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Codicil (Draft) to the will of Ann Edwards, Mrs Judith Glover, wife of George Glover of Chester, apothecary, Mrs Judith Bridgeman daughter of Sir John Bridgeman of Bromwich, Warwickshire, bart.

Testator mentions: my sons Charles and Cyrus, my son in law Thomas Jones, esq.; my daughter; testator's age was then 76. Copy.

Original bundle of papers, including two letters from Edwin A. Hill of New Haven, CT, USA, with a memorandum on the family of William Jones (1624-1706), 24th deputy governor of Connecticut, claimed as a son of John Jones, 1895; and a long letter from R. H. Davies of London enquiring about the John Jones letters published in 'Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs & Ches.' for 1861 (table of letters, 1651-1660, included), then the property of Rev. Cyrus Morrall of Plas Yolyn, including a letter of introduction from Thomas Ellis, MP for Merioneth, 1898.

Volume containing memoranda relating to gardening (gooseberries, vines, strawberries, fruit trees, melons etc.), building (exterior wash, rough cast, slates), workmen's wages, destroying vermin, gout, diseases in cattle, horses, dogs, sheep, fishing, poultry, surveying, charcoal, oxen etc. etc. The few dates mentioned in the text cover 1794-1814. At the rear of the volume is a family memorandum, 1794 (pp. [176-8]). Includes many inserted items, the few dated items covering 1774-1850.

1 Thomas Barnsley, citizen and draper, of London;. 2 John Jones of Wrexham, co. Denb.;. 3 John Nicholas of London, gent., and Sarah his wife, and Peter Smith of London, silkman, the said Peter Smith being Trustee for the said John Nicholas and Sarah. Conveyance by John Jones of his lands in co. Mer. and co. Mont. Dated 7 William III. Draft.

1 Morice ap Rees Phillipp of Dudliston, Shropshire, yeoman;. 2 Robert Price alias Robert ap Rees ap Llewelin of Dudliston aforesaid, clerk. Conveyance of a cottage, and lands called Erw'r Gilvagh, and Kevyn y roft byghan in Dudliston aforesaid.

1 Thomas ap Ieuan of Leas Wood, Mowld, co. Flint, yeoman, and Anne verch Ieuan, his wife, one of the dau's and coheirs of Evan ap John ap Ieuan ap Bady of Dudliston, Shropshire, yeoman, dec.;. 2 Phillipp Jenynge of Dudliston, Shropshire, gent. Conveyance of lands called Bryn Ithyn in Dudliston aforesaid.

1 Gyles Freeman of New Sarum, Wiltshire, skynner;. 2 Mathewe Bee of the same place, gent., and Thomas Bee of London, woollen draper, son and heir apparent of the said Mathew. Conveyance of premises in New Sarum.

1 John Jennings the elder of Sodylth, Shropshire, gent., and Dorothy his wife, and John Jennings the younger, their son and heir;. 2 John Morrall of Kilhendrey, Shropshire, gent. Conveyance of the Winfold Close and Erow bengloge in Dudliston, Shropshire.

Grant by Odo, lord of Hodnet, of his daughter Editha in free marriage to Hugh son of Robert of Saye, and to the heirs of the said Editha and Hughe, the soil and wood of Moreton, a moiety of Wildeswineshurst, and a moietie of Middlehurst, the moiety of the mill and vineyard of Middlehurst, bounded by the fields of Moreton, Bletchley, the wood of Lord Ralph of Sandford, Wildeswineshurst, Wylaston, the vineyard of Calverhall; the homage and rent of the heirs of Thomas the forrester of a tmt which he hath held in Moreton Wood.

Testator mentions: my wife Margaret to have Plasiolyn in p. Ellsmere, Shropshire; "all my loving children".

Copy Will of Frances Beckett, wife of Thos Beckett of Malpas, Cheshire, maltster. Testatrix mentions - my brother Charles Morrall, esq.; my brother Thomas Morrall; my sister Susannah Weld; my nephew and godson Philip Morrall (under age).

Correspondence of Edward Morrall of Liverpool, including a holograph letter from Mm. Akermann and de Latapie [from Liverpool], undated (an appointment with Mr. Graham); a letter from the Marquis de Chateaumusette to Madame Rodon, undated (dancing shoes for the recipient's inspection) (transcript); two holograph letters from A. Fauchard, Liverpool, to E. Moral, Liverpool, 1834 (the writer's plight) (together with a transcript of the first letter, the recipient's recommendation of the writer, and a list of subscriptions); two holograph letters from the Marquis de Muti Papazzuri to [Edward Morrall], undated (the conduct of Mr. Harrington, in connection with theatrical performances?) (together with two draft letters to the writer by the recipient); and a list [after 1829] of persons who have received instruction in French by the writer at Edinburgh, Greenrow, and Dumfries.

Fifteen holograph letters from G. Grimaldi [from Liverpool] to Edward Morrall [at Liverpool], 1834-1835 and undated (arrangements for lessons in Italian, visits to the opera, invitations to dinner); and drafts of letters by Edward Morrall to G. Grimaldi, [ ] Venzano, and [ ] Marchese (recommending Dr. Harrington as a member of the orchestra, etc.), together with jottings and vocabularies.

Holograph letters addressed to, and papers of, Ann Edwards [the elder] of Cilhendre. The writers include Griffith Kyffin, 1704 (the gift of beef, personal); Ja. Bridgeman, Blod[well], 1718 (the exchange of books, the wedding of Sr. Charles Lloyd); cousin E. Morrall, 1719/20 (Mr. Trevor's case before the House of Lords); Eliz. Markham, 1730 (a bond and a loan); niece Kath. William[s], Chester, undated (2) (personal); niece V. Mathewes, Blodwell, undated (the return of the writer's cousin); daughter F[rances] E[dwards], undated (cousin John's visit to Glascoyd, godmother to cousin Richard Kyffin's daughter); etc. The miscellaneous papers include a note by Edward Podmore for sums of money received from Madam Edwards's servant; a memorandum of account between Edward Morrall and Ann Edwards, 1730 (see also NLW MS 11452C); receipts, 1752-1753, for legacies bequeathed by Mrs. Frances Edwards; etc.

Holograph letters mainly addressed to John Jones of Wrexham, etc., only child of John Jones of Maesygarnedd, together with some miscellaneous papers. The writers include Vincent Corbett, [16]97 (the writer's inability to act as J.P.); [Sir] Wi[lliam] Williams [1st bart., of Glascoed], Gr[ays] Inn, [16]95 (complaints from Mr. Fowle of the recipient's ill dealing); John Jones, Llansilin, to Lady [Margaret] Williams, Glascoed, [16]98 (the vacant living of Llangollen); Edward Kyffin, [16]99 (the recipient's home journey); J. Morgan, Wrexham, 1700 (money against the fair, etc.) (together with a copy of the recipient's reply); J. V., Lond[on], 1703 (the rejection of the Conformity Bill by the House of Lords) (mutilated); Jo. Jones to his cousin, 1706 (money matters); John Williams (endorsed: 'ancestor of Bodelwyddan'), Wrexham, 1713 (an action against the recipient's cousin); [Sir] Wi[lliam] Williams [2nd bart.], 1719/20 (a loan of £300); and ?John Jones to his uncle Humphrey Jones, undated (the recipient's concerns at Machynlleth, etc.) (fragment). Also bound in the volume are a list of four title-deeds, 1689-1696, left with Owen Prichard, 1697; a list, 1698/9, of deeds which Simon Lloyd took to show [Richard] Vaughan of Cors a Gedol [Corsygedol] and were not returned; a receipt, [16]99, from [Sir] Wi[lliam] Williams [1st bart.] to cousin John Jones for £40, being arrears of rent for his part of Bryn y Fynnon [Wrexham]; a news letter, 20 October, 1716, addressed to Mr. Jones at Keel-hendre; a notice, 13 May [ ], from [Sir] Wi[lliam] Williams [1st bart.] to [ ], to pay £30 for two and a half years' rent for Bryn y Fynnon; a second bill for £100 drawn by Hen. Jones upon Mr. Humph. Jones to Clemt. Ireton, 1670; and an imperfect sheet, c. 1684, containing particulars of securities on lands.