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A letter from Major Gwilym Lloyd-George to his father David Lloyd George, [?1926]. Regrets his recent loss of temper, but much regrets the position of authority occupied by Frances Stevenson in Lloyd George's life. She receives an annual salary of £1200. Much regrets his father's attitude towards him, although he has done his best at the office of the News Chronicle. Much resents the influence of Miss Stevenson over Lloyd George. ('Private & Confidential').

He supposes that the addressee has by this time reached home. The parcel sent by the coach from North Wales arrived safely. The need to form a complete index before another collecting expedition is set on foot. Relating to examining the contents of the Hengwrt Library. The Bardic History. Asking whether he has remembered to lay hold of Hun Gwenllian when in North Wales. The Llanharan MSS, he is told, are restored again to that place. Mr Coxe the traveller, now writing a book about co. Mon. has applied to him (WO) to decipher an inscription on a brass plate in Usk Church - perhaps the addressee has noticed it and has been able to restore it to a correct state. They have now in town 'Y Bardd Nanclyn', an englyn which he repeated , 'attributing it, perhaps for the sake of the story appearing, well told, to D. ab Gwilym.' They have, as the addressee observes, many things in the Welsh which would surprise the world if they were translated - two instances. He must now break off, as he is just setting off to school. His own family. Endorsed: 'History of the Bards, to be prepared at London' and 'Englyn by D. ab Gwilym.'

An opportunity having chanced of sending with Mr O. Jones's letter he will enlarge upon things he omitted to answer in his last. Reference to the addressee's avowed intention of giving up all his inclinations towards the poetry, antiquities, and language of his country; if some of his fellow- countrymen have grieved him by their behaviour, urging him not to mind. The Essay on Welsh Poetry that the addressee has come across. He would quite like to see the poetry of L. Glyn Cothi published, but to his mind it would be a greater pity if the Cynfeirdd and the Prifeirdd were lost than the work of Lewys, unless they can all be saved from that fate. He has no doubt but that Y Myfyr will keep them safe if D. ab Gwilym repays the expense (and trouble) incurred. It is a pity that the Welshman in Blaenau Morganwg who has 20 'cywyddau' to Ifor Hael did not see the announcement inserted in the Gloucester newspaper that D. ab Gwilym was being printed or perhaps he would have sent the same to be printed - a pity too that the addressee did not hear about that announcement or else the arrangement of the work would have been far neater. Wishing to hear from him soon. Would it be at all possible for the addressee to see about those 'cywyddau' to Ifor Hael? He (WO) knows that he cannot go on properly until he sees the portion that has been printed - it will be sent to him forthwith.

It does not appear by the addressee's last letter (from Machynlleth) that WO's directed to him at Havod Uchdryd was received. A letter from Col. Johnes, on reading which it struck WO that somebody must have insinuated something to him respecting EW's kingophobia, etc. - O. Myvyr entertained the same sentiment on seeing the letter. He (WO) intends to go to Havod about July 24. The box sent down to Havod. He had a letter lately from Dav. Thomas - a message in case the addressee should see him. If the addressee has any pieces for the Cynveirdd part of the volume 'it were best to send them here, to keep Griffiths' Gwasg Malwen a going, in order not to leave him any excus for saying he stops on our account'.

Here at last is the portion that has been printed of the work of D. ab Gwilym. Dare they expect more of the poet's work? In what parish in co. Card. is Bro Ginin? He was inclined to think that it was the place now called Cilcennin. Wishing to know how to direct to the addressee when he wants to send things by coach. He has trespassed on Mr Walters to forward this in case it should get lost. On the dorse in the autograph of Iolo Morganwg are 'ynglyn Traddodiadol yn Neheubarth, ni wn i pwy a'i cant', beginning 'am Ddafydd Gelfydd goelfin - Praff awdur' [i.e. D. ap G.]; the first couplet of 'Yr ywen am oreuwas ..'- 'Rhys Goch o'r Yri ai Cant, medd Mr Evan Evans'; and biographical notes concerning Lewis Glyn Cothi, etc. (by Sion Bradford), Hywel Swrdwal, and Iorwerth Fynglwyd. (All crossed out.) Also a reference to Archaeologia Britannica, p. 255.