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Some four hundred and forty letters, 1879-1899, from Mary Elizabeth Williams (née Trick), Middlesbrough, to her second son Aneurin Williams.
Also included is a letter to her grandson Iolo [Aneurin Williams], 17 June 1899, and a letter to 'Mary', 8 December 1885.

Some thirty-seven letters, 1882-1908, from Jenny [Jane] Belk, at Middlesbrough, Grasmere and elsewhere, to her brother Aneurin Williams. Jenny was the younger daughter of Edward and Mary Williams and married John Belk of Middlesbrough, solicitor, as his second wife.

Thirty-six letters, 1887-1892, from William Petherick (younger brother to Mary Petherick and Elizabeth Bowman, see F12-13), Hereford and London, to his first cousin once removed, Aneurin Williams; together with three letters from his wife Margaret, January-February 1891.

Some thirty-eight letters, 1887-1899, from Elizabeth Williams, at Penzance, Clapham Junction and elsewhere, to her nephew Aneurin Williams.

Miscellaneous papers of Iolo Morganwg.

Letters (surnames Llewelyn-Petherick) addressed mostly to Taliesin Williams (Taliesin ab Iolo).
The correspondents include Richard Pendrill Llewelyn, 1837-1845 (Nos 377-384), Samuel Rush Meyrick, 1840-1841 (Nos 387-388), Aneurin Owen, 1829 (No. 397) and Taliesin's [?brother-in-law] James Petherick, Cardiff, 1819-1864 (Nos 418-456).

Letters (surnames Petherick-Rees) addressed mostly to Taliesin Williams (Taliesin ab Iolo).
The correspondents include Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc), 1824-1847 (Nos 548-592), D. R. Rees, Llandovery, 1821-1830 (Nos 615-622), and William Rees, Llandovery, 1830-1835 (Nos 622-625).

Letters (surnames Owen-Stanhope) addressed mostly to Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg).
The correspondents include William Owen[-Pughe], 1788-1808 (Nos 307-375), H. J. Pye, 1792 (No. 392), D. R. Rees, Llandovery, 1821-1822 (Nos 403-404), W. J. Rees, Cascob, 1819-1826 (Nos 417-424), David Samwell (Dafydd Ddu Feddyg), 1791-1795 (Nos 449-458), and Anna Seward, 1792, 1794 (Nos 459-460).

Letters (surnames Williams-Wise) addressed mostly to Taliesin Williams (Taliesin ab Iolo), 1814-1853 (Nos 1001-1076), along with letters or drafts of letters from Taliesin Williams to various persons, 1813-1847 (Nos 1077-1125).
The correspondents include William Williams, Aberpergwm, 1843-1846 and [n.d.] (Nos 1001-1064), with further letters from him to Taliesin Williams' family, 1847-1853 (Nos 1065-1068). Letters from Taliesin Williams to his son, Edward Williams, 1845-1847, are also included (Nos 1094-1121).

Miscellaneous pedigrees and other biographical material relating mostly to Wales, with some items relating to Gilbert Wakefield.

A fragment of a Greek Grammar in Welsh, with part of a Welsh-Greek vocabulary, R-S. This is probably the manuscript described by Iolo Morganwg as 'Darn o Ramadeg Groeg yn yr Iaith Gymraeg' (see G. J. Williams, Iolo Morganwg a Chywyddau'r Ychwanegiad, (1926), p. 176, item 31).

Miscellaneous papers partly in the autograph of Lewis Morris, sewn together in a paper cover to form one volume. The contents are: (a) Notes by Lewis Morris, Sept. 1754, on the title-page, etc., of the Latin-Welsh Dictionary of Dr Thomas Wiliems of Trefriw (Peniarth MS 228). (b) A transcript of Dr Thomas Wiliems's preface to his Dictionary. (c) 'Extracts out of a large folio pedigree book at Llannerch', pp. 910-921. (d) 'Llyma ddosbarth kerdd dant ...', 'Llyma bed[war] Mesur ar hugain cerdd dant', etc. For the latter see The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales, Vol. III (London, 1807), p. 445. Cf. also Iolo A. Williams MSS 15, 136. (e) 'Cerdd Dannau - Extracts from an old Manuscript of Sr Wat Wms Wynne.' See op. cit., p. 625. (f) A copy of the Commission [a note subsequently added reads 'i.e. the Copy from whence this was taken'] was Copied Exactly from the Original now at Mostyn AD 1693, where the Silver Harp also is'. (g) Three sketches of John Parry's harp, 1755, together with eight lines from a cywydd 'I ofyn telyn gan Jenkin Trevor o drefalun i Sion, q. W. Lleyn' beginning, 'O untant i wythdant oedd'. (These sketches have been copied by Thomas Price, 'Carnhuanawc', into the volume which is now NLW MS 1464D. See letter from T. Price to [Taliesin Williams], 6 Feb. 1841). Iolo Morganwg has noted the contents on the cover and at the top of the first page. He has also written some observations on the pedigrees in c above.

Seventeen leaves from a manuscript containing miscellaneous notes and extracts in the autograph of Lewis Morris.
There are some personal memoranda on p. 72: 'Yr amser yr eis i i Lunden oedd mai y 7ed 1723', &c. At the bottom of this page EW has written: 'Llaw Lewys Morys yw'r un uchod ond nis gwn o ba gornel o'r byd y daeth i'm llaw - odid nad dalen o rhyw a fu gennyf, ag a syrthiodd ohono'.

Sections of a notebook, now in a very fragile state, containing 'particulars of the shipment of goods ... out of and into the 'port' [of Aberthaw] during various periods between the years 1693-1735' (for a transcript see NLWJ, 9 (1955-56), 337-351). The notebook seems to have come into the hands of William Roberts of St Athans (op. cit., p.195), and contains in addition various accounts, 1733-1746, a few memoranda including the names of 'Rioters at Penyvode 16th Ebr. 1727', and (unless this is part of another volume) a copy of the award of the Hon. Edward Stradling of St Don[ats] Castle, Glamorgan, arbitrator in variances between Frances Howard of the parish of Lougher in the said county, relict of Stephen Howard, gent., deceased, and William Roberts of St Athan in the said county, gent., and Hannah, his wife, administrators of the estate of the said Stephen Howard, concerning the personal estate of the said Stephen Howard, and also concerning a tmt of lands with its appurtenances called Penyvoda vawr in the parishes of Lougher and Swanzey, Glamorgan, 29 Aug. 1726. It also contains Latin exercises, etc., added at a later date.

A bundle of notes (?) in the autograph of Dr J. Williams, Sydenham (see Letters to Iolo Morganwg, Nos 596-601), consisting of: (a) 'Extracts out of Da[cie]r and Sanedon's Horace', and (b) Annotations on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers (Chap. 1-10 [v21]), and Matthew ('from Hammond'), Mark, and Luke (Chap. 1[v1]-[v10]).

A small notebook containing poetry by Rhys Morgan, David Nicholas, Lewys Hopkin, Edward Evan and James John, including 'Englynion a ganwyd i'r angau yn yr Eisteddfod a gynaliwyd yn y Cymer ymorganwg yn y flwyddyn 1735 ar ddydd gwyl ddewi'. On the outside cover is written 'Prydyddiaeth. John Jones o Aberdâr.' There is also a list of payments or receipts in the Aberdare district.

Miscellanea in the autograph of Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir) comprising: (a) A copy of the poems attributed to Taliesin entitled 'Mic Dinbych' and 'Preiddiau Annwn'. At the end Iolo Morganwg has written 'Scriptisit Evan Evans, 1783', and 'Llaw ysgrifen y parchedig Evan Evans of Ganhawdref yng Ngheredigion yw'r un uchod. Iolo Morganwg 1785'; (b) Metrical versions in Welsh of Psalms I, XLVI, CXXV ('allan o gyfieithiad Mr Ainsworth'), CXXXVIII ('wedi ei chyfieithu allan o'r Hebreaeg'), and CXXXVII ('wedi ei chymmwyso i gyflwr gwlad Gymru yn y dyddiau drwg hyn'); (c) 'Extract of a letter from Dr [John] Pettingal to Mr Tudur of Caerau near Newport Monmouthshire', endorsed by Iolo Morganwg 'Dr Pettingals Letters'. There are in reality two letters, one dated 2 May 1774 and the other dated 21 June 1775; both were written from Stoke Hamond [sic], Buckinghamshire; (d) 'An extract from Dr Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History Vol. 3, p.440'.

(a) A notebook inscribed 'Rd Morris Navy Office London, 22d Sept. 1769' (see NLWJ ,9 (1955-56), 109); (b) Memoranda relating to the 1746 edition of the Welsh Bible, etc. Iolo Morganwg has supplied a list of contents and has added a note on the Welsh word 'crwth'; (c) A sheet containing a list of Welsh words with their meanings, etc. On the reverse side in the autograph of Iolo Morganwg are some sayings subscribed 'Ths Lln Regoes'.