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J. Bruce Pryce, Dyffryn Goluch, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Academy, Merthyr Tydfil. The inscription on Rhys Meyric's tomb at St Nicholas. He will be very happy to give the addressee every assistance in disposing of his MSS and can give him introductions both to Mr Hawkins and to Mr Barnwell, the head Curators of the British Museum. Enclosure.

J. Bruce Pryce, Dyffryn Goluch, Cardiff, to Mr Wm Howel. He will be happy to render all the service in his power with regard to the Sympathetic Society. Underneath is a note for Ab Iolo, telling him, when he goes to London, to call on the writer's son Henry, who will introduce him to Mr Hawkins, the Keeper of the Antiquities there [i.e., at the British Museum]. Mr Barnwell and Sir Henry Ellis. The writer's son William is studying Welsh - a request to Ab Iolo.

J. Bruce Pryce, Dyffryn, Cardiff, to Mr J. Petherick (late of Penydarren), No. 7 Laurence Street, Pountney Hill, London. A message for Taliesin Williams if he should have left Merthyr before the writer's letter arrived there.

J. Bruce Pryce, Dyffryn, Cardiff, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Master of the Academy, Merthyr Tydfil. This is Easter Monday and he has not heard of the addressee hereabouts - would be happy to show him Rhys Meirig's 'narrow cell'. He wishes the addressee would some afternoon translate into English Tegid's letter in the Haul of this month (p. 133) relating to Dr 'Richard Davies, Esgob Menyw.' A question in the M. G.

J. Bruce Pryce, Dyffryn, St Nich[ola]s, to E. L. Richards, esq., Hon. Sec. to a Lit. Soc., Merthyr. Declining the request made to him to be Vice-President of a Literary Society about to be established at Merthyr. He believes that no human being was ever more ungratefully treated than he was at that place. He will be happy when he has seen a list to add his name on public grounds as a subscriber.

J. Bruce Pryce, Dyffryn, to Mr Edwd T. Williams, Dowlais Wharf, Cardiff. Acknowledging the addressee's letter of the 20th relating to (the education of) his youngest brother.

J. Bruce Pryce, Llanover, Abergavenny, to Mr Taliesin Williams (Ab Iolo), Merthyr Tydvil. He hears the addressee is ill and in some trouble. Asking him to accept the enclosed.

J. Bruce Pryce, Manor House, Ryde, I. of Wight, to Mr Edward Williams, Swan Inn, Merthyr Tydvil. If he were a Mussulman he would say that the Fates had interposed to prevent his personal exertions at the Quarter Sessions in the addressee's favour (reference to obtaining an appointment). Was sorry to read in the Guardian the melancholy end of Josiah Richards. Asking him to thank Ab Iolo for his postscript to the addressee's letter. Inscriptions in Carisbrook Churchyard.

J. Bruce Pryce, Ryde, I. of Wight, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr Tydvil. He has written as the addressee desires to Lady Hall. He got an awful cold by attending the opening of St George's Church or the addressee would have heard from him as promised. J. Traherne named Ufelwyn - the writer spoke to him about the Glam. History but did not get a decisive answer.

J. C. Pritchard, Bristol, to Mr Taliessin Williams, Merthyr Tydfil. Thanking him for his kind present of his poem. His little treatise on the Ethnography of the Celts is not published, but he has a few copies and begs the addressee to accept of one. If ever the addressee comes to Bristol he hopes to have the pleasure of seeing him at his house. Reference to his friendship with EW.

A request for information on some points concerning the Welsh name of Bristol for Mr Sayer and himself. Endorsed: 'Dr Pritchard Bristol'.

J. Carroll to Mr Taliessin Williams, Glebe Land. Sending a small sample of beef and a book (in return for the addressee's kind present of Glamorgan trout).

J. Carroll, Merthyr, to Mrs Williams. Asking whether the writer and some of her late husband's pupils could accompany her family towards the grave. His epitaph shall be in the Silurian next week in English, but it ought to be like himself Welsh. That the writer will get done - apologising that he must have help. For no two minds ever coincided as ours did.

A request for information concerning Mr Edward Williams.

He received yesterday the addressee's letter with the enclosed specimen, and is glad for his character's sake (EW's) that he means to fulfil his engagements to his subscribers. The addressee does Mr Carne much wrong in complaining of his conduct towards him. EW's letters to Mr Carne have contained such expressions and horrid innuendos that Mr Carne and the writer have thought EW's senses deranged, and that he consequently was not in a fit condition to give his publication to the world. EW's expressed intention of exposing the behaviour of a person who is a relative of the writer and a relative of the families of Ham and Pwllywrach. His views with regard to EW's employment as a party-writer. Advising him to write a submissive, but not a mean, letter to Mr Carne, who is still much his friend and willing to serve him. So is the writer, but cannot promise it till EW retracts his threat against the writer's relation, Mr R------s. Vindicating his seeming neglect of the addressee - advising him to be more composed. The addressee is indeed very much obliged to [Miss] Bowdler, but though he is a poet he might mention even her name without idolatry. Advising him to think twice or oftener of his scheme of going to America.

Acknowledging his letter. What the addressee says of the small prospect of pecuniary advantage (from the publication of his poems) vexes him much.

Subscribers' names. His own long illness and the addressee's long silence vex him much.

Acknowledging his kind letter. He admires his printed specimen exceedingly [?The Fair Pilgrim] and has sent it to Mr Tudor, the Bookseller. A suggestion. He has written to the Bodleian Librarian in the addressee's behalf.

J. D. to Mr T. Williams. Discusses printing the addressee's speech. A proof of the account of Prof. Rees's death shall be sent to him presently - he will then know what part he will have to get up.