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Miscellaneous papers relating to mining matters, including a letter from John Wynne to Howell Lloyd at Havodynos [18th cent.] concerning the affairs of the Aled Level Mine; a memorial by C. B. Dyer, as agent of the Gwernymynydd Mines Company, to the lords of Mold, 31 March 1831, with regard to the drainage of mines and difficulties encountered in obtaining additional land for driving a deep level (addressed on the outside to the Rev[eren]d J[ohn] C[onway] Conway, Soughton, Northop); an agreement, 1848, whereby the Rev[eren]d Richard Howard of Llanrhaiadr yn Cinmerch, co. Denbigh, granted to David Evans of the parish of Llandudno, and Evan Evans, Edward Evans, John Jones and George John Newton, all of Liverpool, mineral rights on Trecastell farm in the parish of Llangelynin, co. Carnarvon (draft copy); an account of payments in respect of the Trawsfynydd Mine, 1815-1817; an account of the sale of coal and slack at Argoed Colliery [ ] for the half year ending 26 June 1824; notes on a speltre furnace; accounts between the Llandidno Mine Company and Messrs. Roe and Company, smelters of copper ore, 1793-1801; two accounts - the Llandidno New Mine Co. in account with the proprietor of Mona mine in respect of copper ore delivered to the Mona smelting works, 1830-1831 (both are addressed on the dorse to Thomas Jones, mine agent, New Mine, Llandidno, and the first is accompanied by a covering letter from Evan Evans, Mona Lodge Office, January 1831); an account relating to the Trecastell [co. Caernarvon] mine, 1811-1812; and extracts from a letter from John Wynn of Gwedir [sic] [later Sir John Wynn, 1st. bart.] to [Ralph Eure, 3rd] lord Eure, [lord] president [of the Council] of Wales, 30 November 1607, and from an undated letter from the said John Wynn to Sir Thomas Middleton [Kt., of Chirk Castle], both relating to Anglesey mineral water and experiments in connection with the production of copper.

Accounts, correspondence, and miscellaneous items relating to the activities of the Llandudno New [Copper] Mine Company. 12506A. An account book - the Llandidno New Mine Company in account with R[ichar]d and Cha[rle]s Sankey, 1816-1824. 12507A. An account book - ? of William Jones in account with the Llandidno New Mine Company, 1822-1823. 12508B. An account of disbursements made on behalf of the Llandidno New Mine Company in July 1823. 12509E. Copies of resolutions passed at meetings of the Llandudno New Mine Company or the New Llandudno Mine Company held at Ruthin, 26 February 1823, at Conway Ferry House, 10 April 1823, at Denbigh, 1 July 1823, 22 July 1823, 4 March 1824 and 21 August 1824, and at Llandudno, 2 August 1827; and bills of lading in respect of copper ore shipped by the aforesaid company at Conway on board the vessels Providence of Conway, bound for Swansea (5 November 1828 and 14 March 1829), and Robert of Conway, bound for Amlwch (11 December 1830). 12510C. Thirteen holograph letters, 1822-1826, including (a) Nine letters addressed to the Reverend Rich[ar]d Howard at Conway and Denbigh, by Henry Bath, the Mining Office, Swansea, 1823 (2) (enclosing copies of the writer' s account with the Llandidno New Mine Company in respect of the sale of copper ore, comments on the sales of ore especially at Swansea, financial matters), F. Britain, Glan Llyn, 1823 (personal, the Trawsfynnydd mine take note), W[illia]m Jones, Llandidno New Mine, 1823 (2) (mention of the Bwlch gwin mine adventure, a consignment of copper ore for Henry Bath of Swansea shipped on board the Union), John Lester, Llandidno, 1823 (his inability to send a statement of account), M. L. Louis, Abergele, 1823 (2) (a sum of money promised to the writer by the Llandudno New Mine Company ? as part of his salary as a National School teacher), and A. Mills, Conway, 1822 (a request for the payment of the annual trespass money agreed upon between the writer and the Llandidno Mine Company); (b) A letter from R. Browne, Wrexham, to the proprietors of Llandidno Mine, 1823 (the writer's inability to attend a meeting); and (c) Three letters addressed to Will[ia] m Jones, Llandidno New Mine Co., nr. Conway, or William Jones, mine agent, Llandidno, by Geo[rge] Duncan and Son, Liverpool, 1823 (enclosing an invoice for whimsey ropes ordered for the company and sent to Conway in the vessel Mary Ann), Ed[ward] Lloyd, Cefn, 1824 (informing recipient of a forthcoming meeting of the company), and Thomas Patten and Co., Cheadle, 1826 (enclosing an account of the weight and value of copper ore received from the Llandidno mine). 12511E. A certificate of insurance, 8 February 1830, in respect of the ship Five Sisters proceeding from Conway to Swansea with a cargo of copper ore from the Llandudno new mine. Attached is a letter from [Messrs.] Morgan and Preece, Bank, Carnarvon, to Mr. Thomas Jones, agent, New Mining Co., Llandudno, Conway, 10 February 1830, relating to the said certificate. 12512E Bundles of vouchers and receipts in respect of salaries, wages, stores, repair work, etc., at the Llandudno New Mine Company's works, 1821- 1831.