Edward Williams, Flimston, to his son, Tally (Mr Taliesin Williams, at Mr John Evans Printer, Market Street, Carmarthen. Forwarded to Merthyr Tidvil). Asking him to make such memoranda as he may be able to of what passes in the Eisteddfod and to transmit them to him. He strongly suspects that the first prize will be won either by Daniel Ddu or (by) Ieuan Tegid if they are competitors. Understands there are 7 or 8 competitors from Merthyr and knows that his presumptuous namesake from Cowbridge is one. Will the addressee bring with him from Mr John Evans a copy of Daniel ap Ieuan Ddu's Elegy on the Rev. Eliezer Williams ('my late esteemed Friend'). Asking him to see Mr Rees of Cascob, Mr Jenkins of Kery, Mr Walter Davies and Mr David Richards of Lansilin and to tell them how the writer has been humbugged and disappointed by Job James, and if the addressee has with him the printed sheets of the Cyfrinach, to show them. Telling him to ask Mr John Evans what he would charge EW per sheet for printing 500 copies of his Welsh Poetry, the type, etc., to be the same as in the book published by the addressee and others at Merthyr. Requesting him to call on various persons (in Carmarthen). His health. Is sorry for Mr Evans's loss of his very intelligent son. Telling the addressee to cut off the part addressed to Mr Walter Davies of this letter and to give it to him. This last request has not been complied with and the part addressed to the Rev. Walter Davies is dated Sept. 23 1823. EW was sorely disappointed in not finding WD at Brecon. Criticizing the appointment of Mr Hughes as one of the judges. The writer's opinion of Wm Williams of Dolgelley, the successful candidate for the ode. He has sketched 'a Welsh Essay on the Southcottian attempt to barbarize our Language, and to introduce those Hottentoticisms into the Bible &c.' Being a Bard of the Chair of Glamorgan and under a solemn vow he cannot be a competitor at an Eisteddfod or Gorsedd for money. Will send a copy of his Welsh Essay to the Bishop. His son Taliesin, who is at Carmarthen, has some things to show the addressee. He (EW) has a wish to come to the next Wrexham Eisteddfod if he lives and may be otherwise able. Rejoices that he is nearly at the end of his thorny journey through life. Enquiring how the addressee's daughter is now. In a postscript he states that when he sat down to write he thought of sending this under cover to the Bishop, but he feared that he would take an improper liberty in doing so.