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John Cowper Powys Manuscripts and Papers
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Envelopes addressed to John Cowper Powys and others

Forty-nine envelopes, 1924, 1938, 1940, 1943-1946, 1949-1951, 1953-1956, 1961-1962 and indiscernible/missing date, forty-seven of which are addressed to John Cowper Powys and the remaining two to Elwyn Evans (f. 48) and Marian Powys Grey (f. 49). The correspondents include Edgar Lee Masters (6), 1944-1945, Maurice Browne (6), 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953-1954 and missing postmark, [? Francis Llewellyn Powys] (6), 1955-1956, Alyse Gregory (1), 1961, Henry Miller (1), 1962, James Hanley (1), [?1962] and Gamel Woolsey (1), indiscernible date; ff. 27-49 are from unidentified correspondents. The contents of all envelopes have been removed. These items were purchased with the letters contained in NLW MSS 23500-23504C, 23505D and should be considered as part of that collection.

Envelopes addressed to Phyllis Playter from various correspondents

Envelopes addressed to Phyllis Playter from Alyse Gregory (53, 1952-195[?3], 1956-1958, 1960-1967) (ff. 1-53), Gilbert Turner (42, 1954-1955, 1957-1958, 1960, 1963, 1969, 1976) (ff. 54-95), Littleton Charles Powys (17, 1948-1953) (ff. 96-112), [Francis Llewellyn Powys] (12, 1958-1959, 1963-1964, 1974, 1976 and indiscernible/missing postmarks) (ff. 113-122), Gerald Brenan (11, 1968) (ff. 123-133), Gamel Woolsey (1, indiscernible postmark, envelope torn in half) (f. 134), Luis José Bonito Ribeiro (1, [?1976]) (f. 135), Philippa (Katie) Powys (1, [1961]) (f. 136) and John C. Playter (1,1976) (f. 137). The contents of all the envelopes have been removed.

Envelopes from Littleton Charles Powys

Envelopes addressed to John Cowper Powys from his brother Littleton Charles Powys, the contents of the envelopes having been removed. These items were purchased with the letters contained in NLW MSS 23680-89 and should be considered as part of that collection.

Powys, Littleton, 1874-1955

Essays

Autograph drafts of two essays by John Cowper Powys entitled 'Scepticism' and 'Elementalism or My Philosophy', the latter heavily revised.

Estate papers

Correspondence, etc., [1853]-1886, relating to the estate of Amelia Powys, comprising letters addressed to the Rev. Charles Smith (copy), Amelia Powys and her husband, the Rev. Littleton Charles Powys, together with a copy of a memorandum, originally dated and signed, July 1853, by Amelia Moilliet, mother of Amelia Powys, the copy of which is inscribed with a note, dated 16 July 1867, in the hand of the Rev. Littleton Charles Powys. The accompanying envelope, addressed to the Rev. Charles Francis Powys, is inscribed in his hand: 'Mother's Property and Powys Estate'.

Estate papers

Papers, 1923-1924, mostly relating to the will and estate of the Rev. Charles Francis Powys. They comprise three copies of the executorship account of the Rev. Powys, with details of estate at death, list of disbursements, etc., together with accounts of Margaret Alice Powys, wife of John Cowper Powys, with Newman, Paynter & Co., solicitors, Yeovil; a list detailing accounts, stocks, etc., 1919-1920, of the Rev. Powys; details of accounts, 1920-1921, of Littleton Charles Powys, son and co-executor, and Albert Reginald Powys, Littleton's brother, with Newman, Paynter & Co.; signed statements of beneficiaries acknowledging receipt of specified sums of money; and memoranda which include names and addresses of Powys family members, a list of personal papers, deeds, policies, etc., in the possession of the Rev. Powys, and accounts relating to the executorship, etc. of the will.

Estate papers

Papers, 1923, mostly relating to the will and estate of the Rev. Charles Francis Powys, comprising his death certificate and an obituary; a list detailing the valuation of his securities compiled by Clavell Hore & Son, brokers; correspondence addressed to Littleton Charles Powys, son and co-executor of the Rev. Powys, from Charles Ernest Moilliet, co-executor, relating to the will; a probate of the will, with codicil, dated 5 September 1923; inland revenue papers containing accounts, valuations, etc., of the Rev. Powys's personal estate and naming Charles Ernest Moilliet and Littleton Charles Powys as co-executors; inventories of furniture, china and other effects contained at 3 Greenhill Terrace, Weymouth, Dorset, home of Littleton Charles Powys and the last residency of the Rev. Powys.

Estate papers

Papers, 1923, mostly relating to the will and estate of the Rev. Charles Francis Powys. They comprise a letter, with copy, addressed to Messrs Newman, Paynter & Co., solicitors, Yeovil, from Clavell Hore & Son, brokers, relating to the valuation of the Rev. Powys's estate; contract notes compiled by Clavell Hore & Son; a schedule of securities relating to the Rev. Powys's estate; letters addressed to Littleton Charles Powys, co-executor, from Newman, Paynter & Co.; death certificate of Charles Ernest Moilliet, co-executor; and cheque books registered with Lloyds Bank Ltd, with stubs attached and cheques made out to beneficiaries, etc., of the Rev. Powys's will.

Estate papers

Papers, 1879-1881, relating to the estate of Major Littleton Albert Powys, comprising a list of costs, 1875-1879, relating to the preparation and administration of his will, addressed to the Rev. Charles Francis Powys, as executor of the will, from Newman, Jeans & Co. [solicitors], Clements Inn, London; correspondence, 1879, 1881, addressed to the Rev. Powys from Newman, Jeans & Co. relating to the administration of the estate; and inland revenue legacy receipts and residuary accounts, 1881, also relating to the administration of the estate.

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