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An exercise book containing a copy of a biographical essay on Griffith Davies, F.R.S., mathematician and actuary ('Memoir of the late Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S .') by his nephew, Thomas Barlow, of the Metropolitan Life Assurance Society.

A note-book containing copies of baptismal entries relating to Griffith Davies, F.R.S., mathematician and actuary, and some of his brothers and sisters.

Miscellaneous items relating to the musical instrument called, in Welsh, y crwth, including extracts from an unspecified edition of Grove: A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, a typescript copy of an undated letter from G. J. Williams, Bangor, to the editor of Y Goleuad, and a pencil sketch of the instrument.

A holograph letter from [the Reverend] Tho[ma]s Charles from Spa Fields [London], to [? Daniel Jones, Wrexham], 28 April 1813 (the writer's intention to attend meetings in recipient's district with [the Reverend] John Elias, a visit to the writer by the King's printer ('Argraffydd y Brenhin') who believed that the work [the new edition of the Bible in Welsh being published by the British and Foreign Bible Society] would be completed in fifteen months time).

A ?holograph copy of a religious poem by Cathn. R. in which the writer addresses Mr. Thomas Careles (sic); and a printed leaflet containing verses in memory of the Reverend T[homas] Charles by 'D.C.' and 'T.J.'

Two note-books containing transcripts from printed sources of letters from the Reverend Thomas Charles, Bala, to Mr. and Mrs. Davies, Carnachenwen [parish of Mathry, co. Pembroke], 1809 (Y Drysorfa, 1857, t. 43), [? the Reverend Edward Griffin], London, 1791 (The Christian's Magazine, January 1792), M[ary] H[ughes], L[iverpool], 1812 (Goleuad Cymru, [Mawrth] 1823, t. 57), D[ ]Jones, Liverpool, undated (Y Drysorfa, 1838, tt. 244-5), Robert Jones, Ty Bwlcyn [parish of Llaniestyn, co. Caernarvon], 1800 (ibid ., 1846, t. 241), the Reverend [Simon] Lloyd, Bristol, undated (Y Geiniogwerth, 1848, tt. 227-8), and [the Reverend S. R. Pittard, Westbury], Wiltshire, 1792 (The Christian's Magazine, March 1792); and extracts from Hugh Anderson: The Life and Letters of Christopher Anderson (Edinburgh, 1854), and Robert Philip: The Life . . . of the Rev. John Campbell (London, 1841). In two instances the published versions of the Thomas Charles letters consist of Welsh translations of English originals.

A note-book containing transcripts of letters from [the Reverend] Tho[ma]s Charles, Bala, to Henry Boase, London, 1803 (2) (a proposal by recipient that 'a new, cheap impression of the Bible in the Welsh Tongue' be published, the need for such Bibles, the edition printed at the Clarendon Press, Oxford, at the expense of the S.P.C.K. in 1799, the edition then being printed in Chester to appear in thirty-six numbers, two editions printed in Carmarthen prior to the 1799 Oxford edition, enquiries made and suggestions put forward as to the format, price, distribution, number of copies, etc. of the new edition), his brother [the Reverend David Charles, Carmarthen, ?1814] (personal, 'our Association [meeting at Bala]', his intention of going to Llangeitho), his wife [Sarah] Charles, at Chester [1784] (personal), Mrs. [Lydia] Foulks, Machynlleth, 1811 (2) (personal, his wife's health, religious reflections), and Miss [Mary] Foulkes, Machynlleth, undated (forwarding a copy of a Welsh Bible, praise of the Bible). These seven letters have been published in D. E. Jenkins: The Life of the Rev. Thomas Charles . . .

Transcripts of five letters from [the Reverend] Tho[ma]s Charles of Bala, to Dr. [Thomas] Haweis [of the London Missionary Society, ? 1800] (recommending the bearer of the letter, John Davies [of the parish of Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, co. Montgomery], who was resolved to become a missionary, the slowness of 'our poor people' in offering their services in the missionary field, thanks for a letter with news of 'our Brethren at Otaheite', mention of 'our magazine' [probably Trysorfa Ysprydol first published 1799], receipt of [missionary] magazines [from London], assurance of the writer's exertions on behalf of the [missionary] cause), Mrs. Richards [formerly Miss Ann Stringer], Chester, [? 1810] (personal, the writer's return to Bala from a visit to Chester, subsequent travels, the illness of [the writer's wife] S[arah]), 'My dear Friends' [probably the Stringer family, Chester], ? 1805 (personal, religious reflections), Miss Mary Stringer [sister of Ann Stringer], Chester, 1803 (personal), and J[ohn] Walker, Chester, 1803 (personal, affairs at Chester). Four of the above letters have been published in D. E. Jenkins: The Life of the Rev. Thomas Charles . . .

Eleven holograph letters, 1808-1841 and undated, addressed to Daniel Jones (at Mr. Painter's Printing Office, High Street, at Bridge Street, at Mr. R. Hughes, Church Street, etc.), Wrexham. The writers include Rob[er]t Davies , ? Llansannan, undated (instructions re a book, etc., a request for information to be sent by means of invisible ink), R. Humphreys, seaman on board H.M.S. Ulysses, Jersey, 1811 (personal), Dan[ie]l. Jones, Liverpool, 1811 (his return to Liverpool after a visit to Wales), Mary Jones [? widow of the Reverend Thomas Jones, Calvinistic Methodist minister, of Denbigh], from Denbigh, 1841 and undated (2) (personal, religious reflections, her wish to dispose of the copyright of [her husband's] martyrology [Diwygwyr, Merthyron, a Chyffeswyr Eglwys Loegr . . . (Dinbych, 1813)], a suggestion that the sections of the work dealing with 'Popish persecution' be published in instalments 'as popery is so much on the increase both in England and Wales'), [the Reverend] Tho[mas Jones [husband of the aforesaid Mary Jones], Syrior and Liverpool, 1816-1817 (2) (personal, preaching engagements, differences of opinion relating to the doctrine of redemption), ? Geo[rge] Philips, Caemynydd, 1827 (requesting recipient to check a letter ? relating to the Welsh language written for publication in Y Gwyliedydd, a suggestion that the writer should translate into Welsh and publish in Y Gwyliedydd [Thomas Tregenna] Biddulph's [published] lectures on the liturgy of the Church of England, the writer's return to Oxford [ University]), Ellis Phillips, Rhos, 1831 (preaching engagements), J[ohn] Phillips ('Tegidon'), Caerlleon, [18]40 (the writer's contributions to Y Drysorfa including letters relating to [an advertised Biblical] concordance [Mynegair Ysgrythyrawl . . . wedi ei helaethu a'i orphen allan o waith . . . T. Charles, B.A., gan D. Charles, B.A., Bala (Caerlleon, 1840- , published in parts, incomplete)], a ? promised letter from recipient relating to the concordance), and Rice Price, Llanelwy, 1808 (personal, a request to recipient to ask William Jones to come to St. Asaph to keep a school).

Typewritten notes on the town of Laugharne (Lacharn), co. Carmarthen.

Typescript and manuscript copies of essays and addresses ? by D. E. Jenkins on the following subjects - 'Oliver Wendell Holmes' (33 pp.), 'Is Trade Unionism conducive to the Interest of Industry' (13 pp.), 'The Gospel of Some Novels' (38 pp.), 'Efengyl Rhai Nofelau' (13 pp.), 'Cyflwr Crefyddol Cymru cyn y Diwygiad Methodistaidd' (14 pp.) (two copies), and 'Welsh Bibliographical Activities' (11 pp.).

An exercise book containing material [?collected by D. E. Jenkins for his book Bedd Gelert, its Facts, Fairies, and Folk-Lore (Portmadoc, 1899)], including extracts from the vestry book of the parish of Beddgelert [co. Caernarvon], 1804-1884, from [William] Williams: Observations on the Snowdon Mountains . . . (1802), and from [E. L. Barnwell:] 'Beudy Newydd, Nantmor [co. Caernarvon], Roman halting-place', Arch[aeologia] Camb[rensis], 1878; notes on an ancient Roman fort found near the pass of Aberglaslyn; a transcript of the words of the song 'Bugeiles y Wyddfa' [by John Jones ('Eos Bradwen')], with an English translation; and an English version, under the title 'The Shepherd of Cwm Dyli and his sweetheart', [of the Reverend Evan Evans ('Ieuan Glan Geirionydd')'s poem 'Rhiangerdd Bugail Cwmdyli']. Also included is an extract from, or a transcript of, a letter from the Reverend W. J. Dawson to James Bowden, London, [18]99 (informing recipient that D. E. Jenkins wished to approach him with regard to publishing his book on Beddgelert, a comment on the work).

An exercise book containing transcripts of letters from [the Reverend] Tho[ma]s Charles, Bala, to the Reverend Walter Davies ['Gwallter Mechain'], 1805 (1 + 1 by inference) (forwarding, with comments, the copy of the Welsh Bible which the writer and Tho[ma]s Jones, Ruthin, had corrected at the request of the British and Foreign Bible Society in preparation for a new edition, requesting the return of same);and Sarah Charles [wife of Thomas Charles], Bala, to Mr. Edwards, 1810 (personal).

An imperfect scrap-book containing miscellaneous material mainly of Calvinistic Methodist interest including press cuttings, pages extracted from periodicals, manuscript notes, etc., 1854-1868 and undated, relating to the activities of the Calvinistic Methodist Presbytery of Cheshire, Lancashire, and parts of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and to the activities and history of individual churches within the said presbytery; imperfect copies of a few numbers of The Monthly Herald for the period 1858-1860; pages extracted from various numbers of The Treasury, 1868-1876, containing biographical sketches or obituaries of [the Calvinistic Methodist] ministers Richard Baxter of Peniel, near Newtown, John Jones of Wrexham, Owen Jones of Gelly, co. Montgomery, and Ebenezer Powell of Chester; pages extracted from The Monthly Herald, May 1860, containing an obituary of the Reverend William Smith, C.M. minister, Rossett; a booklet containing the published version of the Memorial Sermon on the occasion of the death of the Rev. Ebenezer Powell, Chester, . . . by the Rev. John Williams . . ., June 18th 1876; two holograph letters from [the Reverend] W[illia]m Evans [C.M. minister], Hoylake, to Tho[ma]s Jones, [18]77 (sums collected by the writer for church building, etc., [during his pastorates] at Chester and Hoylake), and [ ], undated (enclosing answers to a questionnaire relating to his career, his pastorate at Chester, etc.); manuscript notes on the Reverend Phillip Oliver of Chester, and the church he founded at Boughton; etc.

Brief typewritten abstracts of articles, correspondence, etc., published in Y Greal, 1805-1806, and Seren Gomer, 1818-1822, with occasional comments by the compiler on the style and content of the contributions.

An exercise book containing extensive extracts from, amounting almost to complete transcripts of, (a) an account of the origin and growth of the Calvinistic Methodist cause in the Nanmor district of the parish of Beddgelert [co. Caernarvon], and (b) an account of the establishing of the [C.M.] Church at Peniel in the said district of Nanmor with notes on some of the early members of the church, both ? compiled by John Jones of Nanmor, probably circa 1880. The volume also contains a transcript of, or extracts from, notes on 'The History of Nant Gwynan, county of Carnarvon' by James Wyatt of Bryngwynant.

A school exercise book containing mounted press cuttings relating mainly to the award of the degree of DLitt. (University of Liverpool) and a Civil List pension to D. E. Jenkins in 1932.

A note-book containing an essay entitled 'A Defence of the Welsh People against the Misrepresentations of their English Critics', written by 'Cerdic' ? in 1867 (see pp. 30 and 52).

A typescript copy of the pamphlet Remarks on a Pamphlet entitled 'The Welsh Looking Glass' in a Letter addressed to its Author (Caermarthen 1813 ), written by [the Reverend] John Roberts [senior, Congregational minister] of Llanbrynmair [in reply to the Reverend Thomas Jones: The Welsh Looking Glass or Thoughts on the State of Religion in North Wales (London,1812)].

A ?transcript of a terrier of the parish of Beddgelert, co. Caernarvon, compiled in 188[ ].