Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1770-1852 (mainly 1770-[c. 1810]) (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
74 ff. with insertions ; 155 x 100 mm.
Vellum wrappers, with remains of brass clasp, flap lined with marbled paper.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
'John Evans his Book Bought October 24 1770' (inside front cover); in the possession of Ann Chegwiden Powe, Devonport, by 1835 (f. 54 verso).
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Phillips; London; Purchased at auction, lot 471; 9 November 2001; B2001/22.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Memorandum book, 1770-[c. 1810], of John Evans, shipwright, containing records of his employment and of letters received, addresses of manufacturers and vendors of pottery and household goods, medicinal recipes, household accounts, references to Wesleyan Methodist sermons heard in England, and professional and family notes.
Numerous references suggest that Evans was a native of Pembrokeshire, perhaps of Haverfordwest, and that he left the county in November 1770 (f. 1) to enter into employment at 'the king yeard' [?the Royal Dockyard at Devonport, Plymouth] (f. 2). Further family memoranda, up to about 1852, were added by his children, John, Ann and Charles Evans and Mary Pow(e) and Mary's daughter Ann Chegwiden Powe.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Item: 1.1 Manuscript Volume (NLW MS 23872A). Action: Condition reviewed. Action identifier: 4224685. Date: 20030207. Authorization: Selected for conservation. Authorizing institution: NLW. Action agent: J. Thomas. Status: Manuscript Volume (NLW MS 23872A) : Foredge flap damaged, loose items in volume. Institution: WlAbNL.
Item: 1.2 Manuscript Volume (NLW MS 23872A). Action: Conserved. Action identifier: 4224685. Date: 20031219. Authorizing institution: NLW. Action agent: G. Edwards. Status: Manuscript Volume (NLW MS 23872A) : Guarded loose items into rear of volume, attached new lettered label to spine. Institution: WlAbNL.
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System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Leaves torn out after ff. 63 and 73.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23872A.
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Evans, John, shipwright -- Family. (Subject)
- Evans, John, shipwright -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. (Subject)
- Evans, John, 1782-1808. (Subject)
- Evans, Ann, 1785-1814. (Subject)
- Evans, Charles, 1775 or 6-1822. (Subject)
- Pow, Mary, 1774-1813. (Subject)
- Powe, Ann Chegwiden, b. 1806. (Subject)
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Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
March 2012.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Maredudd ap Huw, and revised by Rhys Morgan Jones;