to her son, the Duke of Bedford, 1706; testimonies concerning Sarah Hustler, Bradford, 1817, and Elizabeth Nicholson, Cockermouth, 1835; extracts of pieces of prose and verse, mainly of Quaker interest; three holograph letters and an album entry by Elihu Burritt, 1847-1869; and miscellaneous autographs, and signatures cut from correspondence.

Pwyllgor Cadwraeth Diwylliant Cymreig (Cangen De Ceredigion): cofnodion Undeb Cymru Fydd. Byrddau. Rhoddwyd gan yr Henadur Edward Lewis, O.B.E., J.P., Llandysul, Chwefror 1960.

A minute book, 1823-1938 and undated, of the Lleyn and Eifionydd Auxiliary Bible Society, afterwards the Pwllheli Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Copies prepared for The Monmouthshire Merlin, 15-22 March, 1851, of adjudications by the Reverend Chancellor Hugh Williams, Bassaleg Vicarage, 26 February, 1851, and William Jones ('Gwilym Ilid'), Machen, together with other material relating to an essay on 'Pwcca'r Trwyn', the celebrated Mynyddyslwyn Sprite' by David Rhys Stephen ('Gwyddonwyson'), which was awarded the prize at the Newport Athenaeum eisteddfod [11 March, 1851].

Printed catalogue of Welsh and English books sold by public auction by John Lloyd, Bangor, on behalf of T. Davies ('Dewi Meirion'), with marginal notes and suggested top limit prices in the hand of Bob Owen, Croesor.

Pump Pwngc a Drinwyd yn Assoc. Rhythyn, 1795 gan Richard Jones o'r Werna 'Hanes dechreuad yr achos ym Mrynengan' gan Robert Roberts, Hendre Cennin. Rhwng byrddau. Prynwyd oddi wrth Miss N. Thomas, Conwy, Medi 1959.

Pum Llyvr Cerdd-wriaeth Cerdd Davod 2, etc yn llaw David Jones ('Dafydd Jones, Trefriw').

Copies of typescript translations from Latin to English, by Dr Peter Franklin, Lecturer in Palaeography at Lancaster University, of NLW Puleston Deeds and Documents 1022 and 1256, comprising papers relating to the case of John Puleston against Thomas Prichard at the Shropshire Assizes, 1638/9, and at the Court of Exchequer, 1641.

A collection which includes Welsh, Latin and English vocabularies, miscellaneous notes and extracts, a diary of 1811, Latin and other school exercises and a fairly substantial amount of correspondence. Also forming part of this collection are manuscripts and documents connected with the family of Edwards of Chirk.

Estate and family records of the Puleston family of Emral, Flintshire, [14 cent.]-[19 cent.], comprising deeds relating to the Puleston estates mainly in Flintshire and Denbighshire, 1394-1849; judicial proceedings, 1546-1791; rentals and surveys, 1485-1786; estate accounts, bills and other financial papers, 1568-1847; manorial records, mainly for the manor of Shocklack, Cheshire, 1461-1788; business correspondence, 1551-1816, mainly 1770s-1790s; and deeds, legal papers and correspondence relating to the Irish estates of the Parry family of Dublin and the Price family of Bryn y Pys, Denbighshire, relating mainly to premises in Dublin, 1485-1795, including papers of John Parry, bishop of Ossory.

Photocopies of manuscript and printed sources relating to the Puleston family of Emral and Hafod-y-wern.

Papers of the family of Jones and Pughe-Jones of Ynysgain, Cricieth, Caernarfonshire, 1501-[c. 1955], including deeds, mostly relating to the Cricieth area and to Merionethshire, 1501-1890; and an account book, 1614-1918.

Student notebooks, 1696-1817, of members of the Pughe family, consisting of John Tibbots' lecture notes on theology, 1696-[early 18 cent.], Richard Pughe's lecture notes on anatomy, [c. 1754], and Robert Pughe's lecture notes on anatomy and surgery, 1816-1817.

A copy of Edward Breese, Kalendars of Gwynedd (London, 1873), with the family tree of Dr Richard Pughe (fl. 1780), surgeon and apothecary, of Machynlleth, co. Montgomery, and his grandson Robert Pughe (d. 1837) (see also NLW ex 1501) written at the front and back of the volume in the hand of the Rev. G. R. Gould Pughe, vicar of Mellor, near Blackburn; together with photocopies relating to the family including the will, 1837, of the Rev Richard Pughe of Llanegryn and Llanfrothen, co Mer.

A photocopy of a pedigree, compiled by Giles Medwyn Pugh, of the Pugh family of Mathafarn, parish of Llanwrin, co. Montgomery, together with a photocopy of a grant, 1664, by Charles II, of the Lordship of Cyfeiliog to John Pugh, Esq., of Mathafarn, translated by the donor from Latin to English in 2001.

Pedigree chart of the Pugh and Buckley families of Dolfor, parish of Kerry, co. Montgomery and the associated family of Lloyd of Llannerchrochwel (see also MS 22710), compiled in 1876 from family papers and information from William Buckley Pugh, with corrections and additions based on information from Edward Rowley Morris (1828-93), antiquary, and the pedigree published by him in Montgomeryshire Collections, 26 (1892), further additions, c. 1892, in the hand of E. Rowley Morris, and later additions.