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Four small, leather-covered volumes, mostly described as ‘commercial pocket books’ belonging to Pryse Pryse of Gogerddan, each containing a journal and cash account, 1821, 1827, 1830, 1838.. The brief journal entries cover family and social engagements, travel between Buscot Park, Woodstock and Gogerddan, his attendance and voting at the House of Commons, estate business, county administration, hunting, shooting and horse racing, with additional memoranda on the flyleaves. Weather conditions are usually noted.

Notes, 1827-1833, of Charlotte Bertie, comprising transcripts and notes relating to Middle Eastern and Oriental history and culture, and Spanish and European history; and extracts from printed books relating to Bertie family history. A pen-and-ink tracing, [1830s], of part of a printed ballad is also included.

Miscellaneous items, [?1830s], relating to Charlotte Guest, comprising her deed box, two engraved plates for cards and a bronze imp.

Leases and lease agreements by Walter Pryse of Painswick and Abernantbychan, Lewis Pryse of Woodstock, Edward Loveden Loveden Loveden of Buscot Park and Pryse Pryse of Gogerddan, for coal mines under the properties of Moreton, Trevane, Vadson, Picton Moor, Hopshill and others in the locality of Saundersfoot, St Issells, Begeli and Tenby, 1745-1839. The lessees include Sir John Philipps of Picton Castle, local entrepeneurs from Pembrokeshire and mining proprietors from Flintshire.

Miscellaneous deeds and documents found with the Gogerddan etate records, relating to Carmarthenshire. The most substantial of these is a bunde of deeds relating mainly to the Pen-boyr estate, 1619-1721, in which Gogerddan had a temporary interest through Mary, wife of Thomas Pryse (d. 1737). The other items comprise an agreeement for the commutaton of the tithes of Pencarreg, 1841, and a list of names in various Carmarthenshire parishes [19th cent.]

Miscellaneous accounts, bills and receipts of James Morice of Wallog, relating to his work as agent to the Gogerddan esttae, 1820-1840, and bills for the tuition of his sons at Huddersfield Collegiate School, 1841

Manuscripts of Lady Charlotte Guest, 1838-[1843], relating to her translations of nine of the twelve Welsh folk tales published as The Mabinogion from the Llyfr Coch Hergest, and Other Ancient Welsh Manuscripts, with an English Translation and Notes, Parts I-VI (1838-1845), namely 'Iarlles y Ffynnawn', 'Peredur ab Efrawc', 'Geraint ab Erbin', 'Kulhwch ac Olwen', 'Breuddwyd Rhonabwy', 'Pwyll Pendevig Dyved', 'Branwen verch Llyr', 'Manawyddan vab Llyr' and 'Math vab Mathonwy'. The manuscripts consist of transcripts of the original Welsh texts, some in the hand of John Jones (Tegid) and other scribes; drafts of Charlotte Guest's translations; and drafts for her notes to each translation. Most of the manuscripts consist of author's copy for the printers. None of the material relates to 'Breuddwyd Maxen Wledig', 'Kyfranc Lludd a Llevelys' or 'Hanes Taliesin', the three remaining tales published in the seventh and final part (1849).

Letters mainly by Charles Deare of the Inner Temple to Pryse Pryse of Gogerddan, Buscot Park and Woodstock, and letters forwarded from George Tennant of Grays Inn, other solicitors and creditors, 1803-1843, and one file of letters to Charles Deare, 1840-1843. Some letters discuss the probate and execution of the will of Edward Loveden Loveden, 1822, the administration of his affairs and subsequent family settlements by Pryse Pryse. However, the dominant theme is the management of financial encumbrances on the Buscot Park estate, notably the portions settled on Miss Jane Loveden and Edward Loveden’s illegitimate daughter, Harriet Thayer (Madame Thiebault), and the legacy to Jane Gill, secured by mortgages and bonds to Samuel Wilson Warneford of Bourton on the Hill, Thomas Lintall and others. The letters emphasise the necessity of adequate surveys for valuation, and confirmation of Pryse Pryse’s title to his English and Welsh estates as security for the loans. Financial remedies suggested by Charles Deare include the letting of Woodstock, the appointment of Rev.S. Heckford as agent at Buscot Park, the sale of Welsh timber and redemption of the mortgage of the Wootton estate. There are numerous complaints about Pryse’s tardiness in addressing the problems. Other recurrent topics are the title to the manors of East and West Pembroke and Pembroke Castle; dues on crown manors and mines in Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire; the tithe suit between Pryse and Lord Chichester; and the financial plight of Helen Deare.. Additional, specific topics are described at file level.

A recipe book [18th cent., first ½], and a small number of loose recipes with a menu from Gogerddan, 1796-1844; the recipes are mainly culinary but also include medicinal remedies.

Deeds and documents found with the Gogerddan etate records, relating to properties in several English counties: Cheshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire, Salop and Worcestershire, 1600-1845. The most substantial of these is a bundle of leases by the Prestwich family of Hulme, Lancashire, of properties in Sholver near Oldham 1600-1652. The series also includes a faculty granted to Walter Pryse for two pews in Pitchcombe church, Gloucestershire, 1729; and the lease by Edward Earl of Powis and John Probert of Copthorn of an allotment out of the common land at Llwyntidman, Salop, 1814.

Letters mainly to James Morice of Aberystwyth, then of Wallog, land surveyor and agent to the Gogerddan estate, 1810-1847. The files include some personal correspondence and a few letters of his wife’s family, Watkin of Moelcerney, Llanfihangel Genau’r-glyn,. There are occasional copies of his replies and forwarded letters from third parties. The main correspondents are Pryse Pryse at Buscot Park, Cunningham horticultural suppliers of Liverpool, John Ball of Swanage, the Williams family of Cwmcynfelyn, Robert Williams of Bangor, Richard Griffithes of Bishops Castle, the Office of Woods and Forests, and John Hughes of Aberystwyth. The letters are informative about the family, character and employment of James Morice as agent to Pryse Pryse of Gogerddan, as well as his own financial affairs.. Many of the letters concern the enclosure and drainage of Cors Fochno, describing both the technical and financial difficulties, sometimes incorporating relevant sketch plans, 1821-1836. Other topics include general Gogerddan estate affairs; the supply of slates from Aberllefenni near Machynlleth and quarry stone from Aberdovey; and the education of James Morice’s son, James. One file consists entirely of letters from Sophia Edwards of Oxfordshire, 1819-1837, and another concerns mainly the purchase of Bryngwyn, 1824-1833. Some letters include relevant financial accounts.

Papers relating to the professional career of Thomas Morgan, Prothonotary, comprising a late eighteenth century copy of the charter of Welshpool (1615); records of lawsuits and other Great Sessions papers relevant to Thomas Morgan, 1787-1842; a claim for compensation by Thomas Morgan and Thomas Kynnersley for loss of fees and emoluments upon abolition of the courts of Great Sessions in 1830, (Watermark 1826)-1836; professional letters , 1829- (Postmark 1847); and a warrant for removal of Chancery records from Welshpool to the Public Record Office in London, with related papers, 1842-1845.

Accounts and related papers, mainly bundles of accounts and vouchers, 1830-1836 (A 4-8), and accounts and vouchers for repairs and improvements, and other accounts, 1838-1848 (A 9-38).

These papers mainly relate to the Court of Sewers of the Level of Wentlloog (1830-1832), legal cases against a contractor relating to damage caused to a coppice wood (1839), against the Newport Dock Co. (1840), and relating to the arrears of rent of an out-going tenant (1845), and Acts of Parliament relating to the Newport Dock Co. (1841-1844) and the Monmouthshire Canal Co. (1845).