Cyfres ANA 4 - Newport estate rent ledgers

Most of the ledgers are members of blocks of books in use at the same time, namely ANA 4/1-2 (1813-1844), 4/3-5 (1859-1881), 4/6-12 (1882-1895), 4/13-18 (1895-1906), 4/21-48 (1907-1925), 4/55-56 (1909) and 4/57-58 (1921-1922). These blocks are arranged chronologically, and the volumes within each block arranged in their original order. -- ANA 4/6-9 contain ground rent accounts, ANA 4/10 contains freehold rent accounts, and ANA 4/11-12 are indexes to the other five volumes. The forward and back references to ANA 4/6 and 4/7 are to volumes '2' and '1' respectively, that is, the other way around from the numbers stamped on their spines. -- In the case of ANA 4/13-18, 4/13-16 are foliated as if they are one continuous volume, ff. 1-2400, and contain ground rent accounts, with the streets presented in roughly alphabetical order, ANA 4/17 contains the freehold rents, and ANA 4/18 the index to the other five volumes. -- With ANA 4/21-45, the volumes were originally distinguished by a letter, as was the practice of the Monmouthshire estate, and the streets are presented in alphabetical order. New streets created by the growth of Newport were included in ANA 4/43-44. The forward references from this block of volumes is to a single folio number which reaches in excess of 4000, suggesting a block of volumes (not found) arranged similarly to ANA 4/13-16. The forward references from ANA 4/45-46 are to a 'New Ledger Mis.' (also not found). These volumes may have been passed to the Eagle Star Insurance Company on the sale the estate in 1956. -- Other ledgers (including allotment, cottage and weekly rents, and arrears) are arranged chronologically.