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Poems copied and/or composed by J. F. and/or his son Francis Fowke during his/their stay in India, of little literary merit but throwing a little light on the British community in India. Included is a poem to Sir William Jones the orientalist and jurist together with his reply, [1783 x 6] (Fb 3/1, 3) and poems relating to an accident that happened on-stage at the theatre at Benares, 1786 (Fb 3/7, 13).

Letter Books of John Walsh together with an index of recipients. Most of the letters relate to his business and estate affairs. Other subjects touched upon are his constituency work as M.P. for the city of Worcester, 1762-72 (FC 1, pp. 5-7, 51-2, 69-70, 86-7, 89-90; FC 2, pp. 92-4, 111-16, 119, 152); election of M.P. and mayors for the borough of Pontefract, Yorkshire, and to election riots there, 1768-72 (FC 1, pp. 61-4, 68, 73, 76-8, 80-8; FC 2, pp. 96-7, 105, 111-13, 127, 156-7) [cf. FC 7/61]; a reward to lord Clive for his services, 1767 (FC 1, pp. 36-7) and to Clive's election, as an M.P., 1768 (FC 1, pp. 61-2). Some of the most prominent recipients are William Pitt, 1767 (FC 1, pp. 36-7); Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1768 (FC 1, pp. 63-4); Viscount Barrington the Secretary of State for War, 1768 (FC 1, pp. 68, 80, 84-5); Lord Camden, 1769 (FC 1, pp. 88-9) and the Marquis of Granby, 1768 (FC 1, p. 83). There was, apparently, a third vol. which, to judge from the index, included copies of three letters to Benjamin Franklin, 1772.

Letters to John Walsh arranged and numbered by him according to the date of receipt together with an index of correspondents (FC 4/1). Correspondents include General Conway (FC 4/44, 131, 181); George Yonge, Secretary of State for War (FC 4/92, 115-16, 121) and Lady Clive (FC 4/114). Amongst the subjects discussed are the Worcester militia (FC 4/2-141 passim); the torpedo fish (FC 4/19); the building of a new town hall at Pontefract, Yorkshire (FC 4/28, 83, 102); politics (FC 4/63) and the removal of Warren Hastings by the East India Co. (FC 4/129). Original bundle. Enclosed is a list drawn up by the 6th Lord Ormathwaite of 28 letters removed from this bundle and deposited at the India Office Library in 1963 [now in MSS. Euro D 546/32. A comparison of FC 4/1 with FC 4/2-142 and Lord Ormathwaite's list suggests that 21 letters appear to be missing from this bundle.

Letters to John Walsh including letters from Henry Strachey, 1791 (FC 10/3); Mr Strachey, 1792 (FC 10/25-6, 32); Thomas Spence, 1792 (FC 10/29, 43); Edward Bancroft, 1792 (FC 10/42) and the Hon. Richard Molesworth, 1793 (FC 10/77). The correspondence includes a letter soliciting John Walsh's vote in favour of Jacob Wilkinson in the election of a director of the East India Co., 1792 (FC 10/17), a reference to the 'levelling spirit' gaining ground in Ireland, 1792 (FC 10/26) a letter describing the current political situation in co. Rad., 1794 (FC 10/88) and a letter from John Walsh to Mrs Strachey discussing the merits or otherwise of Eastbourne and Brighton, 1794 (FC 10/10, 93). Original bundle labelled 'Old letters found amongst my Uncle's papers'. Enclosed is a list as in FC 4 of 38 letters deposited at the India Office Library (now MSS Euor. D 546/33] and one letter deposited at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. A great deal of the correspondence, 1790-4, is missing. For example, only one letter survives for 1790, dated 28 Oct., and numbered 119 by John Walsh. The letters for 1791-4 have not been numbered by John Walsh.

Index to a map of the borough of Pontefract, Yorkshire, giving particulars of owners, late owners and boundaries of the burgages, 1767 (FC 11/1) and a List Of Burgages in the said borough belonging to Lord Gallway and John Walsh containing a description of the burgages, the names, residence and landlords of persons to whom the burgages were conveyed; whether they voted at the elections held in Mar. and Dec. 1768 and whether they did fealty and voted for the mayor (ff. 1v-18); an alphabetical list of burgesses and to whom they voted at the election held in Dec. 1768 (ff. 20v - 2) and a list of burgesses who did not poll at the said election and stating why they did not do so, [1769] (FC 11/2) and Advertisement Of Sale of John Walsh's estate in the said borough including the whole of the burgage holdings belonging to the said estate, [?early 1790s] (FC 11/3). [John Walsh purchased from John Pitt about 75 burgages owned by him and about 22 burgages jointly owned by Pitt and Lord Gallway for £16,000 in 1766. John Walsh's nomination at the Mar. election was Sir Henry Strachey who came bottom of the poll. This election, however, was voided by a committee of the House of Commons on account of the riot during the election and Sir Henry was returned with Lord Gallway at the ensuing by-election held in Dec. 1768. In 1783 a committee of the House of Commons overturned previous decisions and declared the right of election to be in the inhabitant householders and not burgage owners who had been put into possession of burgage, by John Walsh and Lord Gallway for the purpose of the election of 1768, see Sir Lewis Namier & John Brooke, The House of Commons 1754-90, 1 (London, 1985), pp. 437-8 and for the electoral clashes between John Walsh and Lord Gallway on the one hand and the inhabitant householders on the other see some of the letters in FC 1-2, 5. The decision of the committee in 1785 rendered John Walsh's purchases in Pontefract worthless].

Election Addresses And Circulars issued by John Walsh to the freemen of the city of Worcester [cf. FC 1-2, 4]. Printed.

Miscellaneous Papers including a note and account of a 'motion' or 'moving' plant at Dr Hope's botanical gardens, 1776 (FC 19/1-2); a copy of the Vedam in the Sanskrit language obtained for John Walsh by his nephew Francis Fowke in Benares in 1777 (FC 18/3); two vols containing the Sanskrit alphabet and specimens of Sanskrit writing, [1770s] (FC 19/4-5) and a memorandum relating to the Queen's visit to Warfield, 1784 (FC 19/7).

Deeds relating to leasehold premises called the New House, afterwards the Bank, p. Llanddewi Ystradenni, including copy will of James Price of Brindrainog, p. Beguildy, gent., 1817 (C 119/3) and copy will of William Williams of Castell Prin, p. Llanddewi Ystradenni, gent., 1824 (C 119/5). The unexpired term of the lease was purchased by Sir John Walsh from Edward Bufton of Grevodig, p. Llanbister and his wife for £480 on 20 May 1862. Original bundle labelled 'Title Deeds & Conveyance No. 11. Tin Deed Box Radnorshire No. 7'.

Deeds and Correspondence concerning m's called Abermian and Dolley, p's Llanfihangel Ystradenni and Llanfihangel Rhydithion (111 a.), purchased in 1776 by the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty to augment the revenues of the curacies of p's Llangowa, co. Mon., and Upper Bullinghop, Herefordshire (C 121/27), including copy pre- and post-nuptial settlements of James Jones of Dolley, p. Llanfihangel Rhydithion, gent., and Tabitha Bywater of p. Llanbadarn Fynydd, 1748 and 1759 (C 121/9, 12) and bills and receipts for repairing the said m's, 1774-5 (C 121/25). Purchased by John Walsh, 1st Lord Ormathwaite, from the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty and the incumbents of Llangowa and Upper Bullinghope for £3,800 on 12 Aug. 1868. Original bundle labelled 'Title Deeds & Conveyance No. 2. Tin Deed Box Radnorshire No. 8 ...'.

Revised Schedule of the Ormathwaite estate in p's Llanddewi Ystradenni and Cefnllys, co. Rad., giving details of rents, reductions allowed and arrears.

Particulars of the Ormathwaite estate in p's Gladestry and Llanddewi [Ystradenni], co. Rad., giving names of farms and tenants, acreages, rents and suggested rents.

Drainage Accounts specifying quantities of land involved, details of costs,. Allowances to tenants, etc.

Assignments by the General Land Drainage & Improvement Co. to the Scottish Widows Fund & Life Assurance Society of a charge of £458.4.10 p.a. for 31 years charged upon premises in p's Cefnllys, Colfa, Gladestry, Llanbister, Llandeglau, Llanddewi Ystradenni, Llanfihangel Nantmelan and Old Radnor, to repay £81,000 and of a charge of £127.15.0 p.a. for 31 years charged upon premises in p's Gladestry and Llanddewi Ystradenni to repay £2,250, which two sums were spent on improving properties on the Ormathwaite estate, together with Absolute Orders of the Land Commissioners charging the said premises with repayment of the said two sums.

Tenancy Agreements, Leases and Notices To Quit relating to properties in p's Gladestry, Llanddewi Ystradenni and Old Radnor, including an agreement to erect a weir, p. Llanddewi Ystradenni, 1854 (Ac 1/1); a lease of lime kilns and quarries, p. Old Radnor, 1936 (Ac 1/6) and a lease of shooting rights on the Ormathwaite Cefnllys estate to three officers of the 220th Royal Artillery Regiment stationed in the area, 1944 (Ac 1/9).

Papers relating to a proposed water supply to Llandrindod comprising a book of reference to plans, 1899 (AD 4/1); plans and elevations, 1900 (AD 4/2); proposed terms to be asked by Lord Ormathwaite of the Llandrindod Wells Water Co., 1900 (AD 4/3) and correspondence, 1900-1 (AD 4/4-29). Original bundle.