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Tredegar Estate Records, Series
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Breconshire estate: letters received

Letters received by the Breconshire estate office, relating to the administration of the estate. These include a number of original files of letters, mainly of letters from J. E. W. Rider, Tredegar's London solicitor, 1911-1915, and letters to J. H. Rosser, the Breconshire estate agent, and his draft replies, 1927-1930. However, most of the letters were found loose, including further letters from Rider and draft letters of Rosser.

Breconshire estate cash books

Cash books, being day books of payments and receipts.
The cash book account ends on 15 July 1940, when the balance of £32 16s. 3d. is transferred to "J. F. Storrar's agency", and the book is closed on 1 Oct. 1940 when the same sum is transferred to the agricultural estate account with the National Provincial Bank, Newport. -- ABA 9/5 and 9/7 are draft cash books covering the period 1894-1921.

Breconshire deeds

Breconshire deeds and leases, mainly draft conveyances relating to the 1915 sale of much of the Breconshire estate.

Brecon surrenders and admissions,

Surrenders, admissions, powers of attorney, schedules of papers, wills and other papers relating to copyhold property in the Hallimot Manor of Brecon.

Hallimot Manor of Brecon (Wales).

Brecon rent ledgers

The series comprises rent ledgers 'B', containing ledger accounts relating to rents in the parishes of Brecon St David and St John. Most of the properties were sold in 1915, with the remaining properties transferred to 'Ledger P' in 1923.

Brecon leases,

Leases and other papers relating to leasehold properties in the town of Brecon and in the parishes of Brecon St David, Brecon St John the Evangelist and Brecon St Mary.

Boxed deeds

The series comprises a collection of deeds, each in its own individual presentation box. The deeds include a grant of free warren, 1616, a royal pardon to William Morgan of Dderw, 1644, appointments as lord lieutenant, custos rotulorum and advocate general, 1702-1933, grants of arms, 1779-1792, licences to take new surnames, 1787-1792, and grants of the rank of baronet, 1702, and viscount, 1905. -- The great seal is attached to the letters patent and most of the appointments. The armorial seals of Garter and Clarenceux kings of arms are attached to the grants of arms, and a broken and crudely repaired seal of the Duchy of Lancaster is attached to the 1761 appointment as steward of the Three Castles.

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