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Letters to Margaret Ethel Ormsby-Gore, third Lady Harlech, 1880-1950, the majority being from her son, William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 1891-1950, relating to his public career, private life and personal interests. The remainder, from other correspondents, concern mostly family matters, genealogy and the family 's services to public life, 1880-1950.

Letters exchanged between Susanna Godolphin, 1698-1722, Sydney Godolphin, 1699-1731, Ellen Godolphin, 1719-1746, Mary Godolphin, 1722-1739, Francis and Ann Godolphin, 1740-1763, and other family members such as the Hoblyns and Pendarves, together with a small quantity of outgoing correspondence and several miscellaneous or unidentified items.

Letters to Margaret ('Peggy') Godolphin, [c. 1698]-1764, mainly of a personal nature, from Godolphin family members, 1703-1764, other relatives and friends, and official correspondence from solicitors and agents. General topics not previously mentioned in detail include the practical problems of administering the Abertanat estate with inefficient agents, financial shortages, poaching activities and litigation with neighbouring landowners; Margaret Godolphin 's purchases of Maesgwyn, 1756, and Moreton Hall, 1760-1764; the inheritance of Broniarth manor and the rest of the Abertanat estate; a church preferment in Shropshire, 1760; and problems incurred by the turnpikes near Oswestry, 1756. Of particular interest are the family letters from Ellen and Francis Godolphin on the upbringing of the Owen children, fashion, high society gossip and the Hanoverian court, including the accession of George II, 1727.

Diaries of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, comprising two early journals describing journeys through Greece and Turkey, 1837, Tyrol and the Rhine, and London to Corfu, 1839, and three later personal diaries, 1866, 1892-1893, recording family events including the death of his wife, Emily, in Jan. 1892; daily weather conditions; management of the Shropshire, Glyn, Tetworth and Irish estates; game shooting; debates in the House of Commons, mainly concerning reforms in Ireland; attendance as a magistrate and charity board member in Ireland; involvement in parish affairs, local events and institutions of Shropshire and North Wales, particularly the administration of Oswestry and Deuddwr schools; his political concerns and presidency of Oswestry Conservative Club; his presidency of agricultural societies in Oswestry and Merionethshire; connections with the freemasons of North Wales; sojourns in London, France and northern Italy; attendance at the House of Lords; his chairmanship of the London Joint Stock Bank and interest as a shareholder of the Oswestry Bank. Several entries from 1892-1893 refer to the Brogyntyn manuscripts and their interest to academic researchers. An additional diary of W.R. Orsmby Gore was purchased in March 2017, describing the voyage of his regiment, 13th Light Dragoons, to the Dardanelles during the Crimean War and life in the army camp, 1854.

Travel diaries of Margaret Ethel Ormsby-Gore, third Lady Harlech, dated between 1914 and 1937, covering visits to France, Italy, Norway and Scotland, describing the landscape, architecture, culture, people, food and travelling conditions throughout. Her personal interests in plants, birds, animals and game fishing are evident.

Manuscript London newsletters from John Gadbury and others, 1676-1710, addressed mainly to Sir Robert Owen, which strongly reflect the government, politics and society of the Stuart period. Recurrent topics are the relations between the Stuart monarchs and Parliament; proceedings of Parliament and government departments; English election results; events at the royal court; the establishment of Protestantism; antipathy towards Catholics and Protestant dissenters; political conspiracies; foreign affairs in Europe; British overseas trade and colonisation; local government in London; City gossip and Oxford University news. Items of specific interest include the murder of Sir Edmund Berry [Godfrey], 1679; rebellion of the Scottish Covenanters, 1679; the Titus Oates plot and its repercussions, 1679-1685; the trial of Lord Stafford, 1680; the Rye House Plot, 1683; the formation of a mounted bodyguard for Charles II, 1683; effects of Quo Warranto, 1683, and subsequent restoration of London and other corporation charters, 1688; the Austro-Turkish War, 1683-1691; the controversial electorship of Cologne, 1688; a protest by seven bishops against the Declaration of Indulgence, 1688; the abdication of James II and accession of William and Mary, 1688-1689; reviews of revenue and excise, 1688-1689; abolition of the Council of the Marches of Wales, 1688-1689; Jacobite rebellions in Ireland and Scotland, 1688-1691; War of the Grand Alliance, 1688-1697; the papal successsion, 1689; government of the Scottish Church, 1689; the suicide of Lord Teviot, 1694; the War of Spanish Succession, 1710; and activities of Dr Sacheverell, 1710.

Official papers deriving from administrative procedures of central government, comprising manuscript copies and published versions of speeches, addresses and official letters, 1621-1868, Acts of Parliament and bills, 1656-1887, petitions and cases [1660]-1781, proclamations, 1671-1694, a 'claim to a barony' [1689]-1800, lists of ministers and MPs., [1766]-1837 and miscellaneous political papers, 1581-[c. 1720].

County administration papers mainly from Caernarfonshire and occasionally elsewhere in North Wales, comprising county officials' papers, [c. 1576]-1820, assessments and taxation records, 1583-1664, [18 cent.], militia papers, [1588x1595]-1683, and election papers, 1620-1831. Documents which concerned Sir William Maurice and Sir John Owen as Deputy Lieutenant and Vice-Admiral of North Wales have been included here since the main sphere of their duties lay within the county of Caernarfon.

Leases and other papers associated with tenancies of properties on the Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire estates of Clenennau, Glyn, Sylfaen and Ystumcegid, 1530-1842. The properties were situated in Beddgelert 1573-1618, and Deneio, 1749, the Dolbenmaen townships, 1546-1700, Ffestiniog, Llandanwg and Llanfair[-juxta-Harlech], 1530-1633, Llanfihangel-y-pennant, 1604-1800, Llanfihangel-y-traethau, 1600-1681, Llanystumdwy, Penmorfa and Treflys, 1613-1679, Ynyscynhaearn, 1602-1842, and miscellaneous or unknown parishes, 1596-1773.

Miscellaneous administrative papers of the Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire estates of Clenennau, Glyn, Sylfaen and Ystumcegid, concerning crop and livestock husbandry [17 cent., first ½], 1662, [mid 18 cent.], property repairs, [1678x-1705]-1857, surveys and valuations, 1705-[1815x1860], mines and quarries, 1726-1853, enclosures and embankments, 1806-1830, tithes, [c. 1836] and game, 1885-1902.

Letters to William Owen, 1666, Sir Robert Owen, 1690, and Dame Margaret Owen, 1698-1709, William Owen, 1730-1765, Robert Godolphin Owen, 1777-1784, Owen Ormsby, 1793, 1796, William Ormsby-Gore, 1830-1843, and William Richard Ormsby-Gore, 1887, received from the agents of Brogyntyn and Llanddyn and from other individuals, sometimes accompanied by relevant letters from third parties. Recurrent subjects include the submission and payment of accounts; rent collection; leasing of properties; payment of chief rents, poor rate and taxes; debts on the estate of Sir Robert Owen; problems with the lease of Ruyton Park from Lord Craven, 1701-1705; the provision of commodities; sales of timber and livestock; fishing rights and the lease of Llynclys Pool from Lord Powis, 1740-1743; property purchases; and repairs to estate buildings.

Rentals and related papers for the of the Abertanat estate, 1711-1803, [c. 1949]; the Cemais estate, between 1747 and 1824; the Penrhos estate, 1824-1833; and the three combined Montgomeryshire estates, 1803-1846. The portions of the Abertanat estate lying in Llanyblodwel, Oswestry, Llanymynech and Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain do not feature in rentals later than 1746, and in 1766 they passed to another branch of the family under the terms of Margaret Godolphin's will. The remaining part of the estate, lying in Montgomeryshire, was called Broniarth. The Abertanat (Broniarth) rentals exhibit a regularity of format, with separate columns for arrears, land tax and expenses for repairs. The Cemais rentals show that John Owen was aready in possession by 1786. By the time of the 1801 rental he also owned the Montgmeryshire portion of Abertanat in Broniarth, inherited from his cousin, Robert Godolphin Owen (died 1792).

Account books and a large number of loose bills and receipts, 1653-1829, deriving from administration of the estate of Abertanat (Broniarth), incorporating Moreton Hall, and of the Cemais and Penrhos estates, showing income from rents and duties; usual outgoings for tithes, chief rents, taxes, and other dues; profits from estate produce and livestock; occasional rentals; disbursements for repair and maintenance of buildings, purchase and carriage of commodities; employees' wages, agent's travelling expenses and subsistence.

Letters to [Col. William Owen?], [16]66, Sydney Godolphin, 1700-1728, Margaret Godolphin, 1717-1759, Arthur and William Owen, 1739, 1754, Mary Owen, 1776-1783, John Owen of Penrhos, 1789-1814, Owen Ormsby, 1794, and William Ormsby-Gore, 1842-1859, from tenants, solicitors and the agents of the Abertanat, Cemais and Penrhos estates, accompanied by occasional replies and relevant letters from third parties. The subject matter comprises mostly routine estate business, such as rent collection, leasing of properties, chief rents, taxes, tithes, submission of accounts, family and local news, problems encountered by agents and tenants, enclosures and encroachments on common land, particularly in Deuddwr and Broniarth, sale of crops and livestock, a sitting place in Llanymynech church, 1759, exploitation of timber and property repairs. Items of interest include fishing rights in Broniarth Pool, 1725-1728; Margaret Godolphin's intention to divert the River Tanat and a mill stream, 1733, 1737; the manorial courts of Cyfeiliog, 1754; consultation of the 1655 sessions rolls at Powis Castle in connection with property of John Owen at Broniarth, 1796; disputes over a sheepwalk on the Cemais estate of John Owen, 1806-1813; subscriptions to a new road from Meifod, 1807; and proposals for a railway near the Cemais estate, 1859. Some letters contain integral accounts.

Miscellaneous estate administration records, comprising crown land commissions, 1590-1650, accounts, 1601-1733, 1834-1837, lists of properties [17 cent., first quarter], letters, [c. 1638]-1938, a rental, 1760, agriculture, 1633-[18 cent., last quarter, gamekeeping, 1682, timber, 1741-1747, property surveys, valuations and sales, [c. 1794]-1894, and a list of papers, [post-1853], deriving from Moynes Court in Monmouthshire, Tetworth House and various other estates, mainly in Caernarfonshire, Shropshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Cornwall.

Miscellaneous records relating to the manor of Broniarth, comprising a grant of customs and privileges, 1536; estreats of fines and amercements, 1606-1632 and [mid-18 cent.]; questions and notes on the rights of the lord of the manor, 1639-[c. 1721]; a list of cottagers and enclosures, [17 cent., first half]; copies of the charter and related memoranda, 1652, 1687, [18 cent.]; and boundary surveys, 1690, 1773.

Miscellaneous records of the manor of Deuddwr, comprising boundary surveys, 1661, 1708, 1830, a list of encroachments, 1789, notices, plans and a draft rental of chief rents, 1821-1840, a suit roll, 1823-1830, and a steward's appointment, 1839.

Rentals of the manors of Aber and Cemais in Caernarfonshire and Anglesey, 1591 and legal papers from the manors of Whittington, 1632-1709, 1749-1774, and Aston in Shropshire, 1768-1769.

Title deeds of lands acquired through 'tir prid' conveyances, purchase and leasehold by the successive owners of the Clenennau estate, lying in the parishes of Aber-erch, Beddgelert, Clynnog, Cricieth and Deneio, 1496-1625, in the townships of Penyfed, Pennant, Rhedynogfelen and Gest (incorporating parts of Dolbenmaen, Penmorfa, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Llannor and Ynyscynhaearn), 1427-1632, as well as in Llanaelhaearn, Lanbeblig, Llanystumdwy and Penmorfa, 1515-[c. 1700] Treflys, 1441-1665 and miscellaneous parishes in Caernarfonshire, 1521-1732.

Title deeds relating to properties in the parishes of West Felton, 1624-1767, Whittington, 1527-1725, and miscellaneous Shropshire parishes, 1571-1830. Some of the deeds illustrate the development of the agricultural landscape by the division of ancient, open fields into smaller, enclosed plots during the seventeenth century. The file of miscellaneous deeds contains documents which relate to the purchased estates of Pentre-pant and Drenewydd.