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Licences (take notes) and a lease by William Ormsby Gore, Mary Jane his wife and John Ralph Ormsby Gore to mine sulphur, lead and other minerals under the sheepwalk of Foel, Caerwych Farm and Caerwych Ffridd in the parish of Llandecwyn, and related letters from J.E. Parry of Glyn, 1851-1873. The licensees are John Barclay Niven of Liverpool, 1851, Richard Buggelen of Tremadoc, 1853, William Lloyd of Talsarnau, 1859, Robert Roberts of Tyntwll and David Williams of Caerwych, 1873.

Draft licence to John Parry of the Eagles Hotel, Caernarfon, 1872, and a lease by John Ralph Ormsby Gore to The Cambria Wynne Slate Company (Limited) of quarries of slate, slabs and flagstones under Hafod Ucha Farm, 1873; maps included.

Draft licence by John Ralph Ormsby Gore of Brogyntyn to Bathhurst Henderson of Plas Gwynne, Gobowen, to search for coal, clay and ironstone under lands in the parishes of Whittington, Selatyn and Oswestry, Salop, 1874

Account books of Charles Hopkinson and Sons in account with John Ralph Ormsby Gore, showing payments mainly to charities, clubs, societies and individuals, 1866-1874.

Bundles of vouchers from the Merioneth and Caernarfonshire (i.e. Glyn and Clenennau) estates of the Ormsby Gore family, 1860-1874. Most are numbered but some are missing. They comprise bills and receipts, typically for slates and other building materials; ironmongery; freight of goods by boat and railway; repairs to Glyn Hall, Singrig Mill, Clenennau, Ystumcegid and other estate properties; wages for estate labour; rent dinners; gamekeeping; rent allowances; crown rents; taxes, poor rates; subscriptions to schools at Llanfihangel-y-traethau, Harlech, Dyffryn, Barmouth, Llanenddwyn, Penmorfa, Cricieth, Beddgelert, and the sewing school at Llanystumdwy; alms for the poor of Penmorfa; the Charity for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of Clergymen within the Diocese of Bangor; the Royal National Lifeboat Institution; clothing clubs; Tremadoc Friendly Society; Cricieth Corporation dinner; and Harlech marsh drainage. Specific items of interest are described at file level.

Loose vouchers from the Merioneth and Caernarfonshire estates of the Ormsby Gore family, 1867-1874. Includes bills for building a new stable at Glyn, 1867-1868; Merioneth and Caernarfonshire disbursements, 1872-1873, and the wood accounts, 1872.

A schedule of lands and a draft licence relating to coal mining in the parishes of Whittington, Selatyn and Oswestry, Salop, (Watermark 1873)-1874

Title deeds relating to the Vron (Fron) and another house with a blackmith’s shop called Knotsford in the township of Porkington in the parish of Selatyn, Salop, purchased by the Brogyntyn estate, 1640-1874.

Leases by John Ralph Ormsby Gore and William Richard Ormsby Gore to John Humphrey Jones, Robert Roberts, Owen Roberts, John Lewis and Thomas Evans of Hendre ddu Farm in the parish of Dolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire, and of the slate and flag quarries and mines and minerals under the said farm, with map incorporated, 1874.

Leases of mines and minerals under farms and lands called Bwlch-y-Plwm, Pant y maesudor and Pant-y-Maesydd in the parish of Llanfrothen, Merioneth, by William Ormsby Gore and Mary Jane his wife to Samuel Holland of Plas-yn-Penrhyn, 1837, 1854, and a surrender of lease, 1863; leases by Mary Jane Ormsby Gore to The Bwlch-y-Plwm Lead Mining Company (Limited), 1863, and by John Ralph Ormsby Gore and his trustees to the Penrhyndeudraeth Lead Mining Company Limited, 1875, with maps incorporated; licences granted by John Ralph Ormsby Gore to John Hindle Young, Henry Patteson and others to search for copper ore and other minerals, 1869, 1873; and a letter to Longueville and Co. from Breese, Jones and Casson of Portmadoc, 1875.

Order issued by the High Court of Chancery to grant mining leases on the settled estates in Caernarfonshire and Merioneth belonging to John Ralph Ormsby Gore, 1875. Found with the Caernarfonshire mining leases.

A press cutting from the Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald relating to the Corporation of Cricieth [1869] and a letter to Mr Gore by W.W.E. Wynne concerning the right to Cricieth Castle [pre-1875]

Papers relating to a petition to the High Court of Chancery in 1875 concerning powers of leasing mines under the Ormsby Gore family settlement of 1844, the appointment of William Watkin Edward Wynne and William Kenyon Slaney as trustees and other matters in connection with the settled estates. The file includes a valuation of the Mynydd Ednyfed estate, Caernarfonshire, 1866; a draft analysis of the will of Mary Jane Ormsby Gore, 1869, and an extract from a codicil to the will of William Ormsby Gore, 1874; announcements in the Cambrian News and the North Wales Chronicle, 26-27 March 1875; instructions to Mr Harrison for petition under the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act and observations of Longueville thereon, solicitors’ correpondence, affidavits and the consent of William Richard Ormsby Gore to act as guardian, 1875.

Account of Bennett Brothers of Liverpool, general ironfounders, kitchen fitters and plumbers, for fixtures and fittings in the study, bathroom, water closet and other rooms at Brogyntyn Hall, before and after the fire, 1871-1875.

Papers from a case in the High Court of Justice Chancery Division, between Sir Henry Cooper and George Allen, trustees of Rev. Hugh Ker Cockburne, plts, and the trustees of William Richard Lord Harlech, defts, concerning a contract with the latter’s agent, William Robinson Lawford, for the sale and purchase of Acra Galed, Tyn-y-Morfa, Crogan and Groeslas, Merioneth, previously part of the Mostyn estate, 1876. The file includes the statement, affidavits, minutes of order, solicitors’ correspondence, a schedule of deeds, 1818-1864, a copy opinion and the outer cover of the brief for counsel (contents missing)

Vouchers mainly from the Merioneth and Caernarfonshire estates of the Ormsby Gore family, 1858-1876, and a few from Penrhos, Montgomeryshire, 1865-1866. This massive parcel contained several original packets and many loose vouchers, which have now been divided into seventeen bundles for convenience of handling. Includes a plan of the lordship of Mawddwy, Merioneth (Watermark 1828), the receipt of Charles Mickleburgh, enclosure commissioner, for the purchase by William Ormsby Gore of lands in Trefor and Dinbren, Llangollen, 1841, accounts of estate work and repairs at Glyn Hall and Sylfaen, 1859, 1873 and bills for repairs at Ystumcegid, 1867.

Large bundle of vouchers, account books, loose accounts and letters, 1856-1876, labelled ‘Papers relating to J.E. Parry’s estate taken from Mr Jones’s side table 18 April 1876’, referring to John Edward Parry, agent of the Glyn estate, Talsarnau. These papers also include a packet of vouchers from the Penrhos estate, Montgomeryshire, 1870-1871. The whole file has now been divided into six smaller bundles for convenience of handling. As expected, some of the content derives from J.E. Parry’s management of the Glyn estate. Many other vouchers and accounts relate to building work for J.E. Parry at Moelygarnedd, Bala, by Richard Roberts, William Evans, Edward Jones and others, 1872-1875; and there are traced plans of Moelygarnedd, 1873-1875. Other items include bank books of John E. Parry in account with the National Provincial Bank of England, and Cassons and Co, Portmadoc, 1856-1875; a licence to kill game, 1873; and a report by Howell Hedd Lloyd Clough and [?] Williams on the mineral lordship of Mold, 1872. The letters are mostly to or by J.E. Parry, and occasionally William Ormsby Gore. Correspondents include Parry’s agent or foreman, Richard Roberts (in Welsh) concerning the building work and grounds at Moelygarnedd, 1873-1875; T.H. Clough of Ruthin, about Parry’s request for a lease on the College Plantation, Bala, 1873; Robert Jones of Bryn Tegid on the necessity of widening Llanycil Bridge, 1875; and A.A. Passingham on behalf of the Local Board, requesting Moelygarnedd land to create a reservoir near Bala, 1875. The Penrhos estate vouchers relate mostly to building repairs and work on the timber plantations, 1870-1871.

Inventory and valuation of the contents of Glyn [Cywarch, Talsarnau], with a final estimate dated 23 Aug. 1876, property of the representatives of the late John Ralph Ormsby Gore, first Baron Harlech (d. 15 June 1876) Front cover stamped 'Glyn inventory & valuation, 1876'.

Original bundle of vouchers mainly from the [Glyn] Merioneth and Caernarfonshire estates of the Ormsby Gore family, 1875-1876. Includes bills for repairs at Glyn Hall, the bridge at Beddgelert, Glanywern school, Glyn school and Efail Du.

Leases by Mary Jane Ormsby Gore to William Hope Jones, William Dixon and Lancelot Dixon, 1868, and by John Ralph Ormsby Gore to William Hope Jones of Hooton Grange, Chester, 1871, of slates, mines and minerals under Lletty Fwyalch and Llechwedd Du, and parts of the farms called Llidiart Garw, Tyddyn Sion Wyn and Glyn in the parishes of Llandanwg and Llanfihangel-y-traethau, Merioneth; an assignment of lease by William Hope Jones to Edward Jones, 1872, followed by EJ’s deed of defeasance and covenant to John Ralph Ormsby Gore, 1872. The file also includes a tack note granted to John Robert Banner, 1871; a list of articles and goods bought by Edward Lloyd at the auction of mining effects, 1871; an account of sulphur from Lletty mine, 1872; an account of legal expenses; and letters from Edward Jones, J.E. Parry of Glyn Hall, and W. R. Lawford of Glyn, 1872-1876. Includes maps.