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Title
Date(s)
- 1834-1861 / (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
i, 71 ff. (several leaves cut out) ; 185 x 115 mm. Rough calf binding, remains of brass clasp.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
'Evan Davies hiss Book kefan llus' on f. i. Label of D. Davies, bookbinder, Colwinston, Cowbridge, inside front cover.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
David Harbourne; Cardiff; Purchase (with NLW MSS 21922-4); 1983
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Notebook, 1834-1861, of the Rev. Evan David, Y Groes-faen, Llantrisant, Glamorgan, containing sermons; accounts and other particulars, 1845-1856, relating to Fforest-fawr and other farms in the Llantrisant area (ff. 6-9, 10 verso-11 verso, 14-15); medical and domestic recipes (ff. 5, inverted text 59 recto-verso); and a list of those pledging themselves to total abstinence (inverted text ff. 51 recto-verso, 52 verso). A newspaper account of the funeral of Evan David is on f. 70 verso.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The contents of NLW MSS 21701-22852 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 8 (Aberystwyth, 1999).
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 21921A.
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
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Language(s)
- English