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W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to [Taliesin Williams]. He will be glad to hear that the addressee's health continues to improve and that he is able to proceed with his task. Queries concerning a work called Barddas. The Archdeacon has engaged to write a history of the British Celts from the earliest times to the year 1000. An enclosure to be forwarded to John Williams, Dowlais.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. He will be absent until Friday next and at home that day and the whole succeeding week. Could the addressee bring with him any materials he has lately written for the life of Iestin, and they could get on with them here at their leisure.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mrs Taliesin Williams, Albert street, Merthyr. Since he last wrote Mr B. Pryce has informed him their visit to Merthyr must be deferred owing to his engagements.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to [Mrs Taliesin Williams]. Informing her of the intention of Mr Bruce Pryce and himself to be at Merthyr on April 6 in order to consult on the mode of disposing of her MSS to the best advantage for herself and (her) family.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. Next Friday is Good Friday - an invitation.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. The date of the meeting at Cowbridge. He hopes there is now a chance of their seeing a translation of the Myfyrian and that the addressee will turn his MSS to account. The Greal. His pride at being applied to by ab Iolo for information. Jenkins has been industrious in collecting statistical information. Mention of the writer's grandfather, Mr Geo. Williams. He has commenced writing what he knows about this family. A point particularly mentioned by the old man now dead who told him of the football playing at Pontneathvaughan. The addressee's illness.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Mr Petherick at Mrs Williams', Albert street, Merthyr. The regret with which he read the sad announcement made to him by the addressee (about the death of Mr [Taliesin] Williams).

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to Joseph Snow, esq., Dyffrin, Aberdare. Is sincerely thankful for the addressee's kind co-operation in the endeavour to stir us up to do something for Wales. Asking the addressee to send a copy of his next paper to the Rev. J. Jones, Christ Church, Oxford.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to J. B. Bruce, esq., Dyffrin, Aberdare. Thanking him for his letter and enclosures. Is delighted to find they have so many colleagues. With his letter came one from the writer's brother Tom at Cheltenham - his brother's plan soars higher than his own. The writer's view that everything, down to a certain epoch, should be copies, trash and all - the committee might select afterwards what is worthy of publication. Remuneration, etc. Something must be said about it at Abergavenny. Various plans.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to J. B. Bruce, esq., Dyffrin, Aberdare. Asking him to settle with Mr Traherne when the meeting shall take place - the sooner they meet the better. The writer's repeated attempts to bring the addressee and Mr Snow here have been vain - an anecdote about Francis the late Emperor of Austria. He thinks if a subscription were set on foot for Gwladwr's plan, and limited to ten shillings, the amount would be considerable. When the addressee comes here he will show him a most interesting pamphlet published by the Edinburgh Royal Society: 'it is Williams's work, where he shews clearly that the language of Italy was cymraeg, before Rome was a village.'.

As a wellwisher to the agricultural interests of co. Glam., suggesting the translation into Welsh of some plain and useful treatise on husbandry, e.g. Young's farmer's calendar. If this idea be deemed worthy of adoption by the addressee and the gentlemen of the committee 'the details of the plan will be explained by one of whose competency to undertake the task there can be no doubt, Mr Edward Williams of Flimstone, the bearer of this letter'.

W. Williams, Aberpergwm, to [Edward Williams]. His wishes with regard to the sale of the addressee's MSS. Suggestions he made to Mr Bruce concerning them.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Wellington Street, Merthyr. The disappointment of all here at not seeing him. Hoping he will be well enough to come on Jan. 5 so as to pass nôs gwyl ystwyll here.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. He has just received a letter from Sir Thomas Philipps, who wishes to have a list of the addressee's MSS, stating the subject, age, number of pages, and size of each volume. His own view that they are essentially Glamorgan, and if they get out of the addressee's hands the history of it will never appear. He has lately read Geraint ap Erbyn. Shall they fix on May next for the completion of the lineage of Gwent? Can he state to Sir T. Philipps that it is the addressee's intention to write a history of this county? He is anxious to lay before the public, either in a newspaper or periodical, a short history of the Myvyrian, of its contents, &c. - would be much obliged if the addressee would give him a skeleton of it.

W. Williams to [Taliesin Williams]. He has had the addressee's letter and the drawings. This morning he had a letter from Mr Williams of Edinburgh - the prospectus will be out in a few days and the first number published in May 1841. The addressee will want all his materials of Matthew Cradock for his own history. He has it in his power to place himself on a rock by being the first to write a history of Glamorgan. Mr Knight of Neath's charters are very important. If the addressee can snatch half an hour to give him a brief history of the Myvyrian he would send it to the Archdeacon. He is trying to persuade Tegid to take up some subject of Welsh history or antiquities and write a standard work. Since writing his last he found Dyffryn written Dyffrint in one of the addressee's MSS.

W. Williams to [Taliesin Williams]. Requesting the addressee to send him the Merthyr Guardian (as it will probably give a fuller account of the meeting than the Cambrian).

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Wellington Street, Merthyr. If the addressee knows anyone who has a complete copy of the Myfyrian for sale he would like to treat for the purchase of it. He fears the hurry about the addressee's work will interfere with the calm and mature reflection necessary, etc. A query.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Wellington street, Merthyr. Re. the first time it appeared to him that there was some gross error in the chronology of Iestyn and his sons. Is not satisfied with his tour in the Vro - would like next summer to devote two entire days with the addressee to the country between the Taaf and the Thaw. He supposes Mr Garnet of the Museum sent the addressee two essays of his (Mr G.'s) composition on the Welsh language.

W. Williams to [Taliesin Williams]. He returns the enclosed sheet. Requesting his acceptance of a lamb, sent by this day's mail. Enclosure wanting.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Glebe land, Merthyr. On Monday morning the addressee will receive his two vols of MSS, Pergwm and Gwrgant. 'In "Pergwm" Mrs Williams of Bridgend might have found very interesting materials for her novel about Ed. 2nd.' A query concerning 'Celtic remains.' The Liverpool Eisteddfod in June. Asking the addressee to send him with the next parcel the prize history of Iestyn by Evans of Cardiff if he has quite done with it. 'It is a good thing that Frost & Co. are at last off, three more ambitious fellows with more contemptible pretensions have seldom started on the road of glory'.