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Sermons and notes by Daniel Jones.

Notebooks containing a list of 'Addewidion at y Gymanfa, 1839', financial details relating to the emigration of Mary Walters to America in 1867, prices of books from the library of Thomas Price ('Carnhuanawc'), 'Missionary Report' expenses, etc.

A copy of a document, 1817, addressed to the Justices of the Peace for the county of Carmarthen certifying that the dwelling house of Mary Rice in Stone Street, Llandovery, is intended to be used as 'a place of Religious Worship by an Assembly or Congregation of Protestants' and requesting that it might be registered and recorded accordingly; and copies of the will of Daniel Lewis, Pentwyn, Aberystruth.

'Conversations VI and VII', copied by 'Nefydd' from Jane Marcet: Conversations on Political Economy ... 1816, with a translation into Welsh of 'Conversation VI'.

'Barn Christmas Evans am William Morgan a'r blaid Sandemonaidd ym Môn, Taxwedd 27, 1826'.

Seven volumes of sermons by Christmas Evans, with notes of addresses given by him at Bible Society meetings.

A small notebook kept by Christmas Evans (1766-1838), Baptist minister. Described on the inside of the front cover as 'Llyfr yn Cynhwys cyfrif o'r gasgl a ddygwyd ymlaen trwy y Deheudir gan C[hristmas] E[vans] a J[ohn] R[oberts] yn y flwyddyn 1815 [?]', the volume contains a copy of a resolution passed at a meeting in Llanerchymedd, November 14, 1815, relating to sums collected and expended by Christmas Evans in both North and South Wales, together with sermons and notes.

A music book containing anthem-, psalm-, and hymn-tunes.

A copy of Butler's Improved Cellar Book which belonged in 1862 to William Walters. It contains manuscript notes on the history of England. Pasted in at the end is a press-cutting of 'Ychydig hanes, ar fesur Can, am y braw a'r trallod fu ar drigolion Twynyrodyn, o achos dau ddyn dyeithr ddaethant i lettya i arwydd y "Goron", yn mhentref Merthyr Tydfil, yn Sir Forganwg. Rhai gwragedd synwyrol a ddychymygent mai dau o'r Press gang oeddynt; eraill a honnent mai dau o'r Ffrench oeddynt. Hyn a barodd i'r trigolion ffoi; rhai wrth y naill hosan, eraill wrth y naill esgid, &c. &c.'

A journal kept by 'Nefydd', 1853-1865, the principal contents being memoranda relating to, and inspection reports on, British Schools in South Wales.

Biographical notes on 'Nefydd' by J. O. Williams ('Pedrog') with a summary in English of a Welsh account of 'Nefydd' by H. Cernyw Williams ('Hywel Cernyw').

Miscellanea of Ben Jones ('P.A. Môn'), including 'Ellis Jones Coach Account for December 24, 1821 To August 3, 1822', 'Sandeman a Morgan Ratler ym Môn o 1790 i 1825', 'Cerdd i'r Gwr y torrwyd ei law, ac y diengodd y lleidr oddiarno - neu'r Gwr a dorrodd ei ffenestr i ffuantu lladroniaeth arno er duo ei gymmodogion ... Mawrth 8, 1825', 'Darluniad o Dy Cyfarfod y Trefnyddion Calfinaidd a elwir Moria, yn nhref Caerynarfon ...', 'Gwrthdystiad merched Cymru' (see Seren Gomer, 1829), etc.

'Cyngaws y Brenin Crws ac eraill v Wil y Gwyddel ac eraill ...', written for Seren Gomer.

Miscellanea of Ben Jones ('P.A. Môn', i.e., 'Prif Arwyddfardd Môn'; 1788-1841), including a note on the Baptist cause at Aberffraw, 'Ideas to Xmas Evans', etc.

Volume four of an essay in five volumes 'Ychydig o Hanes rhai o Feirdd a Llenorion Gwent a Morganwg. Un o Destunau Cymdeithas Cymreigyddion Blaenau Gwent, Medi 1854' by 'Y Llercyn Llwyd' [T. E. Watkins, 'Eiddil Ifor'].

An incomplete essay - 'Ychydig o Hanes rhai o Feirdd [a Llenorion] Gwent Morganwg un o Destunau Cymdeithas Cymreigyddion Blaenau Gwent, Medi 1854' - by 'Y Llercyn Llwyd', i.e., T. E. Watkins ('Eiddil Ifor'), with a letter, May 11, 1854, from Jonathan Reynolds ('Nathan Dyfed') to 'Eiddil Ifor'.

A fragment of four pages, numbered 171-4, containing poems by Thomas Edward, 1724, 'Tri phenill' by Catherine Rober[t]s, 'Carol y Gwilie' by 'Mr Edd. Wynne ficar ... Gwyddelwern', 1725, and 'Galarnad am y parchedig Evan Jones o Ben[craig]...' by Ellis Cadwalader.

'Englynion' submitted for competition for an epitaph upon the tombstone of David Davies, Blaina; englynion i Bont Crumlin, the subject of a competition at the Salem eisteddfod in Blaina, 8 May 1871; englynion ir diweddar Miss Joan Williams, Blaina; songs of praise (English and Welsh) to Fred. Levick for his efforts in connection with the re-opening of Blaina works; a draft adjudication of an essay entitled 'Hanes derwyddiaeth y cyn-oesoedd'.

Miscellaneous poems, including a 'pryddest' on 'Saccheus ar ben y Sycamorwydden' written for an eisteddfod at Tredegar, 1870; a 'Carol Plygain' and a 'Carol Pasg'; various poems - some of them in the autograph of 'Nefydd' - by 'Giraldus' (Haverfordwest), William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog'), Robert Williams ('Robert ap Gwilym Ddu'), 'Gwyliedydd Gwent', William Jones ('Gwilym Ilid'), John Blackwell ('Alun'), etc.; 'Trioedd yr Offeiriad'; and hymns by J. M. Thomas.

'Can yn adgofio Tymor ieuenctyd, &c.' written by 'Gwerinwr' for an eisteddfod at Cardiff in 1858.