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Title
Date(s)
- 1849-1884. (Creation)
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Extent and medium
107 ff. ; 230 x 185 mm.
Notebook, re-bound at NLW.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs Veronica Davies, widow of R. Glyn Davies, a great-grandson of E. T. Davies; East Molesey; Donation; August 1997; A1997/164.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A volume belonging to the Rev. Ellis Thomas Davies, Independent minister, Abergele, containing poems and greetings in English and Welsh, autographs and sketches, 1849-1885, mainly by other Independent ministers, including Hugh Hughes (Huw Tegai), [1849x1864] (f. 3), Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn), [1851], 1858 (ff. 3, 18 verso), William Williams (Caledfryn), 1852 (f. 5), William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog), [1850s] (ff. 8, 55), Thomas Roberts (Scorpion), 1853 (f. 9), Michael D. Jones, [1857x1879] (f. 17), Henry Rees, 1863 (f. 50), Samuel Roberts (S.R.), 1867 (f. 54 verso), R. T. Evans, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1881 (f. 57 verso), Robert Parry (Robyn Ddu Eryri), 1880 (f. 98 verso), and many others including family members.
Among the works quoted are a Latin poem by George Herbert (f. 1 verso) and a Bengali version of John 3.16, 1885 (f. 75 verso). There are englynion in English by David Griffith (Clwydfardd) referring to a visit to the Great Exhibition, 1851 (f. 77). Also included are sketches of a dog, 1878 (f. 31), and of Abergele, 1866 (f. 67).
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Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- Bengali
- English
- Latin
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh, single entries in Latin and Bengali.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Leaves removed after ff. 3, 7, 11, 41, 51, 93 and 101.
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Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23700C.
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Access points
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Name access points
- Roberts, T. (Thomas), 1816-1887. (Subject)
- Evans, R. T. (Robert Trogwy), 1824-1901. (Subject)
- Robyn Ddu Eryri, 1804-1892. (Subject)
- Herbert, George, 1593-1633. (Subject)
- Rees, Henry, 1798-1869 (Subject)
- Rees, William, 1802-1883 (Subject)
- Roberts, Samuel, 1800-1885 (Subject)
- Hwfa Môn, 1823-1905 (Subject)
- Hughes, Hugh, 1805-1864 (Subject)
- Caledfryn, 1801-1869 (Subject)
- Jones, Michael D. (Michael Daniel), 1822-1898 (Subject)
- Griffith, David, 1800-1894 (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2009.
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Description revised by Rhys Morgan Jones;