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- 1859-1887 / (Creation)
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Sixty holograph letters and incomplete letters, 1859-1887 and undated, written by Evan Jones, The Printing Office (Post and Stamp Offices), 1 High Street, Portmadoc. The majority of the letters are addressed to his brother Owen [Evan Jones], but there are a few to his father [John Jones, 'Pyll Glan Conwy'], to his sister Catherine, and to his nephew John [J. Lloyd]. Among the subjects discussed are news of relatives and friends; money matters; printing processes, equipment, and estimates, with references to publications by the writer and the recipients; the whereabouts of the schooner 'Margaret Jones'; advice in the matter of Thomas Davies's bankruptcy; the death of P. M. Evans, Holywell, in an accident at Devil's Bridge; a newspaper development [at Llanrwst]; negotiations regarding the disposal of properties [in Llanrwst]; the conduct of the writer's cousin 'Willie'; a proposal for the purchase of land at Deganwy; trips on a new steam tug [from Portmadoc]; the repair of the writer's watch; the printing of voters' lists and lists of polling places; a visit from 'Ap Caledfryn'; a visit to a printing exhibition in London; the sale of Bryn Aber [Llanrwst]; the exclusion of ['Gwilym] Cowlyd' from the office of churchwarden; [Portmadoc] Horse and Dog Show; the writer's post office duties and the employment of staff; unemployment in a foundry [in Portmadoc]; Jubilee (1887) celebrations; the probate of [ Owen Evan(s) Jones]; financial loss incurred by Portmadoc Eisteddfod (1887); the theft of postage stamps from the writer; etc. One of the letters is written on the blank spaces of a printed circular of Mr. Ellis, dentist, Towyn, and another on a printed circular, 1858, of Port Madoc Gas Company.
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Welsh, English.
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The description is also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971)
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Formerly known as J. T. Evans 35.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 12024B.
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- Land tenure -- Wales -- Deganwy
- Printing industry -- Exhibitions
- Horse shows -- Wales -- Porthmadog
- Dog shows -- Wales -- Porthmadog
- Postal service -- Wales -- Porthmadog
- Foundries -- Wales -- Porthmadog
- Dentists -- Wales -- Tywyn
- Gas companies -- Wales -- Porthmadog
- Bryn Aber (Llanrwst, Wales : Dwelling)
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- Margaret Jones (Ship) (Subject)
- Eisteddfod Porthmadog (1887 : Porthmadog, Wales) (Subject)
- Porthmadog Gas Company (Subject)
- Jones, Evan, 1830-1918 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Jones, Owen Evan, 1834-1887 -- Correspondence (Subject)
- Davies, Thomas, bankrupt (Subject)
- Evans, Peter Maelor, 1817-1878 -- Death and burial (Subject)
- Ap Caledfryn, 1837-1915 (Subject)
- Gwilym Cowlyd, 1828-1904 (Subject)
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 -- Anniversaries, etc., 1887. (Subject)
- Jones, Owen Evan, 1834-1887 (Subject)
- Jones, William, soldier (Subject)
- Jones, Evan, 1830-1918 (Subject)
- Jones, Owen Evan, 1834-1887 (Subject)
- Jones, Catherine, b. 1824 (Subject)
- Lloyd, John J. (Subject)
- Ellis, Mr, dentist, Tywyn (Subject)