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Nine letters, 1827-1832, from the Reverend Samuel Roberts ['S.R.'], seven to his parents (addressed 'Rev. John Roberts, Llanbrynmair') and two to the Reverend Edward Davies, Newtown, the places from which they were written (in chronological order rather than order of binding) being Fountain-Hall, Cwm Tawy, St. Julian's Friars [Shrewsbury], Birmingham, Daventry, Attercliffe (with a note also from the Reverend J. W. H. Pritchard), [Wern and Oswestry], London (2), and Kilvey House near Swansea. In 1828 Samuel Roberts was collecting money [towards discharging a debt on Carno chapel, co. Montgomery (see NLW MS 14062B)] and in the early part of 1829 he was in London collecting money, probably for a different cause; there are letters belonging to the same period in NLW MS 590C. Other subjects mentioned include Drych [y dadleuwr] by [Richard Jones, Wern, Llanfrothen], and various meetings in London and elsewhere.

The collecting-book, 1802-1803, of the Reverend John Roberts, Llanbryn-mair, in connection with Bwlch-y-ffridd Independent chapel, Aberhafesb, co. Montgomery, containing a statement of the case, 1 January 1802, of the religious society at Aberhavesp soliciting assistance towards the expense incurred in building a chapel; recommendations of the case, etc., signed by (a) George Lewis, Llanuwchllyn, Wm. Thomas, Bala, Jenkin Lewis, Llanfyllin, Wm. Hughes, Dinas Mouthy [sic] and Edward Francis, Machy[n]lleth, (b) J[enkin] Lewis, Wrexham, (c) dated Shrewsbury, 7 January 1802, John Whitridge, Oswestry, Richd. (?) Everall, Salop, and David Francis, Ludlow, (d) Peter Edwards, Wem, Thomas Weaver, Shrewsbury, and William Lewis, Whitchurch, and (e) 7 June 1803, Thos. Towle, chairman, John Kello, secretary, and fifteen other members of the Congregational Board of Ministers in and about London, followed by a list of subscribers' names (signatures) and the sums given, amounting in all to £100-18-6, the balance when expenses had been paid being £84-11-3; and a covering letter, 1885, from Samuel Roberts, ['S.R.'], Conway, to his cousin, D[avid] Howell, concerning the manuscript, which he was sending to D. Howell because of the autographs. There are also one or two annotations by 'S.R.'.