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Letters to Mary Myddelton at Croes Newydd, mostly relating to household, estate, personal and social matters, and also including a few letters from Jo[hn] Myddelton relating to election prospects with regard to the Denbigh county and borough seats, 1727; as well as a considerable number of letters from [Judge] Ro[bert] Price, London, containing references to notable events and people, amongst which are: the death of [Joseph] Addison, 1719; the South Sea Company's affairs, 1720-1722; the attainder of [Christopher] Layer, 1722; Jonathan Swift, 1724; parliament's action in depriving the Montgomery outboroughs of the right to participate in the election of a member of parliament, 1728; an incident relating to the Duchess of Queenborough and the 'new Beggar's Opera', 1729; and parliamentary news, including ministerial changes and references to Lord Sunderland and Sir Robert Walpole. Mary Myddelton rented Croes Newydd in 1719, and remained there for the rest of her life.

Letters to Mary Myddelton, mostly relating to household, estate, personal and social matters, and also including a number of letters, 1719-1723, from [Judge] Ro[bert] Price, London, containing references to notable events, amongst which are: the Peerage Bill, 1719; the publication of Bishop [Thomas] Ken's works, 1721; Spanish demands for Gibraltar, 1721; the burning of the Pretender's declaration to the king, 1722; Sir Richard Steele's new play 'The Cautious Lover', 1722; the suspension of Habeas Corpus; 1722, the condemnation of the bishop of Rochester, 1723; the stopping by the government of the publication and distribution by the Duchess of Buckingham of the late Duke's works, 1722; and the passing of various Acts of Parliament. Mary Myddelton rented Croes Newydd, in the parish of Broughton, near Wrexham, from Robert Ellis in 1719, and she remained there for the rest of her life.

Letters to Mary Myddelton at unspecified addresses, relating to household, estate, personal and social matters, including some from Judge Ro[bert] Price.

Letters to other identified recipients, predominantly members of the Fownes, Myddelton and FitzHugh families and households, and their representatives and associates, together with those of the Lloyd family after Rev. Thomas Lloyd moved to Plas Power in 1720; included are letters from William Fownes, Richard Myddelton, Mary Myddelton and Roger Mostyn; as well as a letter from [Philip, duke of] Wharton, to his sister Lady Jane Holt, 1726, expressing his concern for his family in the light of his appointment as Jacobite ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire; a letter from John Yorke with military news from 'camp between Balaklava and Sebastopol', October 1854, and a copy of his letter from 'Balaklava Harbour'; and two letters from E.J. Stracey from Balaclava, October [1854], and 'camp before Sebastopol', December 1854, concerning military affairs and the condition of the army.

Letters, copies and drafts of letters to members of Mary Myddelton's family, including her brother William and her father Richard; as well as members of the Lloyd family before they moved to Plas Power; and their representatives and associates, including officers, agents, tenants, and visitors to Chirk.

Letters to Rev. Lloyd at both Plas Power and Chirk Castle, mostly relating to the Myddeltons' estate and personal matters, together with a few letters from John Lloyd and T. Meredith relating to electioneering in Denbighshire, 1716. Rev. Thomas Lloyd was the sitting tenant at Plas Power from 1720, and acted on behalf of several members of the Myddelton family in estate matters for many years. His son, William Lloyd, succeeded him as the tenant of Plas Power in 1734, renting it from Mary Myddelton.

Letters to Sir Richard Myddelton at Chirk, mostly relating to estate and personal matters, and also including letters from: Geo[rge] Bennet concerning his part in a battle against the French, 1709; Sir Henry Bunbury concerning the parliamentary election at Weymouth, 1711; Ro[bert] Harley concerning the vacancy in the see of Bath and Wells, 1703; John Meredith concerning rebels imprisoned after the 1715 rebellion; J. Robinson concerning the future of 'The Society of Merchant Adventurers of England established at Hamburgh', 1697/8; H[enry] Sacheverell concerning parliamentary and political news, 1710; Sir Will[iam] Whitmore concerning election prospects with regard to the county and borough seats in Shropshire, 1695; and Sir W. Williams concerning election feelers in Denbighshire, 1706/7.

Letters to Thomas Davies, attorney at law, Wrexham, relating to matters concerning William Lloyd's estate.

Letters to unidentified recipients, mostly apparently members of the Fownes, Myddelton and FitzHugh families and households, and their representatives and associates, together with those of the Lloyd family after Rev. Thomas Lloyd moved to Plas Power in 1720; many of the letters are drafts in the hand of Mary Myddelton, and some may relate to Chirk Castle rather than Plas Power; included are a copy of a letter from an army officer north of Aberdeen, February 1715/6, to 'his ffreind att London' concerning the campaign against the Jacobites, and a letter from Captain E.W.D. Bell at Alma Heights, September 1854, concerning a recent action.

Letters to William Lloyd and his son, William Lloyd, relating primarily to estate and personal matters. William Lloyd (senior) succeeded his father as the sitting tenant at Plas Power in 1734, renting it from Mary Myddelton.

Letters, including copies and drafts of letters, to members of the Lloyd and Myddelton families and households at or concerning both Plas Power and Chirk, together with some addressed to members of the Fownes family, relating to administrative, legal and financial estate and household business, as well as family and personal matters, with occasional references to politics. While the relationship of some recipients to either Plas Power or Chirk is clear, there are many cases where it is complicated or unclear. From 1720, Plas Power was rented by Rev. Thomas Lloyd, who was the sitting tenant there until his death in the following year. Meanwhile, Mary Myddelton left Chirk Castle in 1719 and rented Croes Newydd, where she lived for the rest of her life, despite purchasing Plas Power in 1733. In 1734, Thomas Lloyd was succeeded as the tenant at Plas Power by his son, William, to whom Mary Myddelton bequeathed the estate on her death in 1747.

A licence to perform divine service in St Mary's church, Bersham, in the parish of Wrexham.

Lists, compiled both formally and informally and kept at Chirk Castle and Croes Newydd, of deeds and related documents concerning the estates of Thomas Myddelton, Richard Myddelton, William Myddelton, Robert Myddelton and Mary Myddelton in Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire, Shropshire, Merionethshire, Flintshire and Caernarfonshire, including abstracts of title and family settlements, notably involving Mary Myddelton.

Lists of deeds, leases and other documents, including: abstract of William Lloyd's title to lands in Montgomeryshire; abstracts of John Ellice's and Robert Ellice's titles, including that of Marchwiel; abstract of Edward Parry's title; a list of maps and leases; and abstract of the title of Hafodybwch.

Literary works created and collected by members of the Myddleton, Lloyd and FitzHugh families.

Documents relating to lead mines in the parish of Llanarmon yn Ial, Denbighshire, including: a copy of a lease, 1 September 1671, of lead mines in Erreris; articles of agreement, 25 March 1683, between Edward Brereton, John Stubbes and Robert ap Edward concerning the lease of a lead mine at Erryris; a lease, 16 July 1737, by William Lloyd of lead mines in fields called Gwylod y waen otherwise Waun y Vron and Kae Draw in the township of Erriris; a lease, 19 March 1743, of lead mines at Erw Vain, Llwyn y Pwll and Cae tan y Graig by William Lloyd to Henry Thornhill; articles of agreement, 1 March 1758, between William Lloyd, John Jones, Thomas Smith and Thomas Payne relating to lead mines; a lease, 1772, of land and lead mines by William Lloyd; a lease, 29 September 1787, of lead mines at The Bog in the township of Erreris by Richard, Earl Grosvenor, to William Lloyd, including a map; and a lease, 31 December 1796, of a lead mine at Burton Shaft or Pant y Glannog.