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- 1878-1895. (Creation)
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Extent and medium
10 ff.
Context area
Archival history
Family letters inherited by the donor.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs E. M. Humphreys; Llansantffraid, Powys; Donation; October 1999; A1999/121.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Five letters, 1878-1895, written in Welsh and English, from members of the Thomas family, emigrants to the United States of America, to relatives in Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire.
One letter was written by Elizabeth and David O. Thomas, Venadocia, Van Wert County, Ohio, 29 April 1878 (ff. 103-104); two letters each were written by Abraham Thomas of Williamsburg, Iowa, 1885, 1894 (ff. 105-108), and his daughter Lizzie [Elizabeth], January 1895 (ff. 109-112). The letters contain family news and include references to agriculture (ff. 105 verso-106 verso) and Christmas celebrations (f. 106 verso) in Iowa.
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Accruals
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Arranged chronologically at NLW.
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Language and script notes
Welsh, English.
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Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23699E, ff. 103-112.
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Name access points
- Thomas, Abraham, b. 1847. (Subject)
- Thomas, Lizzie (Elizabeth), b. 1878. (Subject)
- Thomas, David O., of Ohio. (Subject)
- Thomas, Elizabeth, of Llanbrynmair and Ohio. (Subject)
- Thomas family, of Llanbrynmair -- Correspondence. (Subject)