Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1745, [early 1750s] (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
NLW MS 2062B: i, 185 ff. (partial pagination 1-182) ; 195 x 160 mm.
NLW MS 2063B: ii, 90 ff. (paginated 1-180; pp. 131-180 inverted text) ; 195 x 155 mm.
NLW MS 2062B: Green leather over boards.
NLW MS 2063B: Vellum over boards; 'P Panton Aul: Trinit: Cantab:' and 'Jan. 1744/5' (ink inside front cover).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Paul Panton the elder (1727-1797), barrister and antiquarian, married in 1756 Jane Jones, heiress to the Plas Gwyn estate at Pentraeth, Anglesey. In addition to his responsibilities as squire of Plas Gwyn, Panton took a keen practical interest in the coal and lead industries of Flintshire, in which county he spent a large proportion of his time. He travelled extensively throughout Wales, England and Scotland and, like his friends Thomas Pennant and Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), was greatly interested in British antiquities, a passion reflected in his correspondence. An avid collector of manuscripts, Panton was to gain possession of Ieuan Fardd's papers shortly before the latter's death. The elder Panton retained communications with legal and political colleagues throughout his life.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Legal notebooks of Paul Panton, senior, 1745 (NLW MS 2063B), [early 1750s] (NLW MS 2062B).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Folio i and pp. 1-2, 173-180 are stubs only, with remains of text visible.
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Available on microfilm at the Library.
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Formerly Panton MSS 97-98.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 2062-2063B.
Note
Title based on contents.