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Deeds, papers, letters, including papers relating to the estate of Lady Dayrell, particulars of the Tredegar estate, and proposed purchase of the Llangattock and Crundy estates.

Deeds and legal papers re. estates of Thomas Herbert, New Windsor, Buckinghamshire, Thomas Clifford, receiver-general of tax in Monmouthshire and Llangibby Castle estate.

Letter books containing carbon copies of the out-going letters of A. Clifford Harding (1919-1942) of the Clerk of Works Department, based at the Tredegar estate works, Rhiwderyn, Monmouthshire. Many of the letters are to L. Foster Stedman (1919-1938) of the Tredegar estate offices, Newport, the estate agent (J. I. Storrar, 1938-1941, and W. B. T. Rees, 1941-1942), mainly relating to repairs and maintenance of tenanted properties, apparently mainly on the Monmouthshire and Glamorgan agricultural estates. Other letters are to contractors inviting tenders, to tenants, and to other individuals and organisations. The volumes cover the period 27 Sept. 1919-24 July 1942. The 1938-1942 volume (ADY 4/9) also had three letters copied into it dated May-June 1946 before being finally abandoned. Many of the war-time letters refer to the shortage and regulation of materials; ADY 4/9 also contains a letter at the back of the volume (p. 999) from A. Clifford Harding as commander of No. 13 (Basaleg) Platoon to Captain A. L. Howell, officer commanding 'C' Company, 4th Mon. (Risca) Battalion of the Home Guard, that unless he gets coupons for at least 10-12 gallons of petrol a month, his platoon will have to remain stationary and train in their own village, May 1941. -- Bundles of letters found loose at the front or the back of various volumes have been gathered together into a single file (ADY 4/10), containing letters dated 1924, 1931-1932, 1935, 1937, 1940-1942 and 1945. These papers include several certificates from the Clerk of Works, 1940-1942, as to the service records of his employees, and not objecting to them being called up for work of national importance. Letters found filed loose between the pages of the volumes have been left where they were found.

Court books and copies of court books of various Monmouthshire manors, containing copies of notices, presentments, surrenders and admissions.

Papers, mainly presentments, relating to various Monmouthshire manors.

The files comprise papers relating to the causes in Chancery of (until 27 Sept. 1788) William Edwards, clerk, plaintiff, and John Scudamore, esq., and Mary Watkins, defendants, and counter-cause, and (after 29 Sept. 1788) of John Morgan, esq., devisee and sole executor of the will of the said William Edwards, dec., plaintiff, and John Scudamore, esq., and John Donne, an infant, by Mary Donne, widow, his mother and guardian, defendants, and counter-cause. -- The papers include letters, briefs, affadavits, depositions and orders; the judgement of the House of Lords in the case of Lord Buckingham v. Drury, 1762, including "NB. This settlement was a Con! by Sir Tho's Drury for himself his Heirs &c to pay £600 to Lady Drury for Life in lieu of the Jointure"; a copy of the alleged lease, 1781; a copy of the will (1782) and codicil (1785) of Rev. William Edwards; and a copy of the will of William Donne, 1783. The papers also include a number of presumably misfiled papers, including an attested copy of the marriage settlement of William Morgan of Tredegar, esq., and Lady Rachel Cavendish, 1723; a statement of the fortune of Miss Louise Burt, 1788; and drafts of the marriage settlement of John Morgan of Tredegar, esq., and Louise Burt, daughter of Charles Burt of the parish of Westminster St James, 1788.

The file includes letters, memorials, and cases for counsel's opinion relating to the case, but mainly comprises receipts for legacies paid by Charles Morgan of Tredegar, 1779-1786, as executor of the estate of Mary Morgan, his wife.

The file comprises a brief, a bill, and draft answers.

Leases and related papers relating to canal, dock, engineering and wagon companies, and wharves, sea walls and allotments on the Newport estate.