Item 937. - W. Williams to Taliesin Williams.

W. Williams to Mr Taliesin Williams, Merthyr. What does the name Ysbidinongil mean? Suggesting to the addressee that he should have separate books to enter various materials for his history in a distinct form - one book should have written on the cover 'anecdotes and manners'. Confusion of dates in Welsh history. Mention of Theophilus Jones's work and of Williams's History of Monmouthshire. In the last-mentioned book and in the Cambrian Register injustice has been done to the memory of the addressee's father by publishing his letters in such a shape . A young man at a druggist's (D. Morgan's) at Merthyr whose name is Stephens lately sent him an essay of his on the 'Roses', and expressing a hope that the prize may be left for another trial. The writer's sister was informed by Lady C. Guest at Swansea that even if she sold all the copies of the Mabinogion she would be a loser of many hundreds - their indebtedness to her. Nobody hitherto has deemed dates at all necessary in Welsh history. On some points he finds himself perplexed by the accounts handed down. Mention of a letter from H. Evans. Sir Thos Philipps wants to raise an annual subscription to enable Evans to perambulate the county to collect materials for its history. He (WW) rejoices that the addressee is arranging his MSS. The birth of another son.