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- 1814, 1822 (Creation)
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A note in the autograph of Thomas Telford, engineer, at London, of 'Improvements necessary to be Undertaken' to the Holyhead Road, together with an estimate of the cost, 26 March, 1822 (references to portions of the road west of Bettws y Coed, between Cerig y druidion and Glyndyffws, between Glyn Dyffws and the Druid, between Corwen and Owen Glyndwrs Hill, and between Rhysgog and Llangollen); and a holograph letter from James Watt, engineer, London, to Robt. Muirheid, Glasgow, 1814 (advice in connection with a voyage along the Welsh coast, from Amlwch to the Bristol Channel).
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- English
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English.
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The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Part XIX, 264.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 10885C.
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- Holyhead Road -- Maintenance and repair. (Subject)
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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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October 2008.
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- English
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS.