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Papers, 1923-1924, mostly relating to the will and estate of the Rev. Charles Francis Powys. They comprise three copies of the executorship account of the Rev. Powys, with details of estate at death, list of disbursements, etc., together with accounts of Margaret Alice Powys, wife of John Cowper Powys, with Newman, Paynter & Co., solicitors, Yeovil; a list detailing accounts, stocks, etc., 1919-1920, of the Rev. Powys; details of accounts, 1920-1921, of Littleton Charles Powys, son and co-executor, and Albert Reginald Powys, Littleton's brother, with Newman, Paynter & Co.; signed statements of beneficiaries acknowledging receipt of specified sums of money; and memoranda which include names and addresses of Powys family members, a list of personal papers, deeds, policies, etc., in the possession of the Rev. Powys, and accounts relating to the executorship, etc. of the will.

Four letters, 1918, 1922, 1925, to John Cowper Powys from his brother Albert Reginald (Bertie) Powys and three letters, [1935] and undated, from his brother William Ernest (Will) Powys, containing mostly personal and family news.

Letters, 1889-1914 and undated, to Mary Cowper Powys from her children (other than John Cowper Powys) and grandchildren as follows: son Albert Reginald (Bertie) (8 letters + 1 poem), [1891]-1908 and undated (one letter also signed by Bertie's wife Dorothy Mary Powys) (with notes on envelopes in Mary Cowper Powys's hand); son William Ernest (Willie) Powys (22 letters + 1 fragment + 1 poem), [1899]-1914 and undated (with notes on envelopes in Mary Cowper Powys's hand); daughter Gertrude Powys (3), 1889 and undated; son Llewelyn Powys (1), [?1906]; grandson Theodore ('Charles ('Dicky')') Powys (son of Theodore Francis Powys) (2), 1913 and undated; and grandson Littleton Alfred Powys (son of John Cowper Powys) (1), [1909]. Many of the letters are illustrated with ink and/or pencil drawings by the correspondent.