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Jones, Owen, 1833-1899 -- Correspondence
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Miscellaneous papers of Owen Jones,

Miscellaneous papers of Owen Jones (1833-99) comprising a notebook containing a Welsh translation by [Owen Jones] of 'Antigone', dated 12 Jan. 1866 (cf. Y Traethodydd XXI (1866), pp. 176-202) and some items of verse, 1869-75; a list of book titles, 1841-90, also by Owen Jones, with some notes in pencil probably by Charles Ashton; a notebook in an earlier hand containing hymn stanzas and other items of verse in Welsh, with receipts, 1854-5, from Thomas Jones, Vrongain [Llidiardau near Bala] to various persons for rents in the Llidiardau district, 'Coste wrth adeiladu Ty'r ffridd, 1859', etc.; and other items including 'Cwrs y Byd', gan un a'i lygad yn ei ben, Llythyr viii', a letter from Owen Jones to [?the Reverend John Davies, Bontddu] (beginning wanting), a copy of a reply, 1861, from Owen Jones to Dr Edwards concerning Llanuwchllyn, some Bala College examination results [1866], 'Dau Hir a Thoddaid, Beddargraph Thomas Stephens, Merthyr (Eisteddfod Caernarfon 1877)' by 'Dyfrid Beneurog', Alban Hefin 1877, extracts from printed sources including Y Drysorfa and one or two printed items ('Cyfarfod Misol Trefaldwyn Uchaf. Rheolau Sefydlog'), etc.

Letters to Owen Jones, etc.,

'Pennillion ar fedydd gan Edward Humphreys Glyndu' and letters to Owen Jones (1833-99) from the following correspondents: J[ohn] R[ichard] Hughes, Birmingham, Abertylerry, Manchester and Brynteg (Anglesey), 1856-72 (12) (personal matters, references to Bala, etc.), Rob[er]t Hughes, Gaerwen [?to Robert Roberts, Brynhyfryd, Abergele], 1866 (1) (the three examinees, W[illia]m Edward, O. Williams, Nebo, and R. Davies), William Hughes, Bryncrug and Penrhyn, 1868 (2) (an apology), John Herbert, Abermule, [18]69 (1) (queries concerning Y Goleuad), [? Robert] Hughes, Uwchlawrffynon, 1870 (1) (Mr Picton Jones's assurance that the addressee will get land for a chapel), and Griffith Hughes, Glanrhyd [Edeyrn], 1870 (1) (a pressing invitation to the addressee to preach at their Monthly Meeting).