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- 1816-1932. (Creation)
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25 volumes, 21 folders, 4 envelopes, 1 file.
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Biographical history
Lord Tredegar's Cattle Show was established by Sir Charles Morgan in 1819. The 1905 show was the 87th, suggesting an unbroken run of annual shows. The show was held in the Newport Cattle Market until it was amalgamated with the Bedwellte Agricultural Show in 1923. The catalogue of entries for 1921 is endorsed 'Last show', which may suggest a gap before Bedwellte took over. In 1927 Newport hosted the Royal Agricultural Society of England's annual show ('Royal Agricultural Show'), held in Tredegar Park, 5-9 July.
The Tredegar Races predated the show by at least three years, the earliest records here dating from 1816. Hunter trials continued at least during the period 1926-1932.
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The series comprises papers relating to the Tredegar Races, including race calendars (standing orders, subscribers and lists of runners and winners), 1816-1873, and hunter trails judges' notebooks, 1926-1932; papers relating to the Tredegar Show, including poultry books, c.1880-c.1927, correspondence, 1891-1927, and show catalogues, 1919-1921; and papers, 1845-1850, relating to a statue of Sir Charles Morgan, subscribed to and erected as a testimonial to his suppport of the agricultural interest. -- The letters include applications for entries and trade stands, apologies for pulling entries for various reasons, and the appointment and reports of judges of various classes. Also a few printed items, including the rules, report and members of the Welsh Leghorn and Minorca Club, 1906 (filed under letter A), and the schedule for the Tredegar poultry show, 1907 (also filed under letter A). Most of the letters are dated September, October and November of the particular year.
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The files are arranged in chronological order. -- Most of the letters received and copy letters sent by G. P. Mitchell Innes (1903-1908) and J. Foster Stedman (1919), agents to the Tredegar estate, relating to the annual Viscount Tredegar's agricultural show, were filed under the initial letter of the individual's surname or the company concerned.
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Preferred citation: P 4