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Sermons written and delivered by John Davies ('Sion Gymro').

Undated sermons notes by John Davies ('Sion Gymro').

A collection from the library of John Davies, much of which comprises correspondence and sermons, but also includes translations of segments of the New Testament, with commentaries; lectures; poetry; essays; a commonplace book; an account book; almanacs; miscellaneous papers, notes, etc.

A translation by John Davies of the New Testament from Greek into Welsh. This translation was made between 1834 and 1838.

Twenty-two lectures on the Epistles of St Peter, mainly delivered during the winter of 1829-1830 by John Davies in Wednesday and Saturday meetings at Glandwr Congregational church, of which he was pastor.

An exposition by John Davies of the Book of Ecclesiastes with 'An attempt at a Revision of the Welsh Translation of the Book usually called "The Book of the Preacher" commenced Novr. 26, 1832, Mond. afternoon'. The translation ends with verse 8 of Chapter V.

A transcript, with annotations, by John Lloyd James ('Clwydwenfro') of the Flores Poeticae of John Davies under the title 'Flores Poeticae: or the Poetical works of the late Rev. John Davies, of Glandwr and Moriah in the Congregational Union of the Welsh part of Pembrokeshire: Being copied from his own collection, in manuscript, by his disciple and admirer, John Lloyd James ('Clwydwenfro'), March, Cambridgeshire, 1897, Volume I'. The transcriber has added compositions of his own on matters connected with Ietwen, John Davies, and his children, and transcripts of other writings by John Davies. At the end of the manuscript is a Cardiff printed broadside 'Mynwent Hebron' by John Lloyd James, 1862.

A commonplace book compiled by John Davies, 1821-1826, containing extracts, translations and original poems and meditations. His earliest compositions are signed 'J. G. Davies'. Much of the contents of this book was written during his stay at the Independent College at Newtown and some of the poems are located there, e.g. 'I lwyn o ddreinen wen ar lan Hafren dan yr hwn yr eisteddwn yn aml' and 'Ad Sebrinam'; and an imperfect copy, with manuscript entries, of Almanac a Dyddiadur Cynnulleidfaol am y flwyddyn 1848 ... gan Josiah Thomas Jones, Caerfyrddin.

'Some poetical pieces of the late J. G. Davies, son of the Rev. J. Davies, Ietwen, rescued and put together by his early and intimate friend, J. Lloyd James, Nov. 1896'. John Griffith Davies was lost at sea from the ship Hibernia in March 1861. Sewn into the manuscript is an offprint of an article entitled 'Llesoldeb ac Anllesoldeb Gwydraid o Wirod' by 'Ruffus'.

A file of the correspondence of John Davies, 1833-1840, including reciprocal correspondence between him and J[ohn] T. Williams, Bullock Smithy, and letters addressed to him by Dan Davies [?Haverfordwest], 1833, T[homas] Lewis, Builth, 1833, John Phillips, Wiveliscombe, 1833, and John Bulmer, Rugeley, 1840.

Sermons written and delivered by John Davies ('Sion Gymro').

A book of sermons written and delivered by John Davies, 1827-1829.

A book of sermon notes, memoranda and draft poems written by John Davies during his stay at Newtown, 1824. Pp. 23-68, containing poems listed on p. 85, have been cut out of the book.

An account book containing victualling accounts of a schooner, 1860-1861, and accounts of Wern Mill Farm, Llanarth, 1875-1884.