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Letter (copy) from John Powell for George Frere, Lincoln's Inn, concerning a draft mortgage deed of the Clydach Ironworks to Messrs Wilkins.

Letter from George Frere of Lincoln's Inn to John Powell concerning payments due to his brother, J. H. Frere, from the Clydach Ironworks, priority in the payments of interest, etc.

Letter from George Frere to J. Powell, complaining of his being remiss in delaying to give security to Holford for a loan, of his failure to keep a promise to pay the interest into his account at Messrs Goslings of non-payment of income assigned to Mrs Frere and of his fault in yielding to J. Scale's persuasions to increase the works at Clydach beyond the capital which could be conveniently supplied by the Works of out of his own resources.

Letter from John Osborne of Wootton to Mr White, stating that the mining of five lead mines in the vicinity of Dublin had been discontinued owing to the poor quality of the ore raised and not to lack of knowledge of the way it should be smelted, but promising to make further enquiries.

Letter from Richard Blakemore to John Powell of Brecon, stating that he had employed an attorney at Bristol to defend an action brought by the Board of Taxes against Messrs Harford, Partridge & Co. (See 79).

Letter from Robert Thompson of the Abbey Tintern Works to Messrs W. & J. Powell, advising them to dispose of the Clydach Works 'on almost any terms', and detailing annual charges amounting to £2,568.5.3, which would have to be met, even if the works remained idle, most of which would have to be defrayed by the brothers Powell, as Frere and Cooke had very little money.

Letter from Thomas Ellwood to John Powell, containing proposals to be made to the Beaufort Company on the part of the Brecon Boat Company;. 1) The Brecon Boat Co. to drive across the measures to cross the large fault in the Clydach Bridge level to meet the coal on the west side of the same;. 2) The Boat Co. to drive a good road upon a level in the coal till it meets the Beaufort level;. 3) The Boat Co. to grant leave to the Beaufort Co., if required by them, to travel through the said level on payment of a fair remuneration and on undertaking not to work greater weights than what the Boat Co. does in articles they may wish to trade 'except coal towards market';. 4) The Brecon Boat Co. to obtain from the Beaufort Co. for executing this work 10 chains of coal to the rise of the level and 5 chains to the dip, but should it be inconvenient for the Beaufort Company to spare such a length at the part next to Beaufort, the Boat Company is prepared to take a greater length at the part next to Clydach and less of the other part;. 5) The Boat Company to Guarantee to raise 6,000 tons of coal in the first three years, then 6,000 tons annually of pay royalty for the same, of forfeit all the expenses they have laid out, except tram plates.

Letter from Thomas Jones, junior, to George White of the new forge, his landlord, desiring his forbearance in the question of debt and giving an account of disbursements made.

Letters (copies) relating to the sale and financial position of the Clydach Ironworks from E. Frere and Robert Thompson (see 149).

1 John Lloyd of Dinas, co. Brec. 2 Charles Low of Penclawdd, gent. Licence to work minerals under farms called Dinas and Dolydymmer in Llanwrtid for a term of 31 years, paying as a royalty one twelfth of the mineral obtained.

List of attested copies and other documents, 1757-1802, which Thomas Bacon of Codsall, Staffordshire, promised to deliver to Messrs Homfray, Bowzer, Overton & Co. of Hirwain furnace, ironmasters and co-partners within two months of the date hereof.

List of witnesses in the cause to be tried at the Breconshire Spring Sessions between the Duke of Beaufort and Edward Price.

1 Edward Kendall on behalf of himself and partners. 2 Edward Frere on behalf of himself and Thomas Cooke. Memorandum of Agreement (copy). 1) Present agreement for 1/5 share of the profits of the Clydach Ironworks and the reserved rent for coal sold to be cancelled, Messrs Kendall to receive in lieu £1,600 as compensation till Lady Day 1800, before which a new agreement to be drawn up, granting an extension of boundary to Messrs Frere & Cooke to the race near Edmund Andrews house, and from the top of the said race to the confines of co. Mon. in a south west direction, for which they undertake to pay £400 for the year ending Lady Day 1801 and £780 per annum for the remainder of the term, less £30 per annum till the B. & A. Canal has a direct communication from Clydach to the sea;. 2) Messrs Frere & Cooke to drive a level at their own expense 71/2 feet square from the rock on the top of the Pistill Mawr to the Great Coal in lieu of Gellyvellen Level, Messrs Kendall to work the colliery of Gellyvellen 'til the said colliery is in a position to supply its place';. 3) Messrs Frere & Cooke to pay 9d. per ton for coal for the Canal or rail road;. 4) Messrs Frere & Cooke to be at liberty to sell coal to the country, as has been usually done, and to be subject to the same conditions as to the Duke of Beaufort and Messrs Kendall.

1 Isaac Davies and Evan Davies, miners of Aberdare. 2 John Walters, on behalf of A. and T. Bacon. Memorandum of agreement to drive forward a level called the Graig vein new level at the rate of 18s. for every yard forward.

1 Jeffreys Wilkins of Brecon on behalf of himself and his brother, Walter Wilkins, esq. 2 Lionel Oliver of Bristol, on behalf of himself, F. W. Bowzer and George Overton, partners in the Hirwain Ironworks in p. Penderin. Memorandum of Agreement to release the obligation to supply 200 tone of Pig-iron yearly at £3.5.0 per ton (see 4 & 6) in consideration of £186.13.4 yearly in addition to the fixed rent of £133.6.8.

Memorandum of Gabriel Powell concerning the royalties charges by the Dukes of Beaufort on coal under lands and commons in p's Loughour, Llangevelach and Swansea, instancing. 1) A lease in 1708 for 21 years to Sir Humphrey Mackworth, paying 3s. per weigh of coal raised accounting 50 bags or sacks to each weigh 'according to the usual size of coal backs of sacks used for carrying of coals to or at the town of Swansea', the coal selling at this time for 18-20s. per weigh;. 2) New lease granted in 1731 on the expiration of the above in Kingmill Mackworth, Richard Lockwood and Edward Gibbon, esq's., for 21 years of coal under commons called Graig Trewydden and Carn Llwyd, paying 3s. for every weigh of coal raised;. 3) A lease for 21 years in 1732 to Richard Lockwood, Edward Lockwood and Robert Morris of coal under the Duke's lands in p's Swansea and Langevelach, the farm called Lower Forrest, the commons called Litle moor and Fairwoods moor at 3s. per weigh, when coal sold at 20s. to 23s. per weigh;. 4) Leases for 99 years granted in 1746 and 1754 to Richard Lockwood, Edward Elliston, John Lockwood and Robert Morris, who intended erecting a copper works, and to Richard Lockwood, John Lockwood and Robert Morris, of coal under the Duke's Lands, again at 3s. per weigh of 50 bags to each weigh, consisting of 24 Winchester gallons to each sack (the usual capacity of bags used carrying coal to Swansea), particularised on this occasion at the request of Robert Morris as it has come to be the practice to carry coal in waggons and carts. It is pointed out that in 1783 coal sold at 38s. to 40s. per weigh.

Memorandum of John Partridge that the stock-in-trade left him by George White in May 1753 at the New Weare ironworks, such as coals, wood, pig-iron, bar and rod-iron, barge and other boats, nets, fishing tackle, implements, etc., are valued at £1,175.9.4, which he promises to pay on demand, plus a further charge for the cutting of wood to the amount of £120.