Two autograph letters written by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), one, 2 June 1812, from Nantgwillt, Rhayader to his grandfather, Sir Bysshe Shelley, bart (1731-1815) , and the other, 16 April 1820, from Pisa to Thomas Medwin (1788-1869), afterwards his biographer, at Geneva.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 Letters from (1812, 1820), NLW MS 5393C
An account of Foulk Roberts, music teacher, and other old characters of Clegir in the parish of Llanrug, Caernarvonshire, 1800-1900, written by Isaac Lloyd (Glan Rhuddallt) (1875-1961).
Glan Rhyddallt, 1875-1961 Account of Foulk Roberts, NLW MS 5391C
A manuscript entitled An account of the Grammatical and other peculiarities in the Welsh Dialect prevailing in the district about Brynamman, written by W. Watkins, 1882.
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.
Finch, Edward, 1664-1738 Sermons and memoranda by, NLW MSS 4940-4941B
Material of Welsh interest extracted from The Liverpool Mercury, 1811-1816, and miscellanea, including two letters written in 1905 by John Strachan (1862-1907), professor of comparative philology at the University of Manchester.
A photocopy of a letter, [1940], from Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) to Henry Farjeon (1878-1948) concerning the Welsh composer Daniel Jones (1912-1993) (see also NLW MS 21818, f.382).
Ecclesiastical instruments relating to the admission, etc. to benefices of Daniel Morgan (Llantrisant with Llanllibio, Anglesey, 1888) and Evan Morgan (Chelvey, Somerset, 1889) and the appointment of Albert Owen Evans (1864-1937), rural dean of Talybolion and rector of Llanfaethlu with Llanfwrog, Anglesey, as sequestrator in the case of the living of Llanrhyddlad and Llanfflewin, Anglesey, 1918.
A signed copy of A Boy's Song (Cardiff, 1936), the words by James Hogg (1770-1835) and the music by Mansel Thomas (1909-86), presented by the composer to John Owen Jones ('Owen Bryngwyn', 1884-1972).
A Latin prize poem entitled Thamesis written in 1768 by Matthew Lewis when he was at Christ Church, Oxford, together with a letter written by him from the War Office in 1798, when he was deputy secretary-at-war, to George, fourth viscount and first marquis Townshend (1724-1807), with reference to the appointment of Lieutenant William Stalland as Pay Master. Matthew Lewis was the father of Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818), author of Ambrosio, or the Monk.
Transcripts of wills, etc., being part of the material printed in Lucy Lloyd-Theakston and John Davies: Some family records and pedigrees of the Lloyds of Allt yr Odyn, Castell Hywel, Ffos y Bleiddiaid, Gilfach Wen, Llan Llyr and Waun Ifor ... (Oxford, 1912-1913).
The original letters printed in George Eyre Evans (ed.): Lloyd Letters (1754-1796), being extant letters of David Lloyd, Minister of Llwynrhydowen, Posthumus Lloyd, his brother, Minister of the Great Meeting Congregation, Coventry, and Charles Lloyd, LL.D., his son ... (Aberystwyth, 1908).
A volume containing copies of John Roberts (o Fôn): Geir-lyfr ysgrythurol ... (Dulyn, 1773), with additional manuscript notes by John Roberts, and of William Williams (Pantycelyn): Marwnad ... Christopher Basset ... (Aberhonddu, 1874), which belonged to Thomas Williams, Bethesda'r Fro, minister and hymn-writer, and which has manuscript notes by him, including A Catalogue of Books in my possession in 1798.