A passport, issued 5 December 1873, to John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia) for 'travelling on the Continent', bearing the stamp of the Russian consulate in London and the immigration office in St Petersburg, Russia (f. i); it is pasted inside the front cover of a purpose-made wallet. Another passport, issued 31 August 1885, to John Thomas and his wife, is also included (f. ii).
Certificates and other documents of, or relating to, John Thomas, 1841-1913, and his wife, Joan Frances Thomas, 1885-1926, including Royal Academy of Music reports of John Thomas, 1841-1845, and certificates of his appointment as Harpist in Ordinary, 1872, and as Musician in Ordinary, 1885, to Queen Victoria; accounts, notes, lists, and other memoranda relating to his concerts, 1852-1905; draft autobiographical notes by John Thomas, [c. 1879]; poems and songs, in English and Welsh, including a 'Bridal Ode on the Marriage of The Prince of Wales to The Princess Alexandra of Denmark, March 10th, 1863', by John Jones (Talhaiarn), and Ode on the marriage of H.R.H. the Duke of York and H.S.H. Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, July 6th, 1893, by Lewis Morris; and other miscellaneous items.
John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia), Joan Frances Thomas.