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An account of the eisteddfod held at Caernarfon in September 1821, with some of the adjudications and poetical competitions, together with correspondence.

An interleaved copy, with manuscript notes by the author, of Robert Williams, Enwogion Cymru, A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen (Llandovery, 1852).

A copy of William Owen[-Pughe]'s Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg. A Welsh and English Dictionary ... (London, 1793), with manuscript corrections and additions by William Owen-Pughe which were incorporated into the second edition (1832).

A diary, 1816-1817, of Mrs H[annah] Williams, Llanrug, wife of Peter Bayley Williams, with an account of a journey from Llanrug to Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire.

'Historical Memoirs of the Ancient and present State of Mona ... by a Land Surveyor, [i.e. William Williams, Llandegai [1738-1817]], 1807', followed by an index of commotes and parishes named in the work.

A transcript of all the items relating to 'the Principality of Wales' in the preface and index to A Catalogue of the Harleian Manscripts in the British Museum ... With indexes of persons, places, and matters, I-IV (London, 1808-1812).

An alphabetical index to North Wales pedigrees in British Museum Harleian MSS 1974, 1936 and 1969, together with a list of British Museum manuscripts containing Welsh pedigrees.

A transcript of Le Neve's 'Catalogue of Knights' from British Museum Harleian MSS 5801-2.

A list of wills and letters of administration of persons surnamed Humphreys, Owen and Rowland, 1540-1786, extracted from calendars at the Principal Probate Registry, Somerset House, London.

A poor rate assessment book for the parish of Llanbeblig, Caernarvonshire, 1783, with a printed copy of a similar assessment for 1788.

A transcript by Benjamin Jones, Caernarfon of 'Llyfr Achau ac Arfbeisiau y 5 Llwyth Breninol a 15 Llwyth Pendefigol Gwynedd ...' by Ebenezer Thomas ('Eben Fardd').

'Llyfr Gwyn Mechell, sef Casgliad o Ganiadau ... wedi ei ysgrifenu gan William Bulkeley, Yswain o'r Brynddu, Llanfechell yn Mon ...', containing 'cywyddau', etc. by Sion ap Hywel ap Llywelyn Fychan, Morys Dwyfech (Morus ap Dafydd ab Ifan ab Einion), Lewis Glyn Cothi, Syr Dafydd Trefor, Gruffudd Hiraethog, Hywel [ap] Rheinallt, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Sion Tudur, Tudur Aled, Ieuan Dew Brydydd, Dafydd ab Edmwnd, Rhydderch ap Richard, Huw ap Rhys Wyn, Ieuan ap Rhydderch ab Ieuan Llwyd, Lew[y]s Môn, Sypyn Cyfeiliog, Ieuan Deulwyn, Wiliam Llŷn, Sion Phylip, Maredudd ap Rhys, Huw Pennant, Gruffudd ap Dafydd ap Hywel, Rhisiart ap Hywel, Huw Arwystli, Dafydd Manuel, Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan, Edward Samuel, Wiliam Cynwal, Roger Cyffin, Huw Mor[y]s, Robert Wynn ('Ficcar Gwyddelwern'), John Roger, John Davies ('Sion Dafydd Las'), Rhisiart Brydydd Brith, Simwnt Fychan, Huw Llwyd ('o Gynfal'), Iorwerth Fynglwyd, Iolo Goch, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Guto'r Glyn, Bedo Phylip Bach, Deio ab Ieuan Du, Rhydderch ap Sion, Edwart ap Rhys, Syr Dafydd Llwyd, John Griffith (Llanddyfnan), Elen G[oo]dman, Rhisart Gray, Huw Humphreys ('Person Trefdraeth'), Rhisiart [Richard] Bulkeley, Owen Prichard Lewis, Dafydd ap Huw'r Gô ('o Fodedern'), Rhys Gray, Edward Morus, Sion Prys, John Williams ('o Bontygwyddel'), Dafydd Llwyd (Sybylltir), Lewis Meurig ('y Cyfreithiwr'), Peter Lewis, Roger Williams, Wiliam Peilyn, Richard Abram [Abraham], Huw [Hugh] Bulkeley ('o Lanfechell') and Ifan Jones ('o'r Berthddu'); together with extracts relating to State affairs in the reign of Charles I.

A literary scrapbook written by Robert Jones, Llanerchymedd, a soldier who served during the French wars, with some pages in the hands of Hugh Hughes ('Y Bardd Coch') and Jacob Jones, containing poems and songs in Welsh and English, prose extracts and miscellanea.

Three letters, 1887-1888, from John Morgan, Cadnant, Menai Bridge, to Edward Humphrey Owen, relating to Anglesey families.

A nineteenth century manuscript containing pedigrees of North Wales families, mainly of Caernarvonshire and Anglesey, with letters and additional notes.

Pedigrees of North Wales families.

A transcript of the Taicroesion manuscript of North Wales pedigrees.

North Wales pedigrees copied from 'Llyfr Melyn Tyfrydog', which is said to be a transcript, made [c. 1766], by Hugh Hughes ('Y Bardd Coch') of a manuscript owned by Lewis Morris; papers relating to persons and places in North Wales and to the diocese of Bangor; 'englynion'; correspondence between W[illiam] Wynn Williams, Jonathan Jones and Lady Chandos Reade; etc.

A transcript made by Evan Williams, Caernarfon for Owen of a collection of pedigrees and coats of arms compiled by Edward Jones, brother of John Jones, Llanllyfni.

A pedigree and short history of the family of Ellis of Ystumlyn and Bronyfoel, Caernarvonshire, with rough drafts of the pedigrees of the Llanelian, Twrcelyn, Bodafon and Llandyfrydog families.