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Papers, 1866-1873 and undated, relating to the wills and estates of the Rev. Littleton Charles Powys, and of members of his family. They comprise a memorandum by Littleton Charles Powys relating to part of the legacy of his father, the Rev. Littleton Powys; declarations of administrations of effects and residuary accounts, 1866, of Mariann (Mary Anne), Harriet and Eleanor Powys, sisters of Littleton Charles Powys; accounts, 1863-1866, of Littleton Charles Powys with Newman, Lyon & Newman, [?solicitors]; probate of the will of Littleton Charles Powys, 1872; an account of the estate of Littleton Charles Powys, [1872], and legacy receipts, 1872, relating to the estate of Littleton Charles Powys, one of which is signed by his sons Major Littleton Albert Powys and Charles Francis Powys; disclaimer, 1872, relating to the trusts of the will of Littleton Charles Powys, and accounts, [1872], relating to the estate of Littleton Charles Powys; letters, 1872, to Amelia Powys, widow of Littleton Charles Powys, from her son Charles Francis Powys and from [?her son-in-law], W. W. Shirley, relating to Littleton Charles Powys's estate; and letters, 1873, to Amelia Powys from Lloyds Banking Company Ltd, Birmingham relating to financial transactions.

Thirty letters, 1878-1889 and undated, to the Rev. Charles Francis Powys from his mother Amelia Powys. The letters contain mostly family news, including the birth of Charles and Mary Powys's second daughter Eleanor, who died in 1893 aged 13, and reflections on Charles's brother Major Littleton Albert Powys, following his death in August 1879. There are notes by [Amelia Powys's granddaughter Marian Powys] on ff. 38 verso, 44 verso and 49, and by Charles Francis Powys on ff. 33, 53 verso and 55. Enclosures comprise proposed memorial inscriptions for Amelia Powys and her husband the Rev. Littleton Charles Powys (ff. 52-54) and a card bearing Biblical verses (f. 73).

Twenty-eight letters, 1879 and undated, to Amelia Powys from her son, Major Littleton Albert Powys, the majority written whilst on military service in India and Afghanistan. The year in which they were written is omitted from all but one of the letters. Ff. 1-6 are accompanied by a note on their contents by [?Marian Powys, niece of Littleton Albert Powys], and there are also occasional notes in the hand of Amelia Powys.