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A volume containing sermons by William Thomas ('Gwilym Marles') [1834-1879], Enoch Lewis (Abergwaun), Thomas Morgan (Blaengwrach), D. Griffiths, Timothy Davis (Oldbury) [1779-1860], David Davis (Castell Nedd) [1778-1846] and John Jones (Aberdare) [1802-1863] collected by Rees Jenkin Jones [1835-1924], Unitarian minister, Aberdare.

The fonds consists of personal papers and correspondence, 1826-1967, of members of the family of Rees Jenkin Jones, namely the Rev. John Jones (1802-1863), Mrs Anne Griffith Jones (1852-1899), Dr Goronwy Jones (1881-1945), the Rev. Simon Jones (1879-1967) and the Rev. Rees Jenkin Jones (1835-1924) himself, together with estate records, 1620-1916, of the Clettwr estate, Cardiganshire, Cilgell Isaf estate, Carmarthenshire, and of premises in Aberdare, Glamorgan. Much of the material relates to the Unitarian cause in Wales.

The file comprises inland revenue succession and legacy duty papers on the estate of John Jones of Mount Pleasant, Aberdare, Dissenting Minister, 1865-1866, and Anne Jones of the same, 1893. Both in turn possessed a lease for 99 years of a house and shop at Mount Pleasant Garden, Aberdare.

Letters, 1806-1881, of Unitarian ministers and others collected by Rees Jenkin Jones, most of which centre round the names of John James, Gellionnen and John Jones, Hen Dŷ Cwrdd, Aberdare, father of Rees Jenkin Jones, and include letters received and written by them. Among the other correspondents are David Davis, Castell Hywel, Timothy Davis, his son, Peter Welsford, Plymouth, Cadogan Williams, Bridgend, Taliesin Williams ('Ab Iolo'), Christopher James, Merthyr Tydfil, John Thomas, Llandysul, John Davies, Neath, John Jones, barrister-at-law and author of History of Wales, James Yates, London, John Jeremy, Lampeter, Daniel H. Jones, Aberaeron and Gravesend, Thomas Rees, Gellionnen and London, author of The Beauties of South Wales (1815), Timothy Davis, Oldbury, nephew of David Davis, Castell Hywel, John Braham, Bristol, David Lloyd, tutor and principal at the Carmarthen Presbyterian College, John Fielden, and William Parry, Bridgend.

Letters, circulars, etc., 1806-1918, mainly to John James, Gellionnen, John Jones, Aberdare and Rees Jenkin Jones, the correspondents including J[ohn] Lloyd James ('Clwydwenfro'), Isaac Thomas Williams, Aberdulais, Thomas L. Marshall, Sidmouth, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Tower Hill, Chicago, Rees and Margaret Richard, Frackville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., John Braham, Bristol, David Evans, Lampeter, John Thomas, Llandysul, Rees Rees, father-in-law of John Jones, Aberdare, and other members of the Rees family, David Evans, Alltyplaca, Ben[jamin] Evans, Newcastle Emlyn, Rees Jones ('Amnon'), brother of John Jones, Aberdare, David Owen ('Brutus'), Thomas Rees, Gellionnen and London, James Yates, London, Richard Evans, Swansea, John Davies, Cilygell, David Jenkin Rees, Lloydjack, David Davis, Castell Hywel and David Davis, Neath, and the reminiscences of Jenkin William [?minister at Panteg].