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Release to Sir John Walsh by the trustees of the late John Dodson of Cressage, Shropshire, esq., of a m. called Wainwen, a capital m. called Cefn hir, and m's called Castle, Tyr yr Hengoed, otherwise Hengoed, Tuy yn y Gobe, Pen-y-Graig and Llanmorgan, p's Gladestry and Llanbadarn Y Garreg and Release of a sum of £400 charged upon Hengoed aforesaid. No. 49/1 endorsed: 'Penygraig and Llanmorgan sold to Rev. Mr Thomas in Dec. 1845 for £2,995'. Original bundle labelled 'Conveyance No. 10 of farms in Gladestry and Llanbadarn y Garreg ... Consideration £13,092.5.0. 26 Sept. 1837'. Label endorsed with acreages of individual farms purchased. Total 656 a. and 'Purchase money Land £12,000. Timber £1,292.5.0 ...'.

Release of Lady Strachey and John Benn Walsh from the trusts of the marriage of Walter Henry Bracebridge, 1822 (K 3/1); copy will and codicils of Col. John Wildman of 23 Hanover Square, Middlesex, 1871-7 (K 3/2) wherein the Hon. Arthur Walsh is appointed one of the executors and a declaration of trust of a sum of £2,537 new 3% bank annuities for the benefit of The Welsh Metropolitan Church, one of whose acting committee members was Arthur Walsh, 1879 (K 3/3).

Release by the Hon. Robert Clive to John Walsh, Henry Strachey and Christopher D'Oyly of all sums of money expended by them as guardians of the former, together with an account of such sums expended by them, 1774-88, 1791. Original bundle labelled 'Marriage Settlements, Probates, Family and Miscellaneous Deeds No. 3 Tin Deed Box'.

Relating mainly to his education first as a day scholar at Warfield followed by Eton (which he detested see, for example, pp. 71-2 and his letters to his mother in 1813 in G 8) and with a private tutor, and containing details about his continuing ill-health (much of it feigned to avoid Eton), brief accounts of excursions to Oxford, 1810, Oakley Park, Shropshire, 1811, and the Kentish coast, 1812 (for the last two see Fe 4/1-2) [He kept separate and fuller diaries of these three trips but these are now missing - see Fg 1/43, p. 60] and a character sketch of George Sanderson (pp. 98-101) [cf. Fe 4/3, above].

Relates mainly to finding a new house and includes accounts of stays at Brighton (ff. 9-26) and Tunbridge Wells (ff. 27v-33) and references to a struggle between the 'high church party and the Liberals' in Cabinet and to the growth 'in the spirit of party' (ff. 13, 20).

References to the Rev. David Davies, 1815 (f.4v); to Napoleon's landing in France and regaining the French throne and recording her astonishment that the French had allowed him to do so, 1815 (ff. 13-15); account of a tour from Warfield, Berkshire, to Oakley Park, Shropshire, 1815, including brief descriptions of Worcester (f.34v), Abberley (f. 36r-v), Leominster (ff. 39v-40), Maeslough (ff. 41-2) and Eastnor Castle then undergoing construction (f. 45); an account related to her of the influence of the 'sectaries', especially the preacher Rowland Hill who overcame people's prejudice against inoculation by preaching a sermon in its favour and who used his influence to secure the return of Sir William Guise as M.P. [for Gloucestershire in a by-election in 1811], 1815 (f. 43); references to enclosing land in p. Warfield, 1815-16 (ff. 52, 55v-6, 70v-1); to an affray at Hertford College and the expulsion of 14 students, 1816 (f. 63), [cf. G 10], to pecuniary distress, unpaid rents and to the country banks stopping payment, 1816 (f.69v) and a lengthy account of her daughter Elizabeth's illness who thought she was going mad, 1816 (ff. 73-86).

References to the last mentioned pamphlet, to reviews of the same and to complimentary remarks on it by Peel (pp. 1, 3, 5-7, 12-16, 26); references to/brief accounts of debates and discussions on politics, 20 Jan. - 25 May 1832 (pp. 7-85 passim), 17 July 1832 (pp. 101-2) and 5 Feb. - 1 June 1833 (pp. 216-68 passim); a brief discussion with Peel about politics, 26 Jan. 1832 (pp. 14-15); brief account of a dinner at Peel's house, 5 Feb. 1832 (pp. 17, 21); references to an outbreak of cholera, 13-15, 25-6, 28 Feb., 20 Apr. and 24-5 July 1832 (pp. 22-4, 30-1, 66, 106-7); accounts of a meeting of the opposition at Peel's house and at the Carlton Club, 25 and 9 May, 1832, and 14, 16, 25 Mar., 1833 (pp. 27, 97-8, 229); account of the 'convincing arguement' with the Duke of Wellington for granting Catholic Emancipation, 25 Feb. 1832 (p. 29); his views on the character of [John Wilson] Croker and political gossip about him, 25 Feb., 7 Mar., 9 May 1832 (pp. 30, 32, 77); rumours about the creation of new peers, 25, 29 Feb. 1832 (pp. 30, 32); views on the character of [Edward] Lyttleton and discussions on the Reform Bill with him, 20 Mar. 1832 (pp. 35-7); establishing the Carlton Club, 17 Mar. - 3 Apr. 1832 (pp. 40-66 passim); references to Disraeli, 25 Mar., 1832 and 4 Apr. 1833 (pp. 47, 236); rumours about the Tories forming a new administration under Wellington, 11 May - 5 Dec. 1832 (pp. 79-81, 88-9, 130, 148, 170); canvassing in the Berkshire by-election, 19 May - 7 June, 1832 (pp. 83-5, 87); invitation from Sir R. Vyvyan to join a new independent 'Old Tory' party and Vyvyan's views on the Duke of Wellington's power behind the curtain and on Wellington's desire to establish a military dictatorship, 8-10 June, 1832 and 4, 25 Feb. 1833 (pp. 88-9, 215-6, 223); constituency affairs and canvassing and campaigning in the Sudbury election, 20 June 1832 - 12 Dec. 1833 (pp. 93, 97, 104-5, 115, 152-90 passim) including a detailed account of the campaign on the eve of polling and of polling day itself (pp. 172-90); holiday in the Isle of Wight, 31 July - 9 Aug., 14 Aug. - 12 Sept. 1832 (pp. 112-17, 123-36) and a discussion with Peel including the latter's view on O'Connell, 28 Feb. 1833 (p. 224).

References to and accounts relating to writing and publishing a pamphlet entitled Poor Laws in Ireland considered in their probable effects upon the capital, the prosperity and the progressive improvement of that country (pp. 6, 8-9, 17-18, 22-4, 33) together with favourable comments on the same by R.G. Stanley [later 14th earl of Derby], [Thomas] Malthus and Sir Henry Parnell and not so favourable comments from sections of the Press (pp. 22, 24, 33-4); discussions about the possibility of standing as a parliamentary candidate in either Sudbury or New Romney, 24 June 1830 (pp. 68-74); exploratory visit to Sudbury and including a brief history of the parliamentary representation of the bor., of canvassing and campaigning there, 28 June - 30 July, 1830 (pp. 68-92) [cf. G 35, ff. 78-106] a holiday on the Isle of Wight, 17 Aug. - 13 Oct. 1830 (pp. 96-114); taking his seat in the House of Commons and early parliamentary debates of the session, 26 Oct. - 3 Nov., 9-10 Nov. 1830 (pp. 118-27, 129-30); references to [Swing] riots in Kent, Sussex and Berkshire, to his proposals to establish an Association to apprehend the rioters and to meetings relating to the proposed Association and to the Special Commission at Reading to try the rioters at which he was the foreman of the grand jury, 13 Nov. - 11 Dec. 1830 (pp. 131-3, 135-9, 148-50); brief reports of debates on the Reform Bill, 13 Nov. - 11 Dec., 27-31 Dec., 1830 (pp. 131-3, 135-9, 148-50) and 1 Mar. - 17 Dec. 1831 (pp. 169-72, 199-204, 206, 208-9, 236-7, 241-2); his work on the Forfar election committee, 2-12 Dec. 1830 (pp. 140-4); his maiden speech on Irish grand juries, 9 Dec. 1830 (pp. 142-3); references to writing pamphlets entitled Popular Opinions on Parliamentary Reform (pp. 162, 165-7, 170) and Observations on the Ministerial Plan of Reform (pp. 172, 174); election campaign at Sudbury, 23-30 Apr. 1831 (pp. 177-80) and helping in the campaign in the Berkshire election, 2-4 May 1831 (pp. 176-80) and the Cambridgeshire by-election, 24 Oct. - 1 Nov. 1831 (pp. 215-19); brief accounts of meetings of the Tories at Sir Robert Peel's and elsewhere, ?, June, ?, July, 5-6 Dec. 1831 (pp. 186, 189-91, 234, 236); holiday on the Isle of Wight, 13-15 Aug., 30 Aug. - 11 Sept. 1831 (pp. 195-8); remarks on Lord Brougham's character, 7 Oct. 1831 (pp. 204-6) and anecdotes relating to alleged misconduct of the same, 20 Dec. 1831 (p. 244); remarks on the proclamation against the Political Unions and a press cutting of the said proclamation, 23 Nov. 1831 (pp. 225-6); political gossip about splits in the Whig cabinet, Peel's tactics, etc., 27 Nov. and 11 Dec. 1831 (pp. 227, 239); accounts of riots in Lyons, 28 Nov. and 2 Dec., 1831 (pp. 228, 230-1); references to writing a pamphlet entitled The Balance of Parties in the State, Dec. 1831 (pp. 241-3, 245-6) and his views on Macaulay, 16 Dec. 1831 (pp. 241-2).

Reference to 'very violent proceedings' at Old Radnor between the Quakers and the 'Church party' about Church rates, 16 Nov. 1849 (p. 8); brief account of the life of his wife's father, Joseph Fowke including his opposition to Hastings in India, 27 Dec. 1849 (pp. 36-42); visit to Paris, 4-16 Jan. 1850 (pp. 55-77) including an account, in French, of a reading by a clairvoyant (pp. 68-75); account of a protectionist meeting in co. Rad. 28-9 Jan. 1850 (pp. 79-80); brief accounts of parliamentary debates including his own speeches, 31 Jan. - 4 July 1850 (pp. 81-141 passim); meetings of Irish M.P.s, 15 Feb., 31 May 1850 (pp. 86, 115) and protectionist M.P.s, 5 Feb., 8 Mar., 12 Apr. 1850 (pp. 89, 95, 110), an interview with Disraeli about the Irish Reform Bill, 8 May 1850 (pp. 121-2); a case of counterfeiting at the co. Rad. assize, 2 Aug. 1850 (p. 150); account of a continental tour starting in France (Paris, Clarmont, Le Pay, Nismes, Marseilles and Toulon), Nice and Italy, 27 Sept. - 16 Dec. 1850 (pp. 182-270) and his son Arthur's rash proposal of marriage to a Miss De Burgh, 24 Nov. - 16 Dec. 1850 (pp. 245-70 passim).

Records of the court leet and view of frankpledge of the man. of Coyd y Swydd, comprising warrants to summon the court and presentments of the jury, 1718-68 (C 16/1-18) and including a presentment of the boundaries of the man., 1732 (C 16/2); a charge to the jury of a court leet, [mid 18C.] (C 16/19); rentals of chief rents, 1759-61 (C 16/20-2) and of rents due from the intercommoners, 1759-65 (C 16/23-5). Original bundle labelled 'No. 7 Manor of Swydd Presentments'.

Purchases. The bundles in this section have been arranged chronologically according to date of purchase by members of the Walsh family. [cf. the maps transferred to the Dept of Pictures and Maps, Ref. Greg Rolls 1058R, 1059R].

Probate records, comprising a copy of the will (1875) and codicil (1878) of John Benn, lord Ormathwaite, a copy of a will (1912) of Clementine Frances Anne, lady Ormathwaite, and probates with the wills attached of the said Clementine, 1921 (will dated 1918), and Arthur Henry John, lord Ormathwaite, 1937 (will dated 1936). For a probate of the will of Katherine, Lady Ormathwaite, 1914, see M 4.

Probate Records including probate of the will of John Walsh of Warfield Street, p. St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, esq., 1795 (B 2/1) (unfit for production); copy will of Margaret Walsh of Warfield, Berkshire, 1799 (B 2/2) [but cf. B 2/5]; probate of will and codicil of Sir John Benn Walsh of the same, bart, 1825 (B 2/3); probate of will and codicils of Charles George Digby of the same, 1829 (B 2/4); probate of will of Dame Margaret Walsh of Upper Harley Street, Middlesex, and of Binfield Park, Berkshire, 1836 (B 2/5); copy probate of will and codicils of John Benn, baron Ormathwaite, 1881 (B 2/6) and copy probate of will of George Harry, earl of Stamford and Warrington, 1883 (B 2/10). Nos. B 2/1, 4-5 labelled 'No. 2', 'No. 9', 'No. 10' and as no. B 1/1 above.

Probate Of Will of John Dakins the elder of p. Llanbister, gent., 1767 (will dated 1750) and Assignment of a residue of a term of 999 years by the Rev. Robert Lingen Burton of Ford, Shropshire, clerk, to Sir John Walsh upon a m. called Monteagle, p. Llanbister, 1837, together with an assignment of the said term to mortgagees in 1875 endorsed thereon. Original bundle, wrapper marked 'Llanbister Mr Burton'.