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Forty-five holograph and autograph letters, notes, etc., addressed to John Lloyd at Garden Court, London, at Hafodunos near St. Asaph, at Wigfair near St. Asaph and elsewhere, 1766-1812.
They comprise letters from T[imothy] Lane, [FRS], Hart Street, Bloomsbury, [London], 1804 (2) (Lloyd's contrivance for boring rocks and the possibility of ordering one for the Scotch Mines Company, astronomical experiments relating to a luminous ring observed around the moon during the total eclipses of the sun, comments on the opinion of Cassini relating thereto and a request for the bishop of St. Asaph's sentiments, treatment of injuries to the limbs by electricity); G. Lewis, Llwyn Egryn, undated (business); William Liddle, Grassfield near Alston, Cumberland, 1802 (engineering work to be done for recipient); James Lind, Windsor, 1786 (poultry for the Queen, [William] Herschel's work on his 'prodigious Telescope. Twenty people may dine in the Tube very easily'); Andrew Lindegren, London, 1783 (personal); Bell Lloyd, Llanrwst, undated (2) (personal); Doro[thea] Lloyd, Soughton and Havodunos [mother of recipient], 1776-1778 and undated (7) (personal and family news, activities in the neighbourhood); E. [ ] Lloyd, Red Lion Sq[uare, ? London], [1801] (condolences, the death of Lord Stonefield); Edw[ar]d Pryce Lloyd, Pengwern and Stratton Audley, Oxon., 1802-1811 (2) (genealogical queries and data relating to the writer's family); J[oh]n Lloyd, 1766 (financial arrangements, an order for tea, the death of Lady Ann Rushout); John Lloyd, Red Lion Square, [?London], 1788-1791 and undated (4) (legal proceedings); Phoe[be] Lloyd, Levenside, [ ], 1791 (personal); S[amuel] Lysons, 1811 (a canvassing letter on behalf of [George Gordon, afterwards Hamilton-Gordon] 4th earl of Aberdeen, in connection with the contest for the presidency of the Society of Antiquaries, an outline of events leading up to the contest, mention of William Owen Pugh); Theo[dore] Aug[ustus] Mann, Bruxelles, 1778 (data relating to the measuring 'of a degree of the meridien' by various mathematicians); N. Maskelyne, Greenwich, 1784 (paintings and drawings made by Mr. Burgess during a tour of North and South Wales, including a print of Langunna hill seen from Abergwilly); Mrs. Medley, Clapham, undated (thanks for assistance); Thomas Meredith, Wrexham, 1791 (a request for support in his application for membership of the Society of Antiquarians); A. Mills, Dublin and Macclesfield, 1788-1792 (4) (a visit to Ireland, interviews with Col. Vallancy and Mr. Kirwan, mineral prospects on 'our own Mountain' in Ireland, conversations with [ ] Graydon, secretary of the Irish Antiquarian Society, re. volcanic matters, news of [Rudolf Eric] Raspe, a paper by the writer on volcanic appearances in the islands of Islay, Mull, etc., which was to be published by the Royal Society, matters relating to the Llandidno mine, claims by Mr. Campbell of Islay [Argyllshire] 'on our Company' for not fulfilling the terms of a mineral lease); Will[ia]m Milnes, Ashover, [Derbyshire], 1811-1812 (3) (news of the lead trade, news of Sir Joseph [Banks] and his family, Mr. [John] Farey's work on a proposed mineral map of the district); C. Moore, London, undated (personal, acceptance, on behalf of his mother, of an offer of a partnership in the trial [for minerals] to be made on Sir Roger Mostyn's grounds); Valentine Morris, [London], 1781 (arranging a meeting to discuss genealogical matters); Pyers Mostyn, Talacre, [1796] (the loan of a dog); Sir Roger Mostyn and Mr. M[ostyn], undated, signed T. Mostyn (personal); L. Mulgrave, Brussells, undated (personal); Major Jos[ ] Muter, Assistant Quarter Master General, Liverpool, 1805 (the beacon and but at St. George's); Robert Myddelton, Gwaynynog, 1802 (personal); W. Myddelton, Temple, [London], 1779 (Hengwrt MSS in Lloyd's hands, the death of Mrs. S. Lloyd, legal matters, reference to Mr. Wilkes); and Fra[nci]s Newton, London, 1801 (personal, news of acquaintances, the grain situation, the transport and sale of barley).
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Formerly known as Wigfair 20.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 12420D.
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- Astronomy -- Experiments.
- Solar eclipses.
- Telescopes -- England.
- Electricity in medicine -- History -- 19th century.
- Mines and mineral resources -- Ireland.
- Geology -- Scotland -- Western Isles.
- Volcanism.
- Copper mines and mining -- Wales -- Llandudno.
- Beacons -- Wales -- Conwy.
- Barley industry -- Great Britain.
- Grain trade -- Great Britain.
- Ireland -- Antiquities.
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- Scotch Mining Company. (Subject)
- Society of Antiquaries of London. (Subject)
- Irish Antiquarian Society. (Subject)
- Cassini, Giovanni Domenico, 1625-1712. (Subject)
- Herschel, William, 1738-1822 (Subject)
- Stonefield, John Campbell, Lord, ca. 1733-1801 -- Death and burial. (Subject)
- Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of, 1784-1860 (Subject)
- Vallancey, Charles, 1721-1812. (Subject)
- Kirwan, Richard, 1733-1812. (Subject)
- Raspe, Rudolf Erich, 1737-1794. (Subject)
- Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. (Subject)
- Farey, John, 1766-1826. (Subject)
- Lane, T. (Timothy), 1734-1807 (Subject)
- Liddle, William, of Grassfield. (Subject)
- Lind, James, 1716-1794. (Subject)
- Lindegren, Andrew. (Subject)
- Lloyd, Bell, of Llanrwst. (Subject)
- Lloyd, Dorothea, of Wigfair. (Subject)
- Lloyd, Phoebe. (Subject)
- Lysons, Samuel, 1763-1819. (Subject)
- Mann, Mons. l'abbé, 1735-1809. (Subject)
- Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811, (Subject)
- Meredith, Thomas, of Wrexham. (Subject)
- Mills, A., of Dublin and Macclesfield. (Subject)
- Milnes, William. (Subject)
- Morris, Valentine. (Subject)
- Mostyn, Pyers, of Talacre. (Subject)
- Mulgrave, L., of Brussells. (Subject)
- Muter, Joseph, Major. (Subject)
- Myddelton, Robert, of Gwaenynog. (Subject)
- Myddelton, William, Inner Temple. (Subject)
- Newton, Francis, of London. (Subject)
- Mostyn, Edward Pryce Lloyd, Baron, 1768-1854 (Subject)
- Mostyn, Roger, Sir, 1734-1796 (Subject)
- Pughe, W. Owen (William Owen), 1759-1835 (Subject)