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- 1810-1859 / (Creation)
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Extent and medium
i, 93 ff. (old partial pagination 1-119 with errors; blank from f. 70 verso) ; 155 x 90 mm. Re-bound at NLW.
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Biographical history
Archival history
Notes of ownership by Mary Edwards (late Evans), 1838, and her son David G. Edwards, 1859, on f. 66 verso.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs M. L. McKibben, great-great-granddaughter of Mary Evans; Snoqualmie, Washington, USA; Donation; 1983
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Scope and content
A commonplace book, 1810-1859, of Mary Evans [? Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire] containing scriptural arguments supporting Unitarian doctrines and refuting various aspects of orthodox Christianity; with sermons, hymns, and religious and other verse. Also included is an account of the death of Thomas Evans, Pen-y-garn, Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire, 9 December 1833 (ff. 63-5 verso).
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Language of material
- Welsh
- English
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Welsh, English.
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Finding aids
The contents of NLW MSS 21701-22852 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 8 (Aberystwyth, 1999).
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 21967A.
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This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
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- English