Letters to Sir William Williams of Llanforda,
- FA3.
- Series
- 1701-1737.
Part of Wynnstay Estate Records
Letters to Sir William Williams of Llanforda from James Evans in Gray’s Inn, 1701-1704; various business and social acquaintenances, 1705-1733; his son, Watkin Williams Wynn, 1706-1735; his son, Robert Williams, 1709-1737; miscellaneous family members, 1711-1727; his daughter, Sidney Wynne, 1714-1735; his son, Richard Williams of Penbedw, 1717-1730; and his brother, John Williams of Chester, 1727. The letters provide a view into the private affairs of this influential family, their position in Welsh gentry society, and their involvement in local life and in parliamentary politics during the early Hanoverian period. Recurrent family topics include the death of Sir John Wynn, Sir William Williams’s second marriage, 1719, and private financial arrangements.