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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.

The charity was established by Rice Powell in 1686, and gave £20 yearly for apprenticing children native to the town of Brecon and the parishes of St John the Evangelist, St David and Aberysgyr to a handicraft trade within the town of Brecon; £10 yearly to raise a fund to set up the said apprentices in their trade; £20 yearly to apprentice children native to Hay and Builth and the parishes of Llanigon, Llaneleu, Talgarth, Llanafan Fawr in Breconshire, and Llansanffraid-yn-Elfael, Cregrina, Llanelwedd and Betws Diserth in Radnorshire; £10 yearly to raise a fund for the same; £24 yearly to Jesus College to be paid to two poor scholars native of Brecon and Radnorshire; £5 yearly to the churchwardens and overseers of Boughrood in Radnorshire to place out a child native to the parish; and £11 to a schoolmaster at Brecon.

Charles Morgan and John Morgan, esqs, were trustees of the charity, which may explain how the volume comes to be among the Tredegar papers.

James Butler died in 1775, and Martha his wife died in 1776. Charles Morgan and John Morgan of Tredegar were guardians of their daughters, Ann Jemima and Patty.

The charity was established by Rowland Morgan's will dated 1675. By the twentieth century a number of other Morgan family charities were administered in the same volume. The cash for most of the charities was supplied by the Monmouthshire agricultural estate, and the rest by rentcharges on the Tredegar settled estate. Several of the charities were discharged through intermediaries. Rowland Morgan's charity provided £14 a year towards the support of two aged men and two aged women of the parish of Basaleg (ff. 1-12), and £20 for the support of a schoolmaster at Basaleg, now paid to the Monmouthshire Education Committee (ff. 21-24); Mrs John Morgan's charity (established 1832) of £2 10s. to the poor of Basaleg, now discharged by gifts of coal to persons selected from a list of names received from the vicar of Basaleg (ff. 26-29, 41-42); Mrs Katharine Morgan's charities (established 1724) of £5 to the poor of Basaleg, also now discharged in coal to persons on the vicar's list (ff. 30-36), £12 for the support of a schoolmaster and £2 for the tuition of two boys at Machen (ff. 45-50); Hugh Jones's charity (established 1777) of £15 for the poor of the parish of Machen (ff. 60-63); and Rev. William Edwards charity (established 1788) of £10 for the poor of Llanfihangel-y-fedw and Llanfedw (ff. 70-74), £5 for the poor of Llanedern (ff. 77-80), and £5 for the poor of St Mellons (ff. 83-86). Rowland Morgan's charity was included in the 1959 sale to the Eagle Star Insurance Company.

Sir Edward Herbert (d. 1595) was the second son of William Herbert (c. 1501-1570), 1st earl of Pembroke of the second creation. In 1587 Sir Edward bought Powis Castle (Y Castell Coch ym Mhowys) and the lordship of Powys from Edward Grey, the illegitimate son of Edward Grey (d. 1551), 4th baron Grey de Powis, and feudal lord of Powys.

His son, William Herbert (1573-1656), was created 1st baron Powis. His grandson, William Herbert (c. 1629-1696), 3rd baron Powis, was created Marquis of Powis, whilst his own grandson, William Herbert (c. 1698-1748), the 3rd Marquis, died unmarried, when all his honours became extinct. The estate passed to his heir, Barbara Herbert (1735-c. 1786), being the posthumous daughter and heir of Lord Edward Herbert, the 3rd marquis's only brother. She married Henry Arthur Herbert (c. 1703-1772) of Oakley Park, Montgomeryshire, in 1751. He was only remotely related to the late marquis (their common ancestor being Sir William ap Thomas, eight generations previously), but had already been created Earl of Powis in 1748, only two months after the death of the late marquis (and earl) of Powis, and three years before he married the marquis's heiress.

Henry and Barbara were succeeded by their son, George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert (1755-1801), 2nd earl of Powis, who also died unmarried, when all his honours became extinct. His estates passed to his sister and sole surviving heir, Henrietta Antonia (1758-1830), the wife of Edward Clive (1754-1839), 2nd baron Clive of Plassey, the son and heir of Robert Clive (1725-1774), (Clive of India). Their son, another Edward (1785-1848), 2nd earl Powis, took the surname Herbert in lieu of that of Clive, in accordance with his maternal uncle's will. His descendants continued until at least 1988, when George William Herbert (b. 1925), 7th earl, succeeded in 1988. Powis Castle was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1952, although it remained in part a private home until 1988.

Anne, the widow of James Lewis of Llanbadarn Fawr, Radnorshire, and daughter and heir of John Thomas of Cryngae and Dolaucothi, Carmarthenshire, married James Johnes (fl. 1586), the youngest son of Sir Thomas Johnes (fl. 1541-1544) of Abermarlais, Carmarthenshire, and Haroldston, Pembrokeshire.

The Dolaucothi estate remained in the male line of the same family until the death of John Johnes (1800-1876). He was succeeded by his daughters and co-heirs, Charlotte Anna Maria (1825-1911, dsp.) the wife of Charles Caesar Cookman, and Elizabeth (dsp. 1927) the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Hills who adopted the surname Hills-Johnes (1833-1919). He was the son of James Hills of Neechindipore, Bengal. Elizabeth bequeathed Dolaucothi to her kinsman, the Rev. Herbert Thomas Lloyd-Johnes (1871-1958). He was succeeded by his son Major Herbert Johnes Lloyd-Johnes (b. 1900).