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Six letters, 1844-1876, from the artist Penry Williams to the sculptor William Theed, the painter Edward William Cooke, and an unnamed correspondent. The subjects include a proposed visit to Wales by Williams, his travels in Italy with the sculptor John Gibson, the latter's failing health and his death at Rome, with reference to various English artists in Italy and to works by Gibson, Theed and Williams.

Estate and family records of Mansel, later Talbot, of Penrice, and its estates in Gower, Glamorgan, from the 16th cent.; including records of Margam Abbey, 12-19th cent., including charters from its foundation in c. 1147, together with royal charters, charter rolls and papal bulls, which form one of the most complete series of archives of any medieval abbey in Great Britain; substantial early archives for Penrice, and other estates, mostly in Glamorgan; manorial records for the manor of Margam Abbey and others; early records of the coal industry in Glamorgan; a large group of Mansel correspondence, 1568-1848, along with some papers relating to Williams of Plas Dyffryn Clydach, largely literary, 17th cent.-18 cent.

A scrap-book containing papers, photographs and printed ephemera, 1856-1965, relating to the history of Penrhyn-coch, parish of Trefeurig, co. Cardigan, compiled c. 1960-1965 by Rees Jones (1899-1977), headmaster of Penrhyn-coch school, 1927-1964. Included are items concerning Horeb Baptist chapel, Penrhyn-coch, Madog Calvinistic Methodist chapel, and St John's church, Penrhyn-coch; Penrhyn-coch school; the Pryse family of Gogerddan; inhabitants of the area who served in the First and Second World Wars; and various cultural and other activities in the village.

A verbatim report of the proceedings at a conference held at Port Penrhyn Office, Caernarvonshire, 8 March 1897, when a deputation of the workmen on strike at Lord Penrhyn's quarry was received by Lord Penrhyn (1836-1907).

A copy of a conveyance, dated 4 June 1877, relating to Penrhyn Castle, St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire.

Deeds and documents, 1774-1933, relating mainly to farms called Penrhyn Mawr and Penrhyn Fach, and in particular to a parcel of Penrhyn Fach called Park y Quay on which Penrhyn Castle was built in the parish of St Dogmaels, co Pembroke, with also related maps, correspondence, and sales catalogues.

An account of the William family of Penrhyn and Cochwillan from Brutus to the 18th century.

Minutes and accounts of the Penrhiw-llan District Hearse Committee, 1887-1960, including details of funerals undertaken by the hearse service, the district comprising the parishes of Bangor Teifi, Henllan and Llanfairorllwyn and part of the parishes of Llandyfrïog and Llangynllo, Cardiganshire.

Correspondence, deeds and papers of various members of the James and Williams families of Penralley in the town of Rhayader, Radnorshire, including ships' log books, ships' orders and other naval records, 18-19 cent., and the papers of Lieutenant John James RN (1737-1790), Commander Horatio James RN (1789-1850), Brigadier-General Horatio James Evans (1859-1932), and Stephen William Williams (1837-1899), county surveyor for Radnorshire and antiquarian.

Penpont letters: twenty-eight lettersto and from members of the Williams family. English. Purchased from Winifred A. Myers Ltd, London, July 1980.

Estate and family records of the Williams family of Penpont, Breconshire, mostly relating to the estate in Breconshire, including deeds, 1314-1871; rentals, 1769-1807; assessments of taxes (window, land, house and horse) in the hundreds of Merthyr and Devynnock, Breconshire, 1743-1787; and letters from members of the Williams family of Penpont, 1793-1828.

Antiphonal, known as the 'Pen-pont MS'.

Letters and accounts, 1821-1823, of Walter Churchey of Brecon, solicitor, relating to the Penoyre estate, co. Brecon, and forwarded by him to the owner, the Reverend Thomas Watkins (1761-1829), whilst the latter was on the Continent, together with two letters from Samuel Church of Brecon, solicitor (ff. 7r-v, 28v). The letters and accounts give detailed information concerning estate matters such as rents and rent arrears, the leasing of farms, tithes and repairs, and contain numerous references to local affairs and events. Notes on the volume, compiled by its previous owner Nigel Temple, have been tipped in at the front (ff. ii-xii).

Cyfrol yn cynnwys pennod gyntaf nofel anorffenedig a ysgrifennwyd yn 1942 gan John Gwilym Jones (1904-1988) ac a gyhoeddwyd yn y cyfnodolyn Taliesin, Rhagfyr 1988, yn dwyn y teitl 'Meurig'.

Notes, 1776, by the Reverend Joseph Robertson, literary critic, on the tours of Scotland undertaken by Thomas Pennant in 1769 and 1772, seemingly made from Pennant's 'A tour in Scotland' (Warrington, Chester, London, 1774-1776), with a section from 'The Critical Review', June 1776, containing Robertson's review of Pt II of the work inserted between ff. 8 and 9.

Family and estate papers of the Holland family of Pennant Ereithlyn in the parish of Eglwys-bach, Denbighshire, mainly deeds, 1458-1810, and correspondence, 1560-1826.