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Affidavit confirming respectability of persons named as trustees of Deuddwr Grammar School, 1841; rules of the same school 1863; and balance sheet of the Barmouth national schools, 1851.

Papers concerning Penrhos Chapel, also called Trinity or New Chapel, situated in Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire, dated between 1695 and 1844. They include a petition to the bishops of Coventry, Lichfield and St Asaph by the inhabitants of Llandrinio and adjacent parishes for augmentation of the minister 's salary, 1696; receipts for ministers' salaries, 1704-1757, 1819; notes by John Owen on the history of the chapel; letters from the Bishop of St Asaph and a circular concerning administration of the chapel and Deuddwr School, William Ormsby-Gore 's patronage and alterations to the chapel building, 1825-1828, 1842; certificates of declaration of conformity and subscription to the articles of faith of the new perpetual curate, 1825; and an agreement between William Ormsby-Gore, the Bishop and other clergymen, dated 1844, for demolishing and rebuilding Penrhos Chapel and for annexing portions of adjoining parishes to form a consolidated chapelry, with conditions precluding the master of Deuddwr School from holding the curacy and vice versa.

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.

Letters to William Richard Ormsby-Gore, second Lord Harlech, 1833-1902, from family members, public figures, military colleagues, solicitors, bankers and academic researchers. The subject matter strongly reflects Victorian Britain, on the themes of W.R.O.G. 's military career with the 13th Light Dragoons, 1841-1855; his political career in Ireland, 1841-1874; the public school education of his sons; the Crimean War, 1854-1855; the British campaign in Egypt, 1882; regimental life in colonial India, 1892-1899; Conservative and Unionist politics; game laws and blood sports. Many of the letters concern Ireland and Gladstone 's policies on government purchase of the railways, 1869-1873, Catholic and Protestant tensions, 1875-1876, violence linked to the land question and evictions of tenants, 1876-1887. Other points of interest are: the history of the parish of Selatyn; the headship of Deuddwr school, 1880, 1889; publication of the Gwalia newspaper, 1886-1887; erection of a memorial to Bishop John Owen in St Asaph Cathedral, 1898; and the peerage of John Ralph Ormsby-Gore, 1875; the series includes some drafts and copies of outgoing correspondence.