Administration of estates.

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Diaries,

Diaries of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, comprising two early journals describing journeys through Greece and Turkey, 1837, Tyrol and the Rhine, and London to Corfu, 1839, and three later personal diaries, 1866, 1892-1893, recording family events including the death of his wife, Emily, in Jan. 1892; daily weather conditions; management of the Shropshire, Glyn, Tetworth and Irish estates; game shooting; debates in the House of Commons, mainly concerning reforms in Ireland; attendance as a magistrate and charity board member in Ireland; involvement in parish affairs, local events and institutions of Shropshire and North Wales, particularly the administration of Oswestry and Deuddwr schools; his political concerns and presidency of Oswestry Conservative Club; his presidency of agricultural societies in Oswestry and Merionethshire; connections with the freemasons of North Wales; sojourns in London, France and northern Italy; attendance at the House of Lords; his chairmanship of the London Joint Stock Bank and interest as a shareholder of the Oswestry Bank. Several entries from 1892-1893 refer to the Brogyntyn manuscripts and their interest to academic researchers. An additional diary of W.R. Orsmby Gore was purchased in March 2017, describing the voyage of his regiment, 13th Light Dragoons, to the Dardanelles during the Crimean War and life in the army camp, 1854.

Estate papers and deeds,

Estate papers and title deeds of Brogyntyn and other related estates, 1296-1951. They originate from Clenennau, Glyn, Sylfaen and Ystumcegid in Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire, Nant in Flintshire, Brogyntyn and Llanddyn in Shropshire and Denbighshire, Lea Hall and Brymbo in Shropshire and Denbighshire, Abertanat, Cemais and Penrhos mainly in Montgomeryshire, estates in Ireland and elsewhere. They comprise rentals, accounts and other estate administration papers, [1380s]-1951, manorial records, 1429-1844, household management papers, 1662-[c. 1949] and title deeds, 1296-1838.