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A group of holograph letters and postcards from the collection of, and mainly addressed to, John Jones, J.P., bookseller, Bethesda. The writers include J. N. Crowther ('Glanceri'), 1906-1922; [Richard Davies] ('Mynyddog'), undated; Owen Evans, Liscard, 1913; Dame M[argaret] Lloyd George, Criccieth, to H. E. Jones, Bethesda [1935]; H[ugh] D[erfel] Hughes, 1864; Rhys J. Huws, Staylittle, 1906; [John Jones] ('Mathetes'), Llangollen, 1858; L. D. Jones ('Llew Tegid'), Bangor, 1904-1917; [Sir] Hugh Owen, London, 1878; W. J. Parry, Bethesda, etc., 1898-1899; John H. Roberts, Liverpool; [Samuel Roberts] ('S.R.'), Conway, 1882; [John Thomas] ('Eifionydd'), 1904; and Henry J. Wilson, House of Commons, 1904. Also included in the group are an English translation of a letter from John Jones to his mother, 1864, and an incomplete address by W. Jones on Sunday School instruction, 1858.

Letters addressed to David Lewis, mainly on matters relating to Welsh music, 'eisteddfodau' and the bibliography and biography of music. The correspondents are B[enjamin] Rees, St Dogmaels, 1901-1905, Christopher Rees, Treforest, 1887, J[onathan] Machreth Rees, London, 1900-1901, W[illiam] T[homas] Rees ('Alaw Ddu'), Pontypridd, Newport, and Llanelli, 1866-1872, [Sir] John Rhys, 1883, J[ohn] Prydderch Williams ('Rhydderch o Fôn'), 1866-1867, W[illiam] L[ewis][Jones] Richards, Penstrowed, 1897, David Roberts ('Dewi Mawrth'), 1894, Edward Roberts, Pontypridd, 1872-1874, Ellis Roberts, Llangwm ['Elis Wyn o Wyrfai'], 1893-1898, G. Roberts, Mallwyd, 1887, John H[enry] Roberts, Mus. Bac., Liverpool ['Pencerdd Gwynedd'], 1906, John Roberts, Rhostryfan, 1893, John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt'), 1851-1870, W. H. Roberts, Seacombe and Bromborough, 1876-1887, William Roberts ('Nefydd'), 1852, and Edward Rowland ('Eos Maelor'), 1873.

Forty letters to Owen Jones (1833-99) from the following correspondents: Stuart Rendel, Guildford, 1891 (New Year greetings, qualifying his assent in a certain letter to the proposition 'that Wales will never get home rule from Mr Gladstone'), Hugh Roberts, Bala College, [18]66 (a request for information about the examination), Hugh ag [sic] Ellinor Roberts, Blaenau Festiniog, 1891 (their wish to find a situation for their eldest daughter), John Roberts, Bala, [18]70 (a request for advice in view of his desire to offer himself to the Missionary Board), John Roberts, Tanyrallt, Abergele, undated (acknowledging congratulations [on the election result]), Jno. H. Roberts, Carnarvon, 1895-6 (6) (concerning material for a tune-book), [J. J. Roberts], 'Iolo Carnarvon' [postmark Portmadoc, [18]97] (expressing thanks in verse for a letter), Robert Roberts, Brynhyfryd, Abergele, 1866 and 1873 (2, the first to the Reverend G. Parry) (sending a letter and papers received from Mr Hughes, Gaerwen, the appointment of the addressee to a tutorship at Bala College), Thomas Roberts, Broniarth, Guilsfield, 1858-62 (5) (lodgings in London, reference to a storm, a request to the addressee to preach at Groes, asking about the date of the addressee's marriage), Thomas Roberts, Hendre Isaf, n[ea]r Pentrefoelas, [18]61 (a request for the extracts from Bailey's Festus which the addressee has translated into Welsh), Tho[ma]s Roberts, Bethesda, 1869 (2) (a request to the addressee to adjudicate at a competitive meeting), R. Leigh [?Roose [?Rhos]], Wrexham, [18]66 (wishing to know his position in the examination), and Daniel Rowlands, Llanidloes and Normal College, Bangor, 1863-76 and undated (17, one to [Mrs Owen Jones], with one letter to Daniel Rowlands from W[illia]m Williams, Crickhowell, 1870) (Y Traethodydd, the addressee's translation of 'Antigone', Y Goleuad, the Education Act, 1870, sums promised to a certain fund, acknowledging sympathy).