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Leases by Pryse Pryse and successive members of the Pryse family of lead mines under the lands of Neuaddyrynys in the parish of Llangynfelyn, 1838-1869. The lessees are William Alfred Attkins, Elijah Rothwell of Salford, Lancashire, James Bacon of Camden Square, London, Charles Wing of Fulham, and Edmund Burke of Upper Thames Street, London. Maps incldued.

Leases by Pryse Loveden and Sir Pryse Pryse respectively to Sir Charles S. Kirkpatrick and Thomas Allwin Readwin, 1851, and to Foster Mortimer of London and Francis Edward Bingley of Tunbridge Wells, 1871, of lead mines under Tyn-y-Cae, Pantycalch, the Mill Fields held with Tal-y-bont Mill, and part of Tymawr, all in the parish of Llanfihangel Genau’r-glyn. Includes map.

Leases by Pryse Loveden of mines under the farms of Tynygelly, Glanyrafon and Troedrhiwmaesmeurick in the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr, comprising part of the Bronfloyd mines, to John Barton Balcombe and others, 1853, and William Henry Punchard of Saville Place, London, 1862.

Leases by Pryse Loveden and the Pryse family trustees to William Spooner of Elmden Rectory, Birmingham, later of Walton Lodge, Staffordshire, and several business partners, of lead mines in the township of Ceulan a Maes-mawr and parish of Llanfihangel Genau’r-glyn 1853-1863. The mines are described as Nantycagl or Eaglebrook, under waste lands belonging to the manor of Genau’r-glyn called Waunhesgog and part of Dolrhyddlan, and mines under Cyneiniog and Camdwr Bach. There is also a licence to make a pool for Eaglebrook mine, 1858. Includes maps.

Lease by Sir Pryse Pryse of Gogerddan to George Wells Owen, Richard Condy and Richard Veale, all of London and Middlesex, of lead mines under Troedrhiwsebon in the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr, 1871

Leases by Sir Pryse Pryse and Sir Edward John Webley Parry Pryse, together with assignments and surrenders of lease, of lead mines under Bryn yr Afr, descibed as part of Camdwr Mawr sheepwalk in the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr, 1879-1910. The leases from 1910 also mention Henfwlch, Hafan and Ffosyfydr in the parish of Llanfihangel Genau’r-glyn. The lessees were The Bryn yr Afr Mining Company Limited, Nicholas Bray of Goginan, John Mitchell of Goginan and Wanlockhead, Lanrkshire, Peter Jones of Aberystwyth, Hugh Cochrane of St Mary Axe, London, The Cardigan Mines Limited, The Mid Wales Mines Limited, The Lery Mining Company Limited and The Hafan Mining Company Limited. The file also includes a consent by Sir Edward John Webley Parry Pryse to the use of certain reservoirs and watercourses for the mine at Bryn yr Afr, 1910. Includes maps.

Crown lease of mines under land in the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr in the wastelands of the crown lordship of Creuddyn, to John Reese, John Davies, James Metclfe and Thomas Williams of Aberystwyth, and John Richards of Goginan, 1880.

A large body of correspondence mainly to the Gogerddan agents, relating to the silver-lead and copper mines, and the stone quarries in north Cardiganshire, often with copies of the replies and forwarded third party letters, 1697-1920. Letters of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, mainly to Thomas Pryse, Lewis Pryse and Edward Loveden Loveden, include a single letter from Lewis Morris, 1742, and several from Chauncy Townsend, 1757-1765. The majority, however, are dated mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century, and the principal recipients are Capt. Edward Lewis Pryse, John Graham Williams, Col. George Griffiths Williams, Sir Pryse Pryse, Pryse Pryse Pryse, William Lloyd and George R. Pryse, or their agents. The correspondents include the Taylor family, the Garland family of Cymsymlog and Goginan, the Francis family of Goginan, Jonathan and George Pell, John and James Paull of Goginan, Michael Barbery, George Green of Aberystwyth, James McIlquham of Aberystwyth, Robert Girdwood of Edinburgh, David Williams of Glandyfi, John Mitchell of Goginan, Joseph Fell of London and John Henry Murchison of Austin Friars, London, whose letters draw interesting comparisons between the mining in Wales and in Cornwall. Common to most files are letters from Hughes and Sons, Atwood and Hughes, A.J. Hughes, and Roberts and Evans, all solicitors of Aberystwyth, Boys and Tweedie of Lincolns Inn Fields, and various other solicitors representing the mining companies. The letters elucidate the history of the mines in north Cardiganshire and the fluctuating fortunes of the lead mining industry. They describe the methods of mineral extraction, water supplies to the mines, the mine buildings and roads, the transport and sale of ore, trespasses and breaches of covenant by the mining companies, boundary disputes, relations with the Gogerddan estate agents and farmers, the granting of tack notes (take notes) and mineral leases, the capital outlay and financial investments, the payment of rents and royalties, the formation of the mining companies, their management and eventual liquidation. Official notices from the mining inspectors mention the dangerous state of the abandoned works. Many letters refer to the rights and title of the Pryse family as lords of the manor of Genau’r-glyn. Some letters discuss other, more general aspects of the Gogerddan estate administration. The content of the series is similar throughout, so no further detail is given in the file level descriptions.

Letters relating mainly to Camdwr Mawr and Camdwr Bach mines, 1856-1908. Other letters in the file refer to Cwmbwryno, Tyn-y-pwll, Cwmerfyn, East Bronfloyd, Penffordd-goch, Cefngwirion, Ponterwyd and East Darren. For main content see series description. Correspondents include George Batters of London, 1856, John Paull, 1864, Henry Thomas of London, 1864, William Henry Punchard of London, 1864-1866, James Clark of Manchester, 1866, Arthur Dean of Dolgellau, 1866-1867, James Lester of Ponterwyd, 1867, J.C. James of Tal-y-bont, 1879, Andrew Williams of South Cambrian and Cwm Darren mines, 1880-1883, H. C. Fryer of Lodge Park, about plans showing a dispute with the Crown over the boundaries of the manors of Genau’r-glyn and Perfedd, 1881, John Taylor and sons, 1885, ?Alfred Edwards of London, 1898, W.A. Green, p.p. George Green of Aberystwyth, 1907, Sydney G. Owen of Swansea, 1907, and George M. Carlile of Clifton, 1907-1908. The file also contains a royalty statement on Camdwr Mawr mine, 1856; and the Gogerddan gamekeeper’s statement on the condition of Camdwr Bach and Esgair Fraith, 1907.

Letters relating to Cwnbrwyno and Cefn Bwryno mines, and occasionally Tyn y Graig in Blaendyffryn, 1842-1888. For main content see series description. Correspondents include David Evans of Aberystwyth, 1842, John Paull of Cefn Brwyno, 1858-1862, George Fossett of Aberystwyth, 1859-1861, George Green of Aberystwyth, 1882-1885. Letters of interest refer to the Wesleyan chapel at Cwmbrwyno, 1858-1860, and a rock fall at the mine, 1882. The file includes a royalty return for Cefn Brwyno, 1861

Letters relating to Cwmsebon or Thomas United mine, and sometimes Cae Gynon, 1854-1864. For main content see series description. Correspondents include Thomas P. Thomas of London, 1854-1856, Thomas Roach of London, 1855-1856, John Henry Murchison of Austin Friars, London, or his representative, 1856-1864, and Theodore Paull of Aberystwyth, 1860-1861. There are numerous outgoing letters by J.G. Williams, the Gogerddan agent, complaining about the arrears of royalties and poor management of the mine.

Letters relating to Darren Fawr and Darren Fach mines, and occasionally Cwm Darren, Pen-y-banc and Dolclettwr, 1742-1910. For main content see series description. The earliest letter is to Mr Vaughan of Nannau from Lewis Morris, on the productivity of the mine, 1742. Letters to Thomas Pryse and his agent James Lewes, from Daniel Benbowe of Gogerddan and Edmund Moore, describe a trespass by Roderick Richardes [of Penglais], 1742-1744; other correspondents are David Hedley, and Sam Mellor, 1744. The letters to Edward Loveden Loveden are from John Evans of Cwmsymlog, former agent to Chauncy Townsend, recounting some recent history of the Darren mines and Cwmbwa Mill, 1786-1791, and John Barker of Bakewell, 1787. Later correspondents include Matthew Francis, 1840-1861, James Lane, 1850-1852, J.A. Joseph, 1852-1855, Thomas P. Thomas, 1854, William Battye, 1856, George Foster, 1858-1861, Edmund Edwards, 1861-1864, and Thomas Spargo, 1862-1866, all of London, Frederick Whinney, liquidator, 1862, Richard Williams of Goginan and Darren, 1862-1865, Robert Girdwood of Edinburgh, 1882-1885, T.H. Watson of Soothill Hall, Batley, 1885, James McIlquham of Aberystwyth, 1887-1891, and John B. James, 1910. There are copies of requests by J.G. Williams to Sir George Grey, Lord Palmerston and Lord Brougham, to alleviate the hardship of the unpaid miners, with replies, 1862. The file also contains printed reports on the Darren mine, 1852, and its merger with Cwm Darren to form the Darren United Mines, 1854; notes; accounts and royalty returns, 1854, 1864-1865, 1883; and a list of debts due by the Great Darren Mining Company (Watermark 1861).

Letters relating to Eaglebrook (Nantycagl) mine, 1859-1880. For main content see series description. Correspondents include E. Eaton of Walbrook Bridge, 1859-1860, William Charles of London, 1860, William Spooner of Walton Lodge, Staffordshire, 1861-1862, John Vaughan of Hyde Park and Eaglebrook Mining Company Limited, 1862-1864, and Thomas Wilson of Liverpool, 1880. Several of the letters discuss the payment of compensation to Matthew Davies of Tanybwlch for surface damage at Caemawr and on the sheepwalk of Dolrhyddlan. The file also contains a royalty return, 1862.

Letters relating mainly to Esgair Hir (the Welsh Potosi) and Esgair Fraith, but also referring to Allt y Crib, Darren, Eaglebrook, the Island and other mines, 1697-1918. For main content see series description. The earliest letters are to Edward Pryse of Gogerddan, Thomas Pryse, David Morgan of Tal-y-bont, John Lewes of Carmarthen, Lewis Pryse, and Edward Loveden Loveden of Buscot Park, written by George London of Royal Garden, discussing an action for debt [by Martin de Carbonell], 1696/7, Rev. Thomas Jones of Llanasa, mentioning Mr Pennant’s colliery, and Thomas Pryse’s parliamentary business [at the time of Walpole’s downfall], 1741-1744, Thomas Burton of Brynmoyle, 1753-1757, Richard Richardson of Chester, 1755-1757, Evan Rogers, 1771, 1780, John Jones of Aberystwyth, 1776, Thomas Slaughter of Chester, 1777, Edward Hughes of Aberllolwyn, 1779-1780, and Philip Tangye of Knenock (?Cyneiniog), 1800, and a copy of an outgoing letter to Henry Bowdler, 1766. Later correspondents include James Reed of Penrhyn-coch, 1852, Samuel Williamson of Holywell, 1852-1853, Richard Griffiths of Machynlleth, 1852, John M. Davies, of Antaron [Aberystwyth], 1852-1853, J.B. Higgs, 1853, Matthew Francis, 1853, Thomas William Wilkinson, 1853-1857, John Henry Murchison, 1858, 1864, all of London, Pryse Loveden, 1853, Edward Lewis Pryse, [c. 1853], James Paull of Goginan, 1855-1858, James Willyams of Llanelli Copper Works, 1856, ? T.H. Rickard of Esgair Hir, 1859, James Lofthouse of Manchester, 1857, James Sanders of Willow Bank Mine, 1858, Joseph Fell of London, 1885-1894, J. Phillips of Goginan, 1888; William Northey of Esgair Hir, 1898-1908, M. Engledue of Byfleet and Tunbridge Wells, 1898-1901, Arthur E. Northey of Esgair Hir, 1900-1902, W.H. Bartlett and J. Whittall of the Welsh Copper Mining Syndicate Limited, 1902-1908, George W. Haywards of Sota and Aznar, London, 1905, Thomas W. Ward Limited of Sheffield, 1908-1909, and E. Llewelyn Davies of Ynyspenllech estate office, 1918. The file also contains a notification of ore-weighing by Evan Rogers at Esgair Fraith, 1778; evidence of Morgan Morgans, sent by Oliver Lloyd [of Cardigan], an account of Welsh Potosi ore bought by Mr Eyton of Holywell, 1855; royalty returns, 1857; a printed report on Esgair Fraith by J. Noel Sparks, 1898; and an inventory of machinery at Esgair Hir and Esgair Fraith [1908],

Letters relating mainly to Goginan mine, but also mentioning Tynygraig and the lease of Felingraig, and Melindwr (Tynypwll), 1853-1887. For main content see series description. The correspondents are George Fossett of Aberystwyth, 1853, James Paull of Goginan, 1866, and J. Kitto of Llanidloes, 1880-1887.

Letters relating to Grogwynion or the Lisburne mine, 1739-1910. For main content see series description. The earliest letters are to and by Walter Pryse, Governor of the Company of Mine Adventurers of England, and his son, Lewis Pryse, which refer to a boundary dispute with Lord Lisburne of Trawsgoed and the scheming of Richard Crebar; the correspondents include William Thomas of Neyodd, 1739-1740, Edward Sparke of London, 1748, Francis James of Carmarthen, 1750, John Ball of Grogwynion, 1750, and Wilmot Vaughan, Viscount Lisburne, 1750-1751. Several letters by Chauncy Townsend discuss the settlement of accounts with the Company of Mine Adventurers and the lease of Grogwynion, 1757-1765. Other early correspondents are Thomas Law, 1758, 1773, and Thomas Bonsall, incorporating accounts of Grogwynion and Cwmsymlog ores, 1777-1781. Later correspondents include William Tregoning junior, 1864, H. C. Fryer of Lodge Park, 1880, J. Kitto of Llanidloes, 1880-1889, agents of the Crosswood (Trawsgoed) estate, 1896-1910, Thomas Garland of Llanbadarn Fawr, 1899-1900, and William Edwards of Ruabon, 1900. The file also contains a receipt of William Ball for building houses, 1752, and an acknowledgment of the tenants at Grogywnion, 1754; an account of ore [c. 1758]; queries to be answered by Rees Williams [post-1849]; and.counterfoils of receipts from Grogwynion and other mines, 1881-1885.

Letters relating mainly to the Lery (Leri) Valley and Loveden mines, but also frequently mentioning the machinery at Camdwr Bach, the mines of Bryn yr Afr, Grogwynion and Darren, the proposed re-opening of the Hafan Tramway under the Lands Improvement Company scheme, and water supplies from Blaen-Melindwr Pond and Craig-y-Pistyll, 1907-1914. Some letters refer to shipping from St David’s Wharf in Aberystwyth, 1907-1910. For main content see series description. Correspondents include Edward Evans of Tal-y-bont, 1907-1909, C.D. Willard, William Cole, H. W. Newmarch, F.H. Haviland, James Pollock and other representatives of the English Exploration Company Limited and The Lery Mining Company Limited, 1907-1914, and T.D. Harries of Aberystwyth, 1910. Two letters of William Cole refer to a miners’ strike at Bryn yr Afr, May-June 1910. The file also contains an inventory of the machinery and stores at the Loveden Mine near Tal-y-bont, [1911].

Letters relating to Nantgaredyn mine, 1855. For main content see series description. They are by James Bacon of Taliesin Silver-Lead Company and Rhosyddd Slate Quarry, and Henry Tyack of Eaglebrook Mine; and three outgoing letters by J.G. Williams.

A letter from A. Williams of Tal-y-bont, about his application for a take note on Nantymoch and other mines, 1909.

Letters relating mainly to Neuaddlwyd or Bryn Dyfi mine, but also mentioning Cefncoch, Huraidd, Cefn Gwirion (Gweirog in some letters), and occasionally Wern mine, Tal-y-bont, 1856-1910. For main content see series description. Correspondents include John M. Davies of Landeilo, 1864-1885, Richard Davies of Goginan, 1865, T. and W. Dodge and Phipps of Liverpool, solicitors 1880-1883, D.C. Davies and Son of Oswestry, 1881, Thomas Williams of Bryn Dyfi mine, 1881, Joseph Guyton of Bryn Dyfi Lead Mining Co. Limited, 1882, Evan Reese of Machynlleth, 1885, W.D. Robinson of H.E. Tatham and Co, London, 1890, Savile Flint of Berkhamsted, 1892-1900, and Clement Le Neve Foster of Llandudno, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 1893-1894. The file includes a valuation of damage done at Neuaddlwyd, 1883; papers relating to the prosecution of Sir Pryse Pryse before the Justices of the Peace for failure to fence in a shaft of Bryn Dyfi mine, 1894; and an account of legal expenses by Tweedie of Lincolns Inn Fields, 1899.