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Letters and signatures.

An album of photographs and autographs, mainly of ecclesiastical dignitaries; and letters, 1850s- 1900s, together with signatures cut from correspondence, largely addressed to the Reverends John Samuel Sidebotham, Henry Sidebotham and Thomas William Sidebotham, from ecclesiastical dignitaries including Randall T. Davidson, Charles Thomas Longley, A. P. Stanley, Archibald Campell Tait and Samuel Wilberforce. Other correspondents include W. Holman Hunt (1) 1874, Charles Kingsley (1) 1868, Francis Turner Palgrave (1) 1861, and Alfred Tennyson (1) 1870. A few of the letters and signatures are tipped into the album; the remainder, many of which were found loose inside the album, have been filed separately (MS 22672B).

A collection of annotated documents bearing the autographs of Welsh bishops and others. They include a letter testimonial, 1683, from Humphr[ey Lloyd], bishop of Bangor; a holograph letter from W[illiam Fleetwood], bishop of St. Asaph, 1711; warrants, 1722, of A[dam Ottley], bishop of St. Davids, for the payments of dividends due to him upon stock in the South Sea Company's books; an acquittance, 1731, signed by Benj[amin Hoadley], bishop of Salisbury (bishop of Bangor, 1716-21); a decree, 1740, by R[ichard Reynolds], bishop of Lincoln (bishop of Bangor, 1721-3), concerning a University of Oxford fellowship; a holograph letter, undated, from Matt[hias] Mawson (bishop of Llandaff, 1739-40); an acquittance, 1757, signed by John [Thomas], bishop of Salisbury; an acquittance, 1771, signed by Edwd. [Willes], bishop of Bath and Wells (bishop of St. Davids, 1743); a holograph letter from J[ohn Ewer], bishop of Bangor, to Richd. Burn, Westminster, 1772; an acquittance, 1750, signed by J[ohn Gilbert], bishop of Salisbury (bishop of Llandaff, 1740-9); a certificate, 1791, from E[dward Smallwell], bishop of Oxford (bishop of St. Davids, 1783-8), to the treasurer of the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty relating to the institution of a clerk in South Stoke, Oxfordshire; a certificate, 1795, by W[illiam Stewart], bishop of St. Davids, relating to the perpetual curacy of Talley; and a holograph letter from [George Murray], bishop of St. Davids, 1802; etc.

A 19th century manuscript containing autographs of subscribers to an address of congratulation presented to John Allen Williams by teachers, pupils, etc. in the Llanelli district.

A collection of autographs of South Wales industrialists and politicians cut from letters; letters by Sir C. V. Loraine, 1848, J. Bruce Pryce, 1868, and the Marquis of Bute, 1873; press cuttings; and facsimiles of autographs.

Awdl foliant i'r 'Morwr' gan R. Bryn Williams, copi llsgr. (Gynt R. Bryn Williams MS 91.) Gweler hefyd NLW MSS 18175-18246. Rhoddwyd gan R. Bryn Williams, Llanbadarn Fawr, Tachwedd 1978.

Awdl y Gwanwyn, written by Morris Williams (Nicander) (1809-1874) and sent by him, with a letter, to Ellis Owen, Cefnymeusydd (1789-1868), 1841.

A manuscript copy, in the hand of Abram Williams, Bad Uchaf, near Pontypridd, of an 'awdl' on 'Gwilym Hiraethog' by Evan Rees ('Dyfed') which was awarded the prize at the National Eisteddfod at Liverpool, 1884.

Awdlau a phryddestau gan G. Penar Griffiths. (Gynt Penar Griffiths MS 18.) Mewn byrddau. Rhoddwyd gan feibion a merched y diweddar Barchedig G. Penar Griffiths, trwy law Miss M. A. Penar Griffiths, Abertawe, Gorffennaf 1942.

Manuscript and typescript copies of poetry, in Welsh, by the Reverend William Alfa Richards ('Alfa', 1875-1931), Brynaman, co. Carmarthen, comprising the winning awdl in the Central Hall, London Eisteddfod, 1922; awdlau entered for the National Eisteddfod of Wales chair competitions at Ammanford 1922, Mold 1923, Pwllheli 1925 and Swansea 1926; a pryddest entered for the crown competition at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Pwllheli, 1925; and an untitled pryddest, possibly entered for the crown competition at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Liverpool, 1929.

Two awdlau by the Reverend Jonathan Machreth Rees ('Machreth', 1855-1911), London, entered for the chair competition at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Caernarfon, 1894, and Colwyn Bay, 1910.

A list of the names of contributors of articles, etc. to Y Beirniad, 1859-1879, copied by Professor D. Morgan Lewis, Aberystwyth from a manuscript by J. B. Jones, Bridgend.

Awdwyr Emynau Anadnabyddus, etc gan y Parchedig J. Gwyddno Williams. (Gynt J. Gwyddno Williams MS.) Rhwng byrddau. Rhoddwyd gan y Parchedig D. Wyre Lewis, Pen-y-cae, 1951.

Papers of B. G. Owens, [1961]-1999, former Keeper of Manuscripts at the National Library of Wales, including his correspondence mainly relating to publishing The Ilston book : earliest register of Welsh Baptists (Aberystwyth, 1996) which was edited by him; transcripts of some Cardiff manuscripts; and notes relating to Waldo Williams's poetry for children. = Papurau B. G. Owens, [1961]-1999, cyn Geidwad yn Adran y Llawysgrifau a Chofysgrifau yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, gan gynnwys ei ohebiaeth, 1985-1995, yn ymwneud yn bennaf â chyhoeddi The Ilston book : earliest register of Welsh Baptists (Aberystwyth, 1996) a olygwyd ganddo; adysgrifau o rai o lawysgrifau Caerdydd; a nodiadau ar gerddi Waldo Williams yn E. Llwyd Williams a Waldo William, Cerddi'r plant (Aberystwyth, 1936).

A volume entitled The Collected Poems of B. J. Morse, typescript, 'issued privately at Trieste in 1926 by M. Belohoubek Zum Sande' who also provided ink drawings and, probably, the binding. The poems are the youthful work of Benjamin Joseph Morse (1899-1977), scholar and translator. This copy, 'the only one in this form', was made for 'Siarl Davis, M.A.' (f. 44v) [i.e. Charles Davies (1901-1953), author and lecturer].

Deeds, 1243-1801 (mainly 1550-1700) relating to the Bachymbyd and Rug portions of the estate, but mainly the former, rentals, 1669-1933, maps, plans, surveys, etc., mainly 1750 onwards, and letters, 1545 onwards; ministers' accounts and receiver generals' accounts of the Devereux family, lord Ferrers, 1404-1409, 1525-1551, a grant from Owain Glyn Dwr, 1392, legal papers in a cause in Chancery relating to the ownership of the estate, 1674-1677, and Civil War papers, including the papers of William Salesbury, the royalist Governor of Denbigh castle 1643-1646.

Records of the Welsh estates of the dukes of Beaufort, earlier the earls of Worcester and William Herbert, earl of Pembroke (d. 1469), including records for the Breconshire lordships of Crickhowell, from 1382, and Tretower, from 1532; ministers' accounts for Monmouthshire lordships from 1387 and manorial records for the lordship of Chepstow, from 1568, Monmouth, from 1416, Porthgaseg, from 1262, Raglan, from 1364, Treleck, from 1508, and for the lordship of Usk, from 1517; records for the Seignory of Gower and Kilvey from 1366 and for the borough and manor of Swansea, 1657-1835; deeds from the 13th cent.relating to the Badminton estate in Monmouthshire, Breconshire and in Gower, Glamorganshire; records from the 16 cent. relating to the coal and iron industries in Monmouthshire and Glamorgan; and estate management records including rentals, 1638-1933, accounts of rent arrears, 1669-1839, bailiffs, collectors and stewards' accounts, 1652-1858, and registers of leases, 1629-1918.