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- 1814-1957 (lacking 1815-1845, 1940-1956) (Creation)
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Extent and medium
61 folders, 1 envelope, 1 bundle.
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Scope and content
Letters received by the Breconshire estate office, relating to the administration of the estate. These include a number of original files of letters, mainly of letters from J. E. W. Rider, Tredegar's London solicitor, 1911-1915, and letters to J. H. Rosser, the Breconshire estate agent, and his draft replies, 1927-1930. However, most of the letters were found loose, including further letters from Rider and draft letters of Rosser.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Arranged chronologically
Arranged into six sub-series: loose letters, 1846-1957 (ABC 2/1), subject files, c.1880-1920 (ABC 2/2), two series of original files, 1908-1916 (ABC 2/3) and 1911-1930 (ABC 2/4), letters relating to the Brecon solicitors' other clients, 1895-1915 (ABC 2/5), and letters relating to the sale of the Breconshire estate, 1914-1915 (ABC 2/6).
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: ABC 2