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- [c.1799]-1827. (Creation)
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Two volumes of holograph sermon notes of Christmas Evans, one in Welsh, the other largely in English, together with loose papers and a smaller book containing holograph sermon notes in Welsh; a manuscript work entitled 'Yr ordiniad o fedydd yn cael ei Holrhain trwy'r ysgrythyrau mewn ffordd o Holiadau ac atebion ...', with a note by J. Jenkins, Hengoed, stating that it was composed by Christmas Evans (see Gweithiau Y Parch. Christmas Evans III 597-616); 'Traethawd ar Felchisedec - 1830' by and in the autograph of Robert Williams ('Robert ap Gwilym Ddu'), followed by observations on the same by Christmas Evans in a letter to R. Williams (see Y Greal, 1905, pp. 225, 259, 286, 313); four leaves from a collecting-book belonging to Christmas Evans; copies of two printed works by Christmas Evans, viz. Eglwys y Jerusalem Uchod yn bwrw allan blant y cnawd ac yn naccau aelodaeth eglwysig iddynt (Caerfyrddin: Ioan Evans, 1800) and Dadl dros drefn ysgrythyrol yr Ysbryd Glân yn ail-eni dynion (Caerfyrddin: J. Evans, 1809), probably used by Dr Owen Davies as press copies for Gweithiau y Parch. Christmas Evans; four letters, 1820-7, written by Christmas Evans, three to the Reverend John Roberts, Pen y Sarn near Amlwch and Llansiling [sic] near Oswestry, the other possibly to [John Michael, Berth, Llanfaethlu] (address mutilated); a copy in the autograph of Dr Owen Davies of a letter from Christmas Evans to John [R.] Jones, Ramoth; 'Tystiolaeth gweinidogion perthynol i Gymmanfa y gogledd mewn perthynas i'r ddadl ofidus a gymmerodd le yn benaf rhwng Evan Evans a C. Evans'; and part of a holograph sermon in Welsh by Christmas Evans on Luke 158 sent to Dr Owen Davies by the Reverend Thos Lewis, Newport, with a covering letter, 1895 (cf. W. Morgan, Cofiant, neu Hanes Bywyd, y diweddar Barch. Christmas Evans (Caerdydd: Ll. Jenkins, 1839), pp. 373-6. Cymraeg.
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Preferred citation: NLW MSS 19555-19558.