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Miscellaneous autograph letters, the correspondents including John Barrow (Prince Edward Island), Francis Buckland, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Philip Burne-Jones, John 3rd Marquis of Bute, William Benjamin Carpenter, David Charles (the younger, Carmarthen), Frances Power Cobbe, Griffith Davies, F.R.S., John Cadvan Davies (Cadvan), W. Cadwaladr Davies, G. A. Denison (archdeacon of Taunton), J. P. Earwaker, Edward Edwards (Llanuwchllyn), Sir Owen M. Edwards, John Gwenogvryn Evans, Lewis Edwards, Thomas Charles Edwards, Robert Ellis (Cynddelw), Thomas Edward Ellis, Max Förster (Munich), Thomas Frewen, W. E. Gladstone, Laurence Housman, Father Ignatius (Llanthony), John Banks Jenkinson (bishop of St. Davids), L. D. Jones (Llew Tegid), W. Basil Jones (bishop of St. Davids), Joseph Loth (Rennes), H. E. Manning, Sir Lewis Morris, J. H. Newman, Kate Norgate, James Gordon Oswald, C. T. Owen (Hampstead), Sir Richard Owen, Alfred Neobard Palmer, Joseph Parry, John Cowper Powys, J. Roland Phillips, Evan Rees (Dyfed), William Rees (Llandovery), Henry Richard, Brinley Richards, Sir John Rhys, Jeremy Taylor (a modern transcript), Connop Thirlwall (bishop of St. Davids), Brandon Thomas, William Thomas (Islwyn), Sir John Williams (first President of the National Library of Wales), Samuel Wilberforce (bishop of Oxford), and E. Llywelyn Williams (New York).

Some two hundred and sixty-seven letters, October 1857-November 1858, addressed to the Rev. John Williams (Ab Ithel), Llanymawddwy, Merioneth, mostly concerning the organisation of the Eisteddfod ('Eisteddfod Fawr Llangollen') held at Llangollen, Denbighshire, 20-24 September 1858.
Among the correspondents are the other main organisers T. R. Lloyd (Estyn) (ff. 22, 29, 45, 139-40, 252-3, 266-7, 293, 338-9, 349-50, 360-1, 388, 415, 447-9, 500-1), Joseph Hughes (Carn Ingli) (ff. 137, 272-3, 286, 298, 346, 378-9, 421) and R. W. Morgan (Môr Meirion) (ff. 172-4, 335, 364-5), as well as Edward Humphreys and William Hughes, joint secretaries of the local committee in Llangollen (ff. 61-2, 215-9, 260-1, 268, 287-8, 303-4, 336-7, 342-5, 380-3, 419-20, 433-4, 465, 479, 484). Other correspondents include Owen Humphrey Davies (Eos Llechid) (ff. 9-10, 60, 306-7, 319-20), D. Silvan Evans (ff. 12-3, 141, 208-9, 348, 362-3), Edward Roberts (Iorwerth Glan Aled) (ff. 14-15), Owen Wynne Jones (Glasynys) (ff. 18-9, 109-10, 149-50, 193-4, 401-3, 470-1, 494-5), John Jones (Ioan Emlyn) (ff. 74-5), Wm Ambrose (Emrys) (ff. 90-91), Hugh Hughes (Tegai) (ff. 96, 168, 515-6, 520-1), Evan James (I. ab Iago) (f. 102), R. Ellis (Cynddelw) (ff. 127-8, 198), Jane Williams, Ysgafell (ff. 129-30), Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn) (ff. 131, 235-6), Morris Williams (Nicander) (ff. 142-3, 411-2), John Davies (Brychan) (ff. 229-30), John Ceiriog Hughes (f. 239), Lewis William Lewis (Llew Llwyfo) (ff. 262-5, 294-5, 317-8, 508-9), Angharad Llwyd (ff. 300, 475), James James (Iago Emlyn) (ff. 315-6), John Owen (Owain Alaw) (ff. 376-7, 397-8, 441-2, 460-1), Thomas Gee (ff. 476-8) and Robert John Pryse (Gweirydd ap Rhys) (ff. 503-7). The letters concern various aspects of the Eisteddfod arrangements, including fundraising, the tent, accommodation, competitions, adjudicators, prizes, music, advertising and publicity. Many letters, especially from Ab Ithel's friends, also concern a variety of other matters. A single letter, from Edward A. Freeman, Dursley, is dated 25 October 1850 (ff. 1-2).