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Miscellaneous papers relating to Iolo Morganwg (being M68, M70, M72-82 in the Mackinlay Group).

Miscellaneous papers created or collected by Iolo Morganwg, including poetry and prose in Welsh and English; autobiographical and biographical material; vocabularies; papers relating to work as a monumental mason, stonemason and builder; broadsides and other political material; Unitarian and theological papers; pedigrees; topographical notes; and advertisements.

Probate, 14 August 1847, of the will of Taliesin Williams late of the borough of Merthyr Tydfil, co. Glam., schoolmaster, dec. Will dated 2 June 1845.

Letters, copy letters and draft letters from Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg) to various recipients, in particular his son Taliesin Williams (Nos 924-1045), together with miscellaneous letters apparently collected together by Iolo Morganwg (Nos 1046-1075).

Letters (surnames Williams-Wragg) addressed mostly to Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg).
The correspondents include his son Taliesin Williams (Taliesin ab Iolo), 1804-1826 (Nos 637-709), his brother Thomas Williams, 1784-1804 (Nos 710-742), and Thomas Williams (Gwilym Morganwg), 1805-1819 (Nos 743-749). A few miscellaneous letters are included at the end of the volume (Nos 764-770).

Letters, copy letters and draft letters from Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg) to various recipients.
The recipients are mainly family members, including his father Edward Williams, his wife Margaret ('Peggy') Williams, and his son Taliesin Williams.

Miscellaneous observations on: (a) Agricultural Societies; (b) Weights and Measures, being notes compiled by Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain), for Chapter XVII of his General View of the Agriculture and Domestic Economy of South Wales. At the foot of p. 1 Iolo Morganwg has written 'Glam. Agl Society, a lazy sleepy Humdrum lubbard, that does nothing at all to any valuable purpose'.

Correspondence of Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg), comprising letters addressed to him, 1771-1826 (Nos 1-770), letters, copy letters and draft letters sent by him, [?1791]-1826 (Nos 771-1045), and miscellaneous letters, 1676-[1820x1826] (Nos 1046-1075). Most of the letters are published in The Correspondence of Iolo Morganwg, ed. by Geraint H. Jenkins, Ffion Mair Jones and David Ceri Jones, 3 vols (Cardiff, 2007).

A collection of eighty-six hymns entitled 'Salmau. Casgliad Trefflemin. 1824', by Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg).

A collection, entitled 'Y Brasnadd Newydd Medi'r 22nd. 1817', of a hundred and sixty four hymns based on the Psalms and other portions of Scripture by Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg), similar to those included in his Salmau yr Eglwys yn yr Anialwch, 1812 and 1834. Some of the hymns are accompanied by tunes.

A collection of psalm-tunes ('erddiganau salmau') by Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg).

Manuscripts, [16 cent.]-[?1841], mostly collected or written by Iolo Morganwg. They include transcripts of Welsh poetry, pedigrees, grammars, and manuscripts belonging to Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt, Lewis Morris, Gwallter Mechain, Ieuan Brydydd Hir, Thomas Glyn Cothi, Richard Morris and others; literary papers of Iolo Morganwg, including hymns and psalm-tunes, English and Welsh poetry and Bardic papers; other papers including diaries, memorandum books and notebooks; and accounts of his father, Edward Williams, senior.

Probate, 30 October 1886, of the will of Edward Williams late of Cleveland Lodge, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, ironmaster, dec. [9 June 1886 at Cleveland Lodge aforesaid]. Will dated 20 Oct. 1884.

'A poem in memoriam of the late Mr Edward Williams Cleveland Lodge Middlesborough.' This appears to be a prose translation of 'a Prize Poem at a competition, on New Years day, at Middlesborough, under the patronage of the Welsh Presbyterians'.

A bundle of loose papers contains hymns, largely crossed out, by Iolo Morganwg. One sheet which Iolo Morganwg has used contains printed Proposals for printing by subscription, the Celtic Remains... By the late Lewis Morris, esq: And augmented By Walter Davies, of All Souls College, Oxford.

Letters (surnames Rees-Thomas) addressed mostly to Taliesin Williams (Taliesin ab Iolo).
The correspondents include William Rees, Llandovery, 1837-1846 (Nos 626-684), W. J. Rees, Cascob, 1821-1841 (Nos 687-698a), Edward Lewis Richards, 1830-1843 (Nos 700-732), and [?John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquis of] Bute, 1829-1838 (Nos 741-744).

Letters (surnames Petherick-Rees) addressed mostly to Taliesin Williams (Taliesin ab Iolo).
The correspondents include Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc), 1824-1847 (Nos 548-592), D. R. Rees, Llandovery, 1821-1830 (Nos 615-622), and William Rees, Llandovery, 1830-1835 (Nos 622-625).

Letters (surnames Hall-Llewelyn) addressed mostly to Taliesin Williams (Taliesin ab Iolo).
The correspondents include Augusta Hall, 1841-1846 (Nos 251-290), John Jenkins, Kerry, 1822-1829 (Nos 323-330), John Jones (Tegid), 1837-1844 (Nos 339-344), W. B. Knight, 1830-1840 (Nos 348-368), and Mary C[atherine Pendrill] Llewelyn, 1839-1841 (Nos 371-375). Also included is correspondence, 1847-1848, of Augusta Hall with Taliesin Williams's family following his death (Nos 291-301).

He stayed at Dr Kippis's yesterday until near half past two. He has seen Mr Vaughan, who told him that there was a gentleman in town, an inhabitant of St Mary's, (? Jamaica). They are just going home where they will be glad to see the addressee and the Litany, which he finds was read after he left the addressee on Monday. Endorsed: 'Dr Williams Sydenham'.