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Personalia of Henry Taylor (1845-1927), including invitations to official functions, many of them connected with Flint, etc.

Autograph letters to Henry Taylor (1845-1927); etc.

These manuscripts form part of the Flintshire Historical Collection once in the possession of Henry Taylor (1845-1927), who was Town Clerk of Flint and whose best-known work is Historic Notices ... of the Borough and County-Town of Flint ..., published 1888. The collection comprises material largely of Flint and Flintshire interest and includes historical material, transcripts of documents and extracts from parish registers, minutes of borough meetings, pedigrees relating to notable families of the district, papers relating to parliamentary elections, correspondence, etc.

Correspondence between Henry Taylor (1845-1927) and the Municipal Corporations Commission; a printed copy of the census of Flint, 1871.

Copies and abstracts of documents in the Public Record Office, the British Museum, etc. relating to Flintshire.

Copies of records in the British Museum, the Public Record Office, etc. relating to Flintshire and Cheshire.

Copies, made at Mostyn Hall by Henry Taylor's (1845-1927) sister, of original seventeenth century letters and orders of Flintshire interest issued by the Privy Council.

A manuscript containing miscellaneous notes, memoranda, transcripts and press cuttings relating mainly to Flintshire and Denbighshire; extracts from Mold churchwardens' account books; numerous letters to H. R. Hughes (1827-1911); transcripts of Civil War and Commonwealth period papers relating to North Wales; a copy of W. D. Pink: Notes on the Middleton Family of Denbighshire ... (Chester, 1891); etc.

A manuscript containing miscellanea by Richard Llwyd (1752-1835), with a few notes by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866); Notes on the Registers and Churchwardens' Accounts of St. Michael's, Chester, by J. P. Earwaker, 1890; a letter from W. W. E. Wynne (1801-1880) to Angharad Llwyd; particulars of the sale of the manor of Kinmel, 1784; genealogical tables and papers relating to the family of Jones, Penrallt, Abergele; calendar notes of deeds relating to Denbighshire and Flintshire (many of the original deeds being now in NLW); etc.

Miscellaneous documents of Flintshire interest, including documents, 1652-1674, relating to property in Flint, signed by Sir Roger Mostyn, bart (1623/4-1690), of Mostyn, Thomas Salusbury, Leadbrook and Thomas Browne, Flint; the marriage bond, 1724, of Peter Hughs and Dorothy Edwards, both of Coleshill in the parish of Holywell; letters of absolution, 1765, from a sentence of excommunication passed on Dorothy, wife of William Salusbury of Northop, yeoman; etc.

Box containing 171 petitions covering the area of Abergwili, Abersoch, Aberystwyth, Amlwch, Bangor, Beaumarris, Beguildy, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Bodfford, Brechfa, Bull Bay, Burwen, Capel Isaac, Carmarthen, Carmel, Cerrigceinwen, Chester, Court Henry, Cwmdauddwr, Cwmgwili, Dolau, Doldowlod, Dryslwyn, Elan Village, Evenjobb, Felindre, Gladestry, Golden Grove, Gorseinon, Gorslas, Heneglwys, Holyhead, Horeb, Howey, Huntington, Isleworth, Kington, Knighton, Leeds, Liverpool, Llananno, Llanbadarn Fynydd, Llanbister, Llanddewi, Llandegley, Llandilo, Llandrindod Wells, Llandybie, Llanegwad, Llanfairfechan, Llanfechell, Llanfihangel Brynpabuan, Llanfynydd, Llangadog, Llangunllo, Llangwyllog, Llansannan, Llanstephan, Llanwrthwl, Llanyre, London, Manchester, Maesybont, Milo, Nantgaredig, Nantmel, Newbridge-on-Wye, Newcastle Emlyn, Newtown, Norton, Old Radnor, Oswestry, Penrhyncoch, Penybont, Presteigne, Pudsey, Rhayader, Rhosneigr, Saltney, Shrewsbury, Stockport, Stoke-on-Trent, Surrey, Tregaian, Wallasey, Walton, Whitchurch, White Mill & Womaston.

Thank you very much for replying to my letter regarding the demise of Nawab Najm al-Daulah Bahadur and informing me about the approval of the Council to install Nawab Saif al-Daulah in his place. I am very glad to hear about this decision and hope that you will continue to support and help him. Date(s) from item: May 16 received 1766

Thank you very much for your reply to my letter received here on 3 Dhu al-Hijjah in which you have offered your condolence on the loss of my dearest one and your approval of the succession of my son, Nawab Saif al-Daulah Bahadur. I hope you will continue to provide your support for me and my son during these difficult times. Date(s) from item: Reg. yr 7, Dhu al-Hijjah 3 sent: May 16 received 1766. Envelope numbered A No. 20

Thank you very much for your reply to my letter and for your kind words and consolation at this sad and difficult time. I was greatly relieved and consoled by your assurances that you will look after our interests. Date(s) from item: Reg. yr 7, Dhu al-Hijjah 3 sent: May 14 received 1766

Thank you very much for your letter informing that you were sending Asif Khan to me to raise an army of five hundred soldiers. At present a number of short-sighted zamindars of Ajvalah, Angal, Kajak etc., are rebelling against me and I am engaged in suppressing these rebellions. As soon as I have suppressed these rebellions and have taken over their fortresses I will be able to spare some of my soldiers for you. Date(s) from item: Reg. yr 7, Dhu al-Qa`dah 16 received: April 24 (English) / 27 (Persian) received 1766. Envelope numbered A No. 34

Today, Thursday, 6 Dhu al-Qadah, reg. yr. 7, in the morning, the British resident / Bare Sahib, his assistant / Chote Sahib, Maharajah Shitab Rai and other officials of the state went to Bagh Jafar Khan. The Nawab had sent a fringed palanquin for their travel. Following the traditions of the kings Maharajah Shitab Rai paid his customary respects to the Nawab and then riding in the decorated palanquin returned to the fort. When they heard from the Divan that the state business had been conducted everyone came in to present their nazurs to the Nawab Sahib. Until this time Maharajah Dhiraj Narayan with his courtiers had not arrived at the Bagh Jafar Khan but as soon as Maharajah Shitab Rai returned and came back to the fort Maharajah Dhiraj Narayan also came there. It has been reported that Colonel Baker has arrived at Azimabad from Batakasi. Date(s) from item: Dhu al-Qadah 16 received: April 24 (English) / 27 (Persian) received 1766. Envelope numbered A No. 31

Thank you very much for your letter informing that Hidayat Allah, treasurer of Qasim Ali Khan, was in Azimabad and that I should send him under guard to the Nawab Sahib. I have managed to arrest him here and will be sending him tomorrow under the custody of two harkarahs and six marine officers on board a ship to the Nawab Sahib. I have instructed them to keep him under strict surveillance during this journey. Date(s) from item: Reg. yr 7, Dhu al-Qa`dah 23 received: May 1 received 1766. Envelope numbered A No. 45

I am writing to inform you about the sad demise of my son Nawab Najm al-Daulah Bahadur who passed away in the afternoon of Thursday. He was suffering from cholera. This is a great tragedy for us. I hope you will continue to patronise this family and appoint Nawab Saif al-Daulah as his successor. Date(s) from item: Reg. yr 7, Dhu al-Qa`dah 29 received: May 9 (English) / 10 (Persian) received 1766. Envelope numbered A No. 11

Nawab Najm al-Khan Bahadur has gone to Sadiq Bagh to bid farewell to your servants. Two days ago he fell sick / arizah-yi ahu. It is feared that as soon as the servants had left he felt pain in his stomach. In the morning in order to avoid catching cholera he moved to his residence. The court physicians gave him all sorts of medicines but he could not relieve himself. The attack of cholera became more severe and his condition became worse. At that time I was after bidding farewell to your servants staying in Gulab Bagh. I was still there on Wednesday when I heard the news of his illness. When I reached there I found that the situation was very grim. In the afternoon of Thursday, 27 Dhu al-Qadah he passed away to the eternal life. Date(s) from item: Reg. yr 7, Dhu al-Qadah 29 received: May 9 (English) / 10 (Persian) received 1766. Envelope numbered A No. 12