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Miscellaneous correspondence including holograph and autograph (1) letters from L[ewis Bagot, bishop of] St. Asaph, from St. Asaph, to Mrs. [Hester Lynch] Piozzi, Bryn bella, near Denbigh, 1799 (Mrs. Bagot's illness); R[ichard Bagot, bishop of] Oxford, from Blithfield, to [ ], 1834 (an appointment with recipient for a sitting); T[homas Burgess, bishop successively of] St. David's and Salisbury, from Abergwilly, Durham, and London, to the Reverend H[enry] H[ervey] Baber, post-1824 (objections to the title of the Royal Society of Literature and to its members being designated Fellows), the Reverend G[eorge] H[enry] Glasse, Hanwell Rectory and London, 1804 (4) (the writer's willingness to act as steward for the 'Sons of the Clergy', a gift of a sermon from recipient, matters relating to a charity), Mr. Payne, 1815 (an invitation to dine at Abergwilly Palace ) (in third person), [George John Spencer, 2nd] earl Spencer, 1830 (informing recipient of a meeting of the chapter of the Order of the Garter), Sir William [ ], 1825 (charitable aid for Miss Wilson), and [ ], 1804-1805 and undated (4) (a petition from Richard Williams for charity, thanks for two copies of 'your Vindication', etc.); [the Reverend] Sam[ue]l Davies, Hanover, Virginia [America], to [the Reverend George] Whitefield, 1756 (personal, acknowledging receipt of a copy of recipient's 'printed Letters from Lisbon' [A Brief Account of some Lent and other . . . Processions . . . seen last year at Lisbon; in four Letters . . . (London, 1755)], the publication of the said letters in the Virginia Gazette, hopes that they would influence the Virginians against Popery, comments on the earthquake and floods [of November 1755 in Lisbon], the writer's Negro communicants, references to acquaintances); and W[illia]m Sotheby, London, to Miss Berry, Petersham, 1828 (a gift of recipient's work dealing with French and English society [? Mary Berry: A Comparative View of the Social Life of England and France from the Restoration of Charles the Second . . . (1828)]), and [ ], undated (the writer's inability to accept an invitation). Also an acknowledgement, 19 October 1604, by Sir Thomas Mansell, kt., of the receipt from Edward Kemmys of Keven Mable, co. Glamorgan, esq., of a sum of fifty pounds which the said Edward Kemmys had been directed to lend to the Crown, and a certificate, signed 2 May 1821 by [the Reverend] Tho[mas] S[eth] J[ones] Thomas, rector of Begelly, and [the Reverend] Thomas Dalton, rector of Crunwear, and countersigned by T[homas Burgess, bishop of] St. David's, relating to the non-residence of the Reverend John Evans, perpetual curate of Reynoldston.

Miscellaneous documents and letters of Robert Vaughan, Hengwrt, Maria Jane Williams ('Llinos') and others. Welsh, English. Purchased from Sotheby & Co., London, June 1971.

Miscellaneous documents in both original and transcript form. (Formerly Bob Owen MS.) English. Between boards. Purchased from Bob Owen, Croesor, June 1959.

Miscellaneous deeds and documents, mainly relating to properties in co. Card., 1675-1902, co. Caern, 1546-1860, co. Carm., 1702-1914, co. Denb., 1575-1850, co. Flint, 1770-1776, co. Glam., [13 cent.?]-1924, co. Mer., 1598-1890, co. Mont., 1465-1877, co. Mon., 1630-1775, co. Pemb., 1753-1930, co. Rad., 1706-1840, Cheshire, 1703-1789, Gloucestershire, 1656-1788, Herefordshire, 1594-1772, Shropshire, 1710-1809, and Ireland, 1671-1922.

Miscellaneous items including a copy of an address by J.E.R. Carson at a joint meeting of the Cardiganshire Rural Community Council and the Cardiganshire Association of Parish Councils, May 1963; Urdd y Deyrnas News Letter, June 1951; and printed material, 1962-8, relating to T.W.W. (Independent Television for South Wales and the West of England) and Teledu Cymru (Wales, West & North, Television Limited). Also includes a typescript copy of 'A historical sketch of the Congregational chapel at Llanwrtyd Wells' by E.G. Hartmann.

Miscellaneous items relating to Horeb Welsh Baptist chapel, Penrhyn-coch, including a temperance register, 1919; a memorial card, 1918, to the Reverend Henry Evans, minister of Horeb; two letters, 1929, to the Reverend O E Williams, minister of Horeb; tickets and posters relating to events held at Horeb, 1857-1988; and miscellaneous memoranda relating to the Sunday School.

Miscellaneous items, mostly printed, relating to the poet Thomas S. Jones (1882-1932), including a postcard, 1932, from him to Dr Illtyd David.

Miscellaneous autograph letters from Sir William Jones, orientalist (1746-1794) to J. Miller and Samuel Parr (1747-1825), from Samuel Parr to William Roscoe (1753-1831) and from Thomas Pennant (1726-1798) to Richard Gough (1735-1809).

Miscellaneous letters, [17 cent.]-[18 cent.], from various correspondents, including Thomas Pennant, William Morris and Edward Lhuyd.

Over a hundred letters, 1643-1947, of miscellaneous provenance.

Letters, 1855-1904, of miscellaneous provenance, including letters, 1871-1894, to and from Welsh emigrants to Australia and the United States of America (ff. 11-24, 49-50, 69-70, 108-123); a letter, 1855, from the artist Penry Williams relating to a proposed visit by Lady Charlotte Guest to the Vatican; and a letter, 1857, from the Rev. Calvert Richard Jones, photographic pioneer, to his friend Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot of Margam, written from Nice. Other correspondents include Owen M. Edwards (1) 1891, Thomas E. Ellis (1) 1892, David Lloyd George (5) 1879-1892, William E. Gladstone (3) 1857-1875, Sir Lewis Morris (2) 1890-1895, Daniel Owen (1) 1885 and John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia) (4) 1891-1904.

Miscellaneous letters, 1851-1899, by various authors.

Letters, 1801-1849, of miscellaneous provenance, including three letters, with sketches, 1804-1805, from the architect John Nash and his assistant to Sir George Cornewall relating to construction work at Moccas Court, Herefordshire; three letters, 1801-1808, to William Clayfield, Bristol, from James Watt and his sons Gregory Watt and James Watt; and three letters, 1824-1826, from the artist George Perfect Harding to David Pennant of Downing, Flintshire, together with related notes by the latter. Among the other correspondents are James Everett (1) 1825, Sir Francis Freeling (1) 1833, Felicia Hemans (1) n.d., Dorothea Jordan (2) 1813 and n.d., Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis (1) n.d., Richard Llwyd ('Bard of Snowdon') (1) 1812, John Parry ('Bardd Alaw') (2) 1831 and n.d., Sir Thomas Picton (2) 1810-1813, Henry Richard (1) 1849 and Isaac Williams (1) [1842].

Letters, 1900-1995, of miscellaneous provenance. Correspondents include A. J. Balfour (1) 1916, W. H. Davies (2) 1912-1913, Lyubov (Aimée) F. Dostoevskaya (1, in French) 1924, Owen M. Edwards (4) 1900-1916, David Lloyd George (4) 1911-1919, Megan Lloyd George (3) 1948-1951, Richard Hughes (6) 1923-1935, Augustus John (7) [1918]-1950, Daniel Jones (2) 1972-1981, David Jones (1) 1966 (discussing some of his paintings), Jack Jones (2) 1938-1939, Saunders Lewis (5) 1951-1965, Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor (1) 1937, Edward Thomas (1) 1901, and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1) [1940].

A collection of miscellaneous letters and papers, [?1610]-[?late 20 cent.], purchased or received by donation from various sources by the National Library of Wales during the period July 2013-May 2021 and boxed as one volume. A list of contents is included (f. i).

A collection of miscellaneous letters and papers, 1757-1993, purchased or received by donation from various sources by the National Library of Wales during the period June 2008-May 2013 and boxed as one volume.

A collection of miscellaneous letters and papers, 1804-2005, purchased or received by donation from various sources by the National Library of Wales during the period May 2004-May 2008 and boxed as one volume.