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A transcript, with annotations, by John Lloyd James ('Clwydwenfro') of the Flores Poeticae of John Davies under the title 'Flores Poeticae: or the Poetical works of the late Rev. John Davies, of Glandwr and Moriah in the Congregational Union of the Welsh part of Pembrokeshire: Being copied from his own collection, in manuscript, by his disciple and admirer, John Lloyd James ('Clwydwenfro'), March, Cambridgeshire, 1897, Volume I'. The transcriber has added compositions of his own on matters connected with Ietwen, John Davies, and his children, and transcripts of other writings by John Davies. At the end of the manuscript is a Cardiff printed broadside 'Mynwent Hebron' by John Lloyd James, 1862.

Miscellaneous essays and poems by John Davies, including 'Llethi: Afonig Llanarth Ceredigion: yn cynnwys Cofion boreu ac Adfyfyrdodau', 1863; 'Ar weled Adar yn codi ac yn disgyn o'm blaen ar ffordd Crook, Llanfyrnach, ar gurwlaw trwm, Medi 15, 1864'; 'Canu Da', 1863; 'Addysg Teuluaidd'; school exercise books of John Davies, 1822-1823; notes on ecclesiastical history; 'Translations of the Bible'; 'Canu'; 'Y Ddiaconiaeth a Threth y Llyfrau'; 'Y manteision a ddeilliant i Gymru oddiwrth ei Hundeb dan goron Lloegr'; an obituary notice of the Reverend John Williams of Bullocksmith, Cheshire; 'Dilanwadau Dwyfol', 1832; and poems and prayers by William Richards, Llanwinio, 1841-1847.

A translation by John Davies of the New Testament from Greek into Welsh. This translation was made between 1834 and 1838.

Letters, 1823-1828, mainly addressed to John Davies. The correspondents include John Davies (to his father), 1833-1835, J. J. Phillips, Newtown, 1826-1828, Edward Davies, Newtown, 1826-1827, David Davies, Castell, 1823-1825, J[ohn] T. Williams, Castle, 1823-1824, John G. Davies, Newtown (to John Williams, Llanarth), 1825, Evan Pryse, Carmarthen, 1824, Thomas Lewis, Pwllheli, 1826, John Johnes, Canerw, 1826, W[illiam] Davies, Rhydyceisiaid, 1826, John Williams, Newtown, 1826, William Gething, Newtown, 1827, Joseph Evans, S[amuel] Simon, Bullock Smithy, 1828, Haverfordwest Itinerant Society, 1828, Vizard & Leman, London, 1828, J. Williams, Creaton, 1828, D. James, Newtown, 1828, John Phillips, Newcastle [Emlyn], 1828; with circulars of Brecon Independent College, 1857, Evan Jones & Co., Cardiff, 1883, University College of Wales, 1870, Eglwys Annibynol Cwrt, Abergynolwyn, and Llanboidy Highway Board, 1884.

A file of the correspondence of John Davies for the year 1830, including reciprocal correspondence between him and J[ohn] T. Williams, Berriew and letters addressed to him by J[ohn] Jones, Forden, James Griffiths, Maenclochog, Richard Baynes, London, John Roberts, Llanbrynmair, E[li]ezer Jones, Swansea, Jonah Lloyd, St Asaph, B. Williams, Creaton, John Bulmer, Haverfordwest and J. Williams, Creaton.

A file of the correspondence of John Davies for the year 1831, including reciprocal correspondence between him and J[ohn] T. Williams, Berriew and Bullock Smithy, Cheshire, and letters addressed to him by D. & W. Rees, Llandovery, Edward Davies, Newtown, Richard Jones, printer, Dolgelley, John Bulmer, Haverfordwest, Caleb Morris and Thomas Lewis, Builth.

A file of the correspondence of John Davies for the year 1829, containing his own letters to J[ohn] T. Williams at Newtown and the latter's letters to him; with letters by John Bulmer, Rugeley, 1840, written on a printed syllabus of Monumenta Antiqua, B. Griffiths, Bryngwyn and J[ohn] Jones, Forden.

A file of the correspondence of John Davies for the year 1832, including reciprocal correspondence between him and J[ohn] T. Williams, Berriew and Bullock Smithy, and letters to him from H[enry] R. Thomas, Narberth, David James, Pontygafel and T[homas] Lewis, Builth (with a letter of introduction to Dr Thomas Rees, London).

A file of the correspondence of John Davies, 1833-1840, including reciprocal correspondence between him and J[ohn] T. Williams, Bullock Smithy, and letters addressed to him by Dan Davies [?Haverfordwest], 1833, T[homas] Lewis, Builth, 1833, John Phillips, Wiveliscombe, 1833, and John Bulmer, Rugeley, 1840.

A commonplace book compiled by John Davies, 1821-1826, containing extracts, translations and original poems and meditations. His earliest compositions are signed 'J. G. Davies'. Much of the contents of this book was written during his stay at the Independent College at Newtown and some of the poems are located there, e.g. 'I lwyn o ddreinen wen ar lan Hafren dan yr hwn yr eisteddwn yn aml' and 'Ad Sebrinam'; and an imperfect copy, with manuscript entries, of Almanac a Dyddiadur Cynnulleidfaol am y flwyddyn 1848 ... gan Josiah Thomas Jones, Caerfyrddin.

'Various papers and manuscripts of Rev. J. Davies, Glandwr, collected and put together by J. Lloyd James, Sep. 12, 1898'. The collection includes articles by John Davies on 'Tylodi y Cymry', 'Addysg Teuluaidd' (press cuttings from Seren Cymru), 'Gweddio ar Eistedd' (printed by B. R. Rees, Llanelli), 'Gwybodaeth', 'Cerddoriaeth yr Hen Destament'; draft title page and preface to Y Proffwydi Byrion, 1881, and chronological tables; letters from J[ohn] T. Williams, 1834, and Thomas Briscoe, 1876; an account of books bought from Baynes &c. for John Davies, 9 July 1835; and a letter from Hermon [Baptist] Church [Llanfyrnach] to [Siloh Congregational] church at Glandwr, 19 July 1828.

A book of sermon notes, memoranda and draft poems written by John Davies during his stay at Newtown, 1824. Pp. 23-68, containing poems listed on p. 85, have been cut out of the book.

A file of almanacs with manuscript notes and diary entries by John Davies. The almanacs consist of Cyfaill Ffyddlon, 1827, Cyfaill Parod, 1828, Cyfaill Cyfarwydd, 1829, Cyfaill Defnyddiol, 1830, Cyfaill Derbyniol, 1831, Cyfaill Cynnorthwyol, 1832, Cyfaill Athrylithgar, 1833, Cyfaill Serchiadol, 1834, all with Dublin imprints, Almanack am y Flwyddyn 1835, gan R. Roberts, Dublin, Patrick O'Conell, Amseroni 1836, Dublin, Alexander O'Leary, Almanac ... Gan Gymro, Aberteifi, annually 1837-1848.

An account book containing victualling accounts of a schooner, 1860-1861, and accounts of Wern Mill Farm, Llanarth, 1875-1884.