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A collection of miscellaneous letters and papers, [early 18 cent.]-1998, purchased or received by donation from various sources by the National Library of Wales during the period 1997-2004, and bound as one volume. A list of contents has been placed at the front of the volume (ff. i-viii).

A true copy, [?1767], by F. Williams of an order, dated 10 September 1767, to the chief constables of the commote of Carnawllon [Carnwyllion], for the county militia of Carmarthenshire to assemble on 7 October 1767, the original having been signed by Francis Dyer of Court Henry, Carmarthenshire, nephew of the poet and artist John Dyer (f. 97). Added on the verso are a receipt for £20, 7 September 1778, paid by John Francis to William Saunders of Llanelli; and a monetary account, 6 May 1783, payable to Mary Henry (f. 97 verso).
A photocopy of a typed transcript, [20 cent., second ½], of the militia order is also included (f. 98).

A letter, 2 October 1990, from the poet R. S. Thomas to Tom Ellis, former MP for Wrexham, regarding a controversial speech by Thomas on the movement of non-Welsh speaking immigrants into the Welsh language heartland (f. 95, Welsh). Also included is a postcard, 1998, sent by Thomas to Ellis reacting to an article concerning Seamus Heaney in Prospect Magazine (f. 96, Welsh).
Accompanying the letter is a cutting of an article by Ellis ('British justice in the dock', Western Mail, 1 October 1990, p. 10) concerning Thomas' speech (f. 94, English).

A letter, 23 March 1948, from Evan Roberts, evangelist and leader of the 1904-5 religious revival, to Idwal Evans, concerning Idwal's state of health. Idwal was the brother of the Rev. Sidney Evans who was Evan Roberts's brother-in-law and also a prominent figure in the revival.

A letter from D. Llewelyn Jones, [?July 1940] (ff. 87-88), and from T. H. Parry-Williams, 6 August 1940 (f. 89), both addressed to E. Prosser Rhys, and relating to the volume Hen Benillion, ed. by T. H. Parry-Williams ([Aberystwyth], 1940), published by Rhys. Also included is a reply from E. Prosser Rhys to D. Llewelyn Jones, 9 August 1940 (f. 90).

Seven letters, 1935-1949, from T. H. Parry-Williams to E. Tegla Davies, concerning literary and personal matters.
They include discussions in January 1938 of Tegla's contribution to Ystorïau Heddiw, ed. by T. H. Parry-Williams ([Aberystwyth], 1938) (ff. 81-82), and on 8 April 1943 of their adjudication of the National Eisteddfod Prose Medal (ff. 83-84).

A letter, 6 October 1913, addressed to Tom Hughes Jones from H. Lloyd Jones (ff. 75-77, English), together with a letter, 13 January 1917, to the same recipient from Ambrose Bebb, describing the latter's recent experiences as a conscientious objector before a Military Service Tribunal (ff. 72-74, Welsh).
In pencil in another hand (ff. 76 verso, 77) are various texts, including excerpts of poetry by Joaquin Miller and George Meredith, together with Alfred Russel Wallace's postal address.

A letter, [1943], from the artist Frances Richards addessed to hitherto unidentified friends ('Nell & Alfred'), discussing the recent work of both herself and her husband, Ceri Richards.

A letter, dated 3 May 1972, from John Roberts, National Eisteddfod organiser (f. 68), and a Plaid Cymru circular letter, 7 June 1972 (f. 69), both addressed to Kate Roberts, and with notes on the verso of each folio in her hand relating to the early history of Calvinistic Methodism in Caernarvonshire, in particular Clynnog and Rhostryfan.
The notes appear to be taken mainly from W. Hobley, Hanes Methodistiaeth Arfon: [Vol. 1] Dosbarth Clynnog (Caernarfon, 1910).

Five letters, 1937-1939, four typescript (ff. 60-63) and one manuscript (f. 64), from the poet W. H. Davies, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, to his half-sister Alice, in Newport, Monmouthshire, concerning personal and family news.

Eight typescript poems, [1970]-[1972], by R. S. Thomas, published in Poetry Wales, 6.1 (Summer 1970), 37-38, and ibid. 7.4 (Spring 1972), 9-14.
The poems are 'Vocation', [1970], 'Alma Mater', 'Dimensions', 'No', 'God's Story', 'The Hand', 'Ann Griffith' and 'Amen', [1972]. However, 'Saunders Lewis', also published in the Spring 1972 number, is not present.

A letter, 17 October 1965, from the composer Grace Williams to John Moody, Director of Productions, Welsh National Opera, concerning the staging of her opera The Parlour (ff. 57-58), together with a carbon copy of his reply, dated 27 October 1965 (f. 59).

A letter, 5 September 1947, from Kate Roberts to Saunders Lewis (ff. 54-55), together with his reply, 9 September 1947 (f. 56, end lacking), concerning her forthcoming radio interview with him to discuss her writing technique.
The discussion was transmitted on the Welsh Home Service of the BBC on 15 October 1947 and a transcript was subsequently published in Crefft y Stori Fer, ed. by Saunders Lewis (Llandysul, 1949). The letters are published in Dafydd Ifans, 'Annwyl Kate, Annwyl Saunders - Atodiad', National Library of Wales Journal, 29 (1995-96), 341-345.

An elegy, [1835] (watermark 1833), on Lieut. William Wynne Jones of the Third Native Infantry, who died at Nasirabad, India, on 11 September 1835, composed by his cousin, John Vaughan Lloyd, vicar of Hope, Flintshire.

A letter, 9 August 1989, from the poet Raymond Garlick to manuscript collector Colin Huggett (f. 44), enclosing photocopies and original drafts of four published poems.
These comprise photocopies of worksheets of 'Miss Puw' and 'Emma von M. von N.', [?1974] (ff. 45-46), emended typescripts of 'Auguries of Guilt', 1968-1987 (ff. 47-48), and the emended manuscript and typescript of 'The Truth about Troy', 1989 (ff. 49-51). The letter includes comments on the poems and a description of his working methods.

A postcard and an incomplete letter, 1957, from the novelist Naomi Gwladys Royde-Smith to her sister Maud Royde-Smith, containing mainly personal news.

Four letters and a card, 1969-1971, from the artist and writer Brenda Chamberlain to Meic Stephens, mainly concerning her contribution to his book, Artists in Wales (Llandysul, 1971) (ff. 38, 40-43), together with one letter from Chamberlain, 1970, addressed to Elan Closs Roberts, relating to the Welsh Arts Council's 'Dial-a-poem' project (f. 39).

A mock probate inventory, [late 18 cent.], of the goods of 'Morgan ap Raynard Maddock of Glamorgan' (ff. 36-37); and satirical verses in Welsh on the followers of Howel Harris (f. 37 verso).

A letter, dated 20 July 1763, from S[amuel] Garbet, Worcester, son of the topographer Samuel Garbet, and formerly curate of Wem, Shropshire, to a female cousin in Wales.

Two letters addressed to the novelist Berta Ruck, from Rose Macaulay, 10 April 1928 (f. 31), and Mary Renault, 25 May 1940 (f. 32), both discussing personal and literary matters.