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Letters received by William Owen, [c. 1705]-1767, together with a number of copies or drafts of his replies. Some of the letters are from members of the Godolphin and Owen families, [c. 1705]-1758, and others are from solicitors, bankers, national figures and local gentry, including several from Edward Wynn(e) of Bodewryd. General topics include charitable bequests and legacies by Anne Jones of Clenennau, [c. 1705]-1716; William Owen 's role in local government; elections in Shropshire and North Wales, particularly corrupt practices in the Caernarfon Borough elections for 1713 and 1722; improvements to Brogyntyn (Porkington) Hall, 1734; the appointment of Dr Hutton as bishop of Bangor, 1743; the Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746; the purchase of Dolbenmaen, 1735; litigation relating to the estates of Richard Clayton and Arthur Owen, 1740-1760, boundary disputes in Gest and Penyfed, and quarrels with Margaret Lloyd of Cesail Gyfarch, 1741. The last file contains correspondence between William Owen, Edward Wynn(e), a Flemish lawyer and others, in an attempt to prove his claim to £500 out of the Bodysgallen estate, following the death of a distant kinsman John Francis Ouwens, 1710-1711, 1785.

Correspondents include the architect Francis Smith and the builder, concerning alterations to the house at Porkington, 1730, 1735.

A volume containing rentals, 1727-1735, of the estate of William Owen, of Brogyntyn and Clenennau, in the parishes of Ffestiniog, Llanaber, Llandanwg, Llanddwywe, Llandecwyn, Llanfihangel-y-traethau, Llanfor and Llanfrothen, Merionethshire (ff. 1-60 verso), together with disbursements, 1728-1737 (ff. 62-80 inverted text).
A note of repairs to be done at Ystumcegid occurs on f. ii and a veterinary recipe for cattle on f. 8 verso. Tipped into the volume are two lawyers' bills, 1726 (f. 78), and two tradesmen's bills, 1813 (f. 22 verso).