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Bond of John Roberts of Abergavenny, co. Mon., and Dorothy Phillips of Tregare, co. Brec., to Anne Parsons of the town of Brecon. (Seals).

Bound volume of 'Old Letters and Papers Commencing 1760', and mostly relating to James Jones of Rhaeadr (ff. 1-37), Lt John James, RN (ff. 38-49), and Mrs Jane James (ff. 50-51). The volume includes a copy made by Lt Horatio James in 1827 of the will of James Jones [buried at Llansanffraid Cwmteuddwr on 25 January 1774] naming his kinsman, John James, as his sole heir; naval orders to Lt John James; memoranda made by John James [1789, the year before his death], noting that his widow, Jane, was entitled to a £30 p.a. naval pension so long as she did not marry again, and mentioning his 'New and Old Houses at Penralley'; deeds relating to property. F.1. (12 December 1760), f.3 (27 June 1763, including blue cloth), f.4 (1 December 1766). Receipted accounts to JJ from Jeremiah Oliver, tailor, for clothes made and purchased; f.9 (23 April 1768) unsigned letter to Thomas Halcott, esq., with on reverse a List of Persons who were Debtors to Mr Jeremiah Oliver. F.2 (March 1761). Received of JJ by Jeremiah Oliver, £20 for Lodge and Diet. F.5. (1 June 1764). Bond of Catherine Vaughan of Nantmel, Radn., in sum of £40, to Mr James Jones, gent., of . Rhaeadr. F.6. (24 April 1767). Thomas Evans of Rhaeadr leases to JJ, 'of no fixed Residence', the 'Booth House'. (Signatures of Thomas Evans and James Jones, and the witnesses, Griffith Thomas and Edward Jones). F.7. (17 November 1764). Orders to Lt. JJ from Capt. Archibald Kennedy, Commander of HMS Coventry, to patrol the sloop, Hawke, under his command, between Sandy Hook and Great and Little Egg Harbours, 'for the protection of trade and prevention of smuggling'. F.8. (11 February 1768). Letter to Lt. JJ from his old friend, ? J.T. Kempe, visiting London from New York. F.10. (15 October 1763). Rear-Admiral Lord Colvill, on board the Romney in Halifax harbour (Nova Scotia) gives orders to Capt. Kennedy, commander of the Coventry. Ff.11-33: (13 October 1768 to 20 July 1773). Letters (sometimes with accounts) to JJ, from Thomas William Jolly, London, to whom JJ had granted Power of Attorney for Receiving Pension and Dividends. Jolly was effectively his business manager, but also a friend. In f.18 (28 May 1771) Jolly adds a footnote to JJ (who must have been at home in Rhaeadr : "Could a good Welch Poney about Thirteen hands and a half or rather near Fourteen hands high be procured near you? And at what price? It would be necessary - it should be gentle and perfectly sure footed - and a good Mouth to obey the Rein". A later letter tells that the pony was wanted for Mrs Jolly. In f.24 (24 May 1771) Jolly mentions that he had contact with Lt. John James (JJ's friend and nephew), and thanked JJ for the present received "of the Hare and the fine fleech of Pig Bacon". In f.30, written by John Jolly, Thomas's father, reference is made to Thomas's "late misfortune" (other letters suggest that this was partly ill-health and partly troubles with his business partner). The father hoped that JJ would visit them in Lewisham when he came to town. F.34. (22 July 1769). Letter to JJ from James Ferguson in London. Refers to naval matters and the East Indies. Tells that "the scoundrell Dugdale was about the town", and mentions that he thought to pass the winter in France, "and improve myself in the French language", and hoped that JJ might accompany him. It is clear that Ferguson had stayed in Rhaeadr. F.35. (10 February 1774). Account (receipted) from D. Cadwallader, Rhaeadr, mourning and other materials supplied for the funeral of the late JJ; includes 4 sets of hat, band, scarf and gloves, for the bearers, and a total of 24 other sets of hats and bands, and a total of 62 other sets of gloves. Mention is made of Jane Jones, his widow. Mourners included members of the Oliver family of Rhydoldog, Mrs Jones of Dol-y-mynach, and James Morgan and Mrs Davis of Tower Hill. F.36. (1775). Particulars of the Estate of JJ. F.37. (1 May 1773) Will of JJ, "late a Master in His Majesty's Navy" (as copied by Horatio James on 7 December 1827). Appoints his kinsman, John James, now or lately of HMS Levant, sole heir and executor. Beneficiaries are named, but do not include his wife - perhaps she had been separately provided for? They included his cousin, Hugh James, of Llanddwy, Radnorshire, and his godchildren: Edward Edwards, Ann Evans, Jane Jones, Edward Jones (5 guineas each), and Jeremiah Oliver (50 guineas). F.38. (29 April 1775). Edward Evans, esq., of Noyadd, regarding the proving of JJ's will, in a letter presumably to Lt. John James. F.39. (13 April 1775). Evan Evans to (seemingly) Lt John James, noting that he had "safely arrived in this Island". F.40. (4 April 1775). Letter from the Admiralty Office to Lt John James, HMS Levant, that (like others), as he had served three years or more, he was being replaced as First Officer by Lt Erasmus Gower. F.41. (18 Dec. 1775). Receipt by Meredith Price, by the hands of John James, of £40 from Evan Evans, esq., for land purchased. F.42. (30 Sept. 1776). Conveyance by Lt John James, RN, now of Rhaeadr, to David Thomas, carpenter, of the site of a house in High Street. F.43. (16 May 1783). Acknowledgement to John James by Catherine Arthur, of Talerddig, of a legacy bequeathed her by James Jones. F.44. (4 Dec. 1787). Receipt of money received for dancing lessons for Mr and Miss James. F.45. (3 Dec. 1778). Account from William North to John James for books and magazines bought, including a four volume Fellowe's Bible. F.46. (3 Aug. 1782). Instructions (from Samuel Johnson, Leominster; probably for John James) for making various coloured paints. F.47. (11 September 1789). John James, Rhaeadr, gives details of his estate, and says that his widow is entitled to a £30 pension, paid half-yearly in London, unless she remarried. Mentions "My New and Old Houses with Close and garden of Penyralley". F.48. An account of Rhaeadr, possibly by Horatio James and perhaps summarised from a book on the county. Mentions the stone bridge erected over the Wye in 1780; the Town Hall built in 1762; the rebuilding of St Clement's Church in 1733 with the tower or steeple added in 1783, and the Grammar School House built in 1793. F.49. (London, 12 February 1791). Letter from Ommaney and Page to Mr Thomas Price, regarding probate of the will of Lt John James, with details of his Estate in account with the firm. F.50. (London, 5 September 1795). Mrs Jane James in account with Messrs Ommaney and Page. F.51. (4 October 1804). Lease by Mrs Jane James, widow, to John Powell of Nantmel, of Ffynnon-lâs in Nantmel.

Box containing four red wax seals of 19th century impression, including a cracked impression of the 15th century seal of the Abbot of Strata Florida, and an impression from a gold medallion said to have been given by Charles I on the morning of his execution to an attendant.

Box of family photographs, includes one of Commander Peter Evans, and possibly one of the Bowrings of Liverpool. (Now dispersed amongst other photographs).

Bundle of 86 letters, to and from SWW, mostly regarding the Ty-lwch estate. Includes a few relating to the Mid Wales railway, as well as a letter to SWW [10 December 1881] from Mr John Lewis of Cefn, Ty-lwch, telling of storm damage to property and stock; and a letter of complaint [21 December 1884] regarding Mr Lewis from his neighbour, Mr Thomas Bound of Cwmdulas. (By 1895, Thomas Bound lived at Penybank).

Bundle of Captain James trust estate accounts (including Bailey Bevan), wrapped in a copy of The Standard for 15 April 1910.