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Marriage settlements, other family settlements and related deeds and documents of the owners of Clenennau and Brogyntyn and their immediate relatives, namely John ap Maredudd, his son Moris, Eliza ap Moris and Moris ap Eliza, 1485-1574; William Maurice, 1556-1619; Ellen Maurice and John Owen (she later remarried to become Ellen Eure), 1599-1674; Sir John and Col. William Owen, 1626-1663; William Owen, 1675-1680; Sir Robert and Dame Margaret Owen, 1682-1717; William Owen 1727-1761; Robert Godolphin Owen, 1767; and members of the Ormsby-Gore family, 1743, 1806, 1839.

Marriage settlements, other family settlements and associated documents of Owen of Ystumcegid, 1516-1612, and Robert [Wynn] ap John, Moris ap Robert Wynn and family, 1544-1607, [1649], William and Robert Wynn and family, 1611-1657, and Owen Wynn, 1661-1683, all of Glyn.

Settlements of four sets of families related by marriage to the Owens of Brogyntyn, namely Clayton and Griffith of Lea Hall and Brymbo, 1704-1709, Godolphin, 1733, Hanmer of Pentre-pant, 1620-1656, and Lyster and Derwas of Penrhos, 1665-1703.

Papers deriving from trusts of the marriage settlement of Owen ap John Owen and Anne Lewis, 1584; wardship of William and Ellen Vaughan of Corsygedol, 1636-1653; the will of Thomas Hanmer of Pentre-david, 1666; the Taltreuddyn estate, [1698], 1725-1726; the will of William Mostyn of Bryngwyn, 1729-1735; the will of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 1748; the estate of Roger Mostyn of Aberhirieth, 1749-1773; and a trust for Dr Hugh Wynne, 1755.

Letters to Sir William Maurice, 1587-1619, and Elen Eure 1624; Col. William and Mary Owen, 1632-1670; Sir John Owen, 1647-1660; Jane Owen, 1669-1718; Catherine Owen, 1679; Ellen Owen, 1679-[c. 1701]; Sir Robert Owen, 1681-1697; Lady Margaret Owen, [c. 1682]-1727; and Elizabeth and Thomas Longueville, 1724-1743. Recurrent topics include the public duties of Sir William Maurice, Sir John Owen and Sir Robert Owen; local and national official appointments; the aftermath of the Civil War; post-Restoration political events and religious unrest; debts owed by Sir Henry Johnes of Abermarlais to Sir William Maurice and his immediate descendants; litigation concerning the North Wales and Oswestry estates; and financial issues arising from the estates of Sir Robert Owen and his sister, Ellen. There are several letters by Humphrey Humphreys, Bishop of Bangor and of Hereford, and other correspondents to Sir Robert Owen about family settlements; and to Jane Owen, Ellen Owen and Lady Margaret Owen concerning the education of Sir Robert 's children after his death, personal debts and encumbrances on his estate, particularly the mortgage of Ystumcegid, 1698-1704.

Letters to John Owen of Penrhos and his sister Margaret, 1772-1782, their mother, Elizabeth Owen, [1740x1746], grandparents, Richard and Elizabeth Lyster 1703-1710, 1761 and Miss Susanna Lyster, 1758-1762. A recurrent theme is the patronage of Penrhos Chapel, Llandrinio.

Letters received by William Owen, [c. 1705]-1767, together with a number of copies or drafts of his replies. Some of the letters are from members of the Godolphin and Owen families, [c. 1705]-1758, and others are from solicitors, bankers, national figures and local gentry, including several from Edward Wynn(e) of Bodewryd. General topics include charitable bequests and legacies by Anne Jones of Clenennau, [c. 1705]-1716; William Owen 's role in local government; elections in Shropshire and North Wales, particularly corrupt practices in the Caernarfon Borough elections for 1713 and 1722; improvements to Brogyntyn (Porkington) Hall, 1734; the appointment of Dr Hutton as bishop of Bangor, 1743; the Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746; the purchase of Dolbenmaen, 1735; litigation relating to the estates of Richard Clayton and Arthur Owen, 1740-1760, boundary disputes in Gest and Penyfed, and quarrels with Margaret Lloyd of Cesail Gyfarch, 1741. The last file contains correspondence between William Owen, Edward Wynn(e), a Flemish lawyer and others, in an attempt to prove his claim to £500 out of the Bodysgallen estate, following the death of a distant kinsman John Francis Ouwens, 1710-1711, 1785.

Letters to Arthur Owen of Brymbo, 1738-1739, his wife, Mary, 1714, 1736, Mary 's previous husband, Richard Clayton and their daughter, Jenny, mainly relating to family settlements and debts.

Letters to Mary Owen (née Godolphin), wife of William Owen of Brogyntyn, 1730-1784, mainly from her immediate family, Godolphin and Owen relatives, friends and other close associates. They constitute a rich, lively source of information on the personal, domestic and social circumstances of an eighteenth century gentry family. Many of the letters reflect Mrs Owen 's own interests in music, theatre, literature, political news and high society gossip among her contemporaries. Recurrent topics include the ecclesiastical career of Lewis Owen; renovations at Porkington, 1735-1743; the estates of Richard Clayton and Arthur Owen; Elizabeth Longueville 's settlement; Jacobite disturbances; elections in North Wales and Shropshire; church preferments in England and Wales; and court life under the Hanoverian royal family, 1731-1752.

Letters to Mary Owen (the younger), 1760-1761, Robert Godolphin Owen, 1770-1790, Francis Owen, 1774, Margaret Ormsby (née Owen), 1777-1803, Ellen Owen, 1785-1801, Owen Ormsby, 1785-1802, Mary Jane Ormsby-Gore, 1810-1863, John Ralph and Sarah Ormsby-Gore, 1832-1875, Emily Charlotte Ormsby-Gore, 1844-1876, and Beatrice Ormsby-Gore, 1913-1943, with occasional drafts or copies of their replies. In addition to news of family and high society acquaintances, recurrent topics include elections in North Wales and Cornwall; settlement of financial matters following the death of Mary Owen in 1784; the genealogy of Gorges and other ancestors of the Ormsby-Gores; and the military careers of male family members.

Letters to William Richard Ormsby-Gore, second Lord Harlech, 1833-1902, from family members, public figures, military colleagues, solicitors, bankers and academic researchers. The subject matter strongly reflects Victorian Britain, on the themes of W.R.O.G. 's military career with the 13th Light Dragoons, 1841-1855; his political career in Ireland, 1841-1874; the public school education of his sons; the Crimean War, 1854-1855; the British campaign in Egypt, 1882; regimental life in colonial India, 1892-1899; Conservative and Unionist politics; game laws and blood sports. Many of the letters concern Ireland and Gladstone 's policies on government purchase of the railways, 1869-1873, Catholic and Protestant tensions, 1875-1876, violence linked to the land question and evictions of tenants, 1876-1887. Other points of interest are: the history of the parish of Selatyn; the headship of Deuddwr school, 1880, 1889; publication of the Gwalia newspaper, 1886-1887; erection of a memorial to Bishop John Owen in St Asaph Cathedral, 1898; and the peerage of John Ralph Ormsby-Gore, 1875; the series includes some drafts and copies of outgoing correspondence.

Letters to George Ralph Charles Ormsby-Gore, third Baron Harlech, 1862-1938, from his wife, family, friends, political acquaintances, military personnel and several individuals whose sons were killed in service with the Welsh Guards. Topics of interest are: political representation of Merionethshire; the Unionist party in Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1910-1912; army appointments, including the recipient 's command and eventual resignation from the Welsh Guards, 1915-1918; government military policy and army life during the First World War; travel in China; renovations to the grave of Owen Arthur Ormsby-Gore in South Africa, 1926-1928; the economic life of pre-war Canada, 1910; the military and political career of William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore in Egypt and Palestine during the First World War and later in the British cabinet; family history relating to Sir George Seymour and to Gore monuments in Ireland; research on a painting of Charles II; history of the coastline at Harlech; liquidation of the Ardudwy Farmers' Association, 1912; formation of Talsarnau Co-operative Society, 1914; a church appointment in Shropshire, 1937; and the transfer of Criccieth Castle to H.M. Office of Works, 1932-1933.

Letters to Margaret Ethel Ormsby-Gore, third Lady Harlech, 1880-1950, the majority being from her son, William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 1891-1950, relating to his public career, private life and personal interests. The remainder, from other correspondents, concern mostly family matters, genealogy and the family 's services to public life, 1880-1950.

Letters to William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, fourth Baron Harlech, from relatives, military and government colleagues, and fellow board members of national cultural institutions, 1894-1950. Recurring general topics are the disendowment of the Church in Wales, 1914; political, military and social matters during the two World Wars; Gore 's involvement with the Arab Bureau, the War Cabinet and Palestinian affairs, 1917-1942; British foreign policy and the system of colonial administration; the government, economy and culture of South Africa during Gore 's appointment as High Commissioner, 1941-1943; civil defence organisation in Yorkshire, 1941-1942; committee business of the National Gallery and other cultural institutions; preservation of London architecture, 1931-1933; and items of historical interest, including the grave of Owen Arthur Ormsby-Gore.

Letters exchanged between Susanna Godolphin, 1698-1722, Sydney Godolphin, 1699-1731, Ellen Godolphin, 1719-1746, Mary Godolphin, 1722-1739, Francis and Ann Godolphin, 1740-1763, and other family members such as the Hoblyns and Pendarves, together with a small quantity of outgoing correspondence and several miscellaneous or unidentified items.

Letters to Margaret ('Peggy') Godolphin, [c. 1698]-1764, mainly of a personal nature, from Godolphin family members, 1703-1764, other relatives and friends, and official correspondence from solicitors and agents. General topics not previously mentioned in detail include the practical problems of administering the Abertanat estate with inefficient agents, financial shortages, poaching activities and litigation with neighbouring landowners; Margaret Godolphin 's purchases of Maesgwyn, 1756, and Moreton Hall, 1760-1764; the inheritance of Broniarth manor and the rest of the Abertanat estate; a church preferment in Shropshire, 1760; and problems incurred by the turnpikes near Oswestry, 1756. Of particular interest are the family letters from Ellen and Francis Godolphin on the upbringing of the Owen children, fashion, high society gossip and the Hanoverian court, including the accession of George II, 1727.

Letters of various individuals connected to the families of Maurice, Owen, Ormsby-Gore and Godolphin through marriage, friendship or business and a small number of items where neither the author nor the recipient can be identified, 1582-1933.
They comprise letters to, from or about the Wynn family of Glyn, 1596-1690 (whose correspondents include Hugh Pennant, [c. 1663]), Anne Jones of Clenennau, 1679-1695, Rowlands of Nant, [1680s], Glynne of Eleirnion, [1680s]-1703, Humphrey Humphreys, 1700, Waller [of Castletown], 1706-1710, James Brynker, 1724, John Egerton, 1756, Edward Lloyd of Llanforda, 1680, the Seymour family, 1831-1868, Frank Weston, 1914, and others, 1582-1933. Topics include threats of invasions by the Spanish 1596, and the French, 1743; genealogies of Glynne of Glynllifon, [1605] and Gore, 1912; collection of the ship mise in Merionethshire, 1618; Sir Robert Owen 's dispute with Col. William Price of Rhiwlas over land in Gest, 1679-[c. 1694]; estate business of Margaret Lloyd of Cesail Gyfarch, 1729; claims on the estates of Richard Clayton, 1735, and of Robert Godolphin Owen, 1793; church administration in Llanyblodwel and elsewhere, [1730s?], 1756, 1868, 1914; parliamentary elections in Montgomeryshire, 1774 and Leitrim, 1874; the compulsory purchase of Oswestry Corporation property for improving access to London Bridge, 1831; complaints about the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway, 1854; the Crimean War, 1855; First World War action against the Turks, 1918; and other items of national and international news. - - - The Stuart correspondence (mainly copies) includes James I to Sir George Calvert on the priveleges of the House of Commons, 1621; the Covenanters to the Earl of Essex, 1639; Sir William Temple to the Countess of Essex on the death of her daughter, [pre-1699]; and others, on the Oath of Allegiance, [1606], the rebellion and conquest of Ireland, 1649-1652, and the character of Sir George Jeffreys, 1680.

Several small printed almanacks and gentleman 's pocket books, dated between 1676 and 1765, containing occasional memoranda by members of the Owen family. The first two almanacks, from 1676 and 1689, are interesting for the inclusion of astrological, astronomical and meteorological phenomena.

A small number of miscellaneous personal papers of the Owen and Ormsby-Gore families, comprising a theatre ticket, 1672; lists of gentry names, [pre-1678], [1767x1777]; minutes of club meetings, 1678-1681; army papers, 1702, 1805; personal journals, 1721, 1780; school and university papers, 1761-1764; books of personal heights and weights, 1816-1855, 1893-[1900]; a petition to an MP (Watermark 1860); and locks of hair from various family members and friends, [c. 1732]-1854.

Personal papers associated with the career and interests of William Ormsby-Gore, specifically political papers deriving from his membership of Parliament, 1822-1857, his presidency of the Genealogical Society, 1853, and a tribute by the London Stock Bank immediately following his death, 1860.