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Manuscript memoir, 1774-1775, of William Owen, recalling his early years in the Royal Navy, from 1750 to 1761, in particular his time in India from 1754. The volume recounts life and events on board ship, together with incidents, escapades and misadventures ashore.
Owen went to sea as a midshipman and passed his Lieutenant's exam on 1 February 1758 (pp. 328-329). He served aboard several ships, most notably HMS Tyger, 1754-1759 (pp. 137-403), and HMS Sunderland, 1759-1761 (pp. 411-547). He participated in several naval and land actions in the Carnatic, Bengal and elsewhere, including the capture of Geriah (Vijaydurg), February 1756 (pp. 194-204), the expedition to retake Calcutta, December 1756-February 1757 (pp. 242-68), the battle of Chandernagore, 23 March 1757 (pp. 282-9), the naval battles off Cuddalore, 30 April 1758 (pp. 343-7), Negapatam, 3 August 1758 (pp. 368-73) and Pondicherry, 11 September 1759 (pp. 444-9), and the subsequent siege and blockade of Pondicherry, August 1760-January 1761 (pp. 530-53). Other incidents of note include a fraught voyage from Jamaica to England, October 1753-January 1754 (pp. 120-32), an ill-fated shooting expedition in Trincomalee, Ceylon, July 1759 (pp. 427-36), the loss of his right arm during a raid at Pondicherry, 6 October 1760 (pp. 531-6), and the sinking of HMS Sunderland in a cyclone shortly before Owen was due to rejoin her, 1 January 1761 (pp. 544-7). The volume, which contains occasional corrections, deletions and interpolations, is based mainly on Owen's journals, log books and other papers (see NLW, Glansevern Estate Records). In addition, certain passages, especially accounts of wider events, are either copied verbatim or adapted, without acknowledgement, from published works including Edward Ives, A Voyage from England to India… (London: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1773, ESTC T12210) (pp. 154-5, 163, 171, 178-9, 195, 197-8, 200-204, 210-13, 218, 223-5, 234, 242-3, 251-2, 259-60, 262-3, 264-6, 269-76, 280-81, 284-5, 294-305, 313, 316-7), and unidentified editions of Richard Owen Cambridge, An Account of the War in India, Between the English and French… (London: T. Jefferys, 1761, ESTC T145098) (pp. 339-41, 345, 353-60, 366, 368-70, 372, 386-9, 403-9, 454-90, 496-7, 513-20, 523, 558-62), John Entick, The General History of the Late War…, 5 vols (London: Edward Dilly and John Millan, 1763, T138198) (pp. 506-12, 520, 523-6, 540-43, 550-51, 553, 562-7), An Impartial History of the Late Glorious War (Manchester: printed by R. Whitworth, 1764, T110585) (pp. 459-50) and the third volume of An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere..., ed. by John Hawkesworth, 3 vols (London: printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1773, T74465) (pp. 578-82). Owen's second volume of memoirs is partly published in Narrative of American Voyages and Travels of Captain William Owen, R.N., and Settlement of the Island of Campobello in the Bay of Fundy 1766-1771, ed. by Victor Hugo Paltsits (New York, New York Public Library, 1942), a copy of which is included with the present manuscript (NLW MS 24132E(a)).

Typescript legal memoir by the donor's father, His Honour Trevor Morgan (1892-1976), barrister on the Welsh Circuit, regional traffic commissioner for Wales (1941-48), and county court judge of West Wales (1948-68), written after he retired in c. 1970.

(Typescript.) English. Boards between boards. Donated by W. Gilbert Williams, January 1944.

A manuscript copy of the Rev. Michah Thomas's biography, 1855, by Thomas Lewis, and loose leaves of the memoir of the Rev. John Michael.

An incomplete typescript memoir ('Death of a Rebel') of Julian Cayo Evans (1937-1995) by Henry Ellis; together with a photocopy of his obituary from The Independent, 31 March 1995.

A copy of the donor's memoir, titled 'An unconventional childhood', describing time spent in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya, India) from 1945-1960, as the daughter of Welsh Presbyterian Church missionaries.

Membership card recording contributions to the Medical Fund in connection with the practice of T J Bell Thomas, medical attendant. Bron-y-Garn House, Maesteg.

Excerpts, 1667-1699, of former members of Rhydwilym Baptist chapel, Pembrokeshire, before they emigrated to Pennsylvania, copied from a register held on microfilm by the Pennsylvania Historical Society.

Essays and poems in Welsh by Ellen Williams (nee Jones; Meirionwen, 1871-1949), Llanfrothen, co. Merioneth, entered for competition at Siloam Calvinistic Methodist chapel, Llanfrothen, and other Literary Festivals, 1887-1919 and n.d. (ff. 1-81v); a radio script Arwyddion Tywydd Llanfrothen, broadcast 27 October 1938, in which Meirionwen participated along with her brother John Jones (Ioan Brothen, 1868-1940), Bob Owen, Croesor, and Lizzie Laura Williams (ff. 82-91); and memorial verse to Cadwaladr Williams (c. 1853-1891), Rhyd, Llanfrothen, Meirionwen's brother-in-law.

Songs and arrangements for voice and piano, c. 1934-1946, by Meirion Williams (1901-1976), mostly unpublished, 'I Ceinwen Rowlands' in the composer's hand endorsed on a few; with two other arrangements by David Evans (published in New song book: llyfr canu newydd ... (Cardiff, 1929-1931)) and J. Lloyd Williams, in an unidentified hand (ff. 1, 2v).

A collection of manuscripts in the hand of John Edwards (Meiriadog) (1813-1906), Llanfair Caereinion, which include a Welsh grammar, essays, addresses, poetry, correspondence, hymn tunes, and miscellaneous notes and drafts.

Papers, 1871-[1922x1927], of Richard Elias (Meillionog), comprising mainly autograph and holograph sermons and poetry, and also including material relating to a tribute by the Tabernacle Sunday School, Morriston, to Meillionog on the occasion of his departure for Cape Town in September 1898.

Correspondence, 1970-1977, accumulated by Meic Stephens in the course of editing Artists in Wales, volumes 1-3 (Llandysul, 1971-1977), from artists in the fields of literature, drama, music and the visual arts; letters, 1977-1978, from poets invited to contribute to Green Horse : an anthology by young poets of Wales edited by him (Swansea, 1978); letters, 1978-1979, relating to The Welsh Language Today (second edition, Llandysul, 1979); and correspondence, 1986-1987, between Meic Stephens and Lady Amy Parry-Williams relating to the former's translations into English of essays by T. H. Parry-Williams, published in The White Stone - six essays by T. H. Parry-Williams (Llandysul, 1987).

An additional consignment of the papers of Meic Stephens. This group remains uncatalogued.

Letters, 1961-1989, to Meic Stephens mainly concerning contemporary writing in Wales and Stephens's own literary work. The correspondents include Euros Bowen, Islwyn Ffowc Elis, Gwynfor Evans, Raymond Garlick, Bobi Jones, Emyr Humphreys, Saunders Lewis, Harri Webb and R. S. Thomas.

Diary for the period 30 September-9 December 1941 of Lady Megan Lloyd George (1902-66), Member of Parliament for Anglesey, 1929-51, and for Carmarthen, 1957-66, containing occasional entries relating to the progress of the Second World War with references to Winston Churchill and other contemporary figures.

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1945-1966, of Lady Megan Lloyd George (1902-1966), Member of Parliament for Anglesey, 1929-1951, and for Carmarthen, 1957-1966. Most of the letters are from Lady Megan to her secretary Helena Dightam or to the latter's son, Adrian. They are mainly in note form and undated but most appear to have been written during the period 1962-1965. Also included are six letters from Lady Olwen Carey Evans to Helena Dightam, 1965-1966, letters to Lady Megan from James Callaghan (1) 1951, Clement Attlee (2) 1966, and Harold Wilson (2) 1966, and related items, 1966-1970.

Autograph copy, heavily revised, of chapters 1 and 2 of I'r Gad (Tal-y-bont, 1975), a novel by Marged Dafydd (Meg Elis).

Autograph copy, heavily revised, of chapters 3-6 of I'r Gad (Tal-y-bont, 1975), a novel by Marged Dafydd (Meg Elis).