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Letters and papers of Margaret Owen of Penrhos, parish of Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire, granddaughter of Sir Robert Owen of Clenennau and Brogyntyn (ff. 1-17), together with an autograph draft, 1836, by John Ralph Ormsby-Gore, of his poem 'The Knights of St John of Jerusalem' (published in 1838) (ff. 22-42).
The correspondence includes letters from Mrs Hester Lynch Thrale (later Piozzi), [1778]-1805 (ff. 2-3, 8-13), Dr Samuel Johnson, 8 March 1781 (ff. 4-5), and Fanny Burney, 11 November 1785 (ff. 6-7). A few items have been boxed seperately on account of their format (see Brogyntyn MS II.38ii).

Letters to John and Margaret Owen of Penrhos, 1772-1823, together with drafts of letters by John Owen concerning his inheritance under the will of Margaret Godolphin; payments for the relief of the poor in Cemais, Darowen, Broniarth and Llandrinio; the university career of his grandfather, Sir Robert Owen; matters relating to Penrhos chapel and school, 1809; financial and personal affairs. Correspondents include Owen Holland of Conwy, 1775, and S. Lyster describing the history of the Lyster family, 1772.