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A manuscript which belonged to David Davis, Unitarian minister, Neath, son of David Davis, Castell Hywel. It contains copies of correspondence, 1800-1801, relating to the non-admission of Henry Davis, son of Timothy Davis, to the Presbyterian Academy, Carmarthen, the correspondents including John Rowe, Bristol, Henry Davis, David Davis, Neath, Samuel Thomas, Hambrook, Abraham Rees, Hackney, David Davis, Castell Hywel and Richard Evans, Carmarthen; copies of poetry by Edward Richard, Ystradmeurig and 'Dafydd ab Ieuan Rhydderch', i.e. David Davis, Castell Hywel; miscellanea relating to the Unitarians at Gellionnen; notes relating to a comet which appeared in the year 1807; extracts from printed books, including some from the works of Sir William Jones, oriental scholar; copies of letters written by Rees Jenkin Jones and others in 1896 relating to the affairs of the Carmarthen Presbyterian College. Some of the correspondence relating to Henry Davis is printed in Rees Jenkin Jones: The Unitarian Students at the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen ... (Aberdare, 1901).

Accounts of Dr Williams's Trust, 1778-1808, with particulars of payments to ministers, apprentices, and exhibitioners in North Wales, and to students at Northampton, with miscellaneous receipts, 1808-1821, and a statement of accounts of the estate of Edward Parry, vicar of Baschild (d. 1798), with Abraham Rees of Hackney, executor, and residuary legatee.

Letters, 1808-1885, from persons interested in social reforms, politics, and education, including John Bright, Richard Cobden, Walter Davies ('Gwallter Mechain'), John Griffiths ('Gohebydd'), Walter D. Jerermy, Morgan Lloyd, Sir Theodore Martin, J. H. Puleston, Henry Richard, G. O. Trevelyan, Rowland Williams ('Hwfa Môn'), Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, and C. W. Williams Wynn, to Samuel Roberts ('S.R.'), with drafts of replies to some of them; from 'S.R.' to his father, his brother John, and others; from John Roberts ('J.R.') to George Roberts and others; from Humphrey Gwalchmai to John Hughes; from A. Rees to J. Holden; from C. W. Williams Wynn to the electors of Montgomeryshire; and a letter of introduction to friends in America given to 'S.R.' by William Henry Channing. There are also pamphlets relating to postal and other reforms.

Letters to Thomas Morgan from Noah Jones, Cradley, 1750, S. Morgan [?[Thomas's] wife], Laugharne, 1754, members of 'the Christian Church and Auditory of Protestant Disenters of the Calvinistical Perswasion meeting together for Gospel Worship at Delph within Saddleworth in Yorkshire', 21 September 1759 (with a draft of [Thomas Morgan's] reply), Samuel Morton Savage, Hoxton, 1768, M[ichael] Maurice, Pudsey, 1773, Samuel Price, Park, near Cardiff, 1773, [Thomas's] son, Thomas Morgan, junior, 1774, Thomas Maurice, minister, William Butler, Lewis Walter, and Alex. Gwynne, Laugharne, 1774, and Jane Scurlock, near Carmarthen, 1784; notes by Thomas Morgan, 16 October 1771, referring to his publications and the controversy with Dr Priestley; a draft of a note, signed by Thomas Morgan in 1752, to be submitted to the justices in quarter sessions relating to the 'Newhouse, lately built near ye Strand in the Town of Laugharne' which is intended to be used by 'Protestant Dissenters'; 'The Request and Desire of my Heart, and ye Subject of many of my Prayers', 1745, an unsigned letter to Thomas Morgan, apparently from some members of his church at Morley, and a draft of a letter from Thomas Morgan to D. Alred and John Dawson concerning an anonymous letter; papers relating to Thomas Morgan, junior, including 'Questions asked at my Ordination, and the Answers to them, with my Confession of Faith, 1774', a certificate signed by several 'Protestant Dissenting Ministers, in and about the Cities of London and Westminster', including Abraham Rees, concerning the setting apart 'for the work of the Ministry' of Thomas Morgan, junior, 11 May 1774, and a testimonial from three of his tutors - Samuel Morton Savage, Andrew Kippis and Abraham Rees, 1774; etc.

Letters, 1812-1895, to Richard Williams from politicians, poets, bibliographers, etc. including Edward A. Bond, David Davies (Llandinam), W. E. Gladstone, A. J. Johnes, A. H. Layard, Morgan Lloyd, [Sir] Hugh Owen, Stuart Rendel, Henry Richard, and Samuel Roberts (S.R.); to 'Ceiriog' from John Jones (Talhaiarn); to Edward Hamer from Matthew Arnold; to D. Rowland from John Jenkines ('Ifor Ceri'); to John Jones ('Idris Vychan') from Lewis W. Lewis ('Llew Llwyfo'); to Charles Hanbury Tracey from A. J. Mundella, etc.; and copies of letters to 'S.R.' from David Livingstone and A. Rees.

Seventy-six items of correspondence and other papers (letters, postcards, etc.), 1848-1885, almost all from Samuel Roberts, 'S.R.', Conway, to his cousin, David Howell, Machynlleth (Dolguog, Penegoes), and Aberdovey, with one letter to Mrs. Howell and one to the Dolguog family, and one letter, 1884, from [John Roberts] 'J.R.', Conwy, to D[avid] Howell. The subjects touched upon include the Tennessee lands, the death of their Johnstown cousin, Evan Roberts, 1871, autographs, [Crynodeb o] Helyntion Bywyd S.R. (1875) and other works by 'S.R.', his brothers J[ohn] R[oberts] and R[ichard] R[oberts], Y Cronicl, a claim against the U.S. Government in respect of supplies furnished to the army during the war, the library of their late friend the Reverend Edward Hughes, incumbent of Meliden, the assassination of President Garfield, 1881, a visit from the Rt. Hon. John Bright, 1881, Cousin David Lewis, Dr. Abraham Rees, the funeral of [John Roberts, 'J.R.'], 1884, and in particular 'S.R.'s work copying, with David Howell's permission, for publication by the Reverend David Williams ['Apeles'] in Y Gofadail Fethodistaidd, Ail argraffiad (1882) and Ail gyfrol (1884), old sermons taken down in shorthand by David Howell's brother, W[illiam] Howell, Junr., Bont, Llanbrynmair. A few of the letters have been written on broadsides, etc., some in the form of appeals and other items by 'S.R.' (e.g. 'Cymydogaeth Gymreig yn Tennessee', n.d., 'S.R. a J. W. Jones. "Allan o'r 'Herald Cymraeg', Awst 20fed, 1879"', "The Old Story", July 4, 1881, 'Railway Management', July, 1877, 'Postal Reforms', December 5th, 1883, 'Railway Fares', June 16th, 1882, and 'Disgyblu drwy ryfel', n. d.). Other items include proof-sheets of the preface to, and list of contents of, Y Gofadail Fethodistaidd, Ail gyfrol (1884). The order in which the letters have been bound is not always strictly chronological.