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Account books containing details of payments of land tax in p's Crickhowell, Llangattock, Llanelli, Llanbedr [Ystrad Yw], Llangenny, Patrishow, Llangynidr and Cwm-du.

No accounts of rent arrears exist for the entire Badminton estate in Wales. What is included here are accounts of arrears for the estate in at least two Welsh cos. From at least 1740 until 1760, responsibility for accounting and collecting rent arrears (and rents) was divided between the receivers of the estate in co. Brec., co. Glam. and man. Maindiff and Whitecastle in co. Mon., (but see BC 2 and BMC 3), and the remainder of the co. Mon. estate, together with man. Woolaston and Tidenham in Gloucestershire. The former accounts are included here, the latter with arrears for individual co. Mon. man's and for parts of the co. Mon. estate at BMC 1-2.

Accounts of rent arrears submitted by Silvanus Bevan, collector of rents of the co. Glam. estate in lp Gower, comprising man's Gower Anglica and Gower Wallica, Swansea, Lougher, Trewyddfa, [p. Swansea], Pennard, [p. Pennard], Lunnon, [p. Ilston], Kittle, [p's Pennard/ilston], and in p's Bishopstown and Oystermouth, man. Kilvey, [p. Llansamlet]. All of these accounts were removed from Badminton (Group 2); the previous reference numbers are given below.

Account books containing details and costs of repairs undertaken on farm buidings, houses, cottages, etc. Arranged into accounts relating to the manor of Chepstow, and to the Monmouthshire estate.

Accounts including accounts of rents received on audit days, cash accounts, accounts of steward with the estate, accounts relating to coal supplied to the furnaces at Clydach, Beaufort and Rumney, contingency bills of steward's expenses, together with instructions for leases to be granted, lists of leases granted and fees to the steward for executing the same, and related correspondence.

Statements of accounts including statements of rents received on audit days, statements of total rents received including cos Glam., and Brec., Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, cash accounts, bills received, land taxes allowed, payments made, canal shares, rents received for forges and lands from Harford, Partridge & co., timber sold, repairs, disbursements, contingency bills of expenses, together with receipts, lists of vouchers delivered and related correspondence.

T.J. & J. Smith's pocket diary and almanack, 1880, and Lett's pocket diary and almanack, 1881, 1882, 1883 and 1889. Frequent handwritten meteorological, personal and business entries by Henry Hussey Vivian. The diaries have handwritten entries by Vivian for most days within these years. They provide sometimes detailed accounts of day to day business, conversations, trips and leisure time, often referring to his third wife Averil as 'Ave'. The entries relate to time spent at Hafod Works which was his main place of business, and also to occasions working in Parliament as an MP for Swansea District and Glamorgan. Also noted are business trips including a trip to Paris, dinners, and many entries for game shooting. There are references to Prime Minister William Gladstone and to various bills being debated in Westminster including the Coercian Bill (Ireland), Irish Disturbance Bill, Coal Employees Liability Bill. There is a detailed account of the visit of the Prince of Wales to open the Prince of Wales Dock in Swansea in October 1881 when Vivian was a member of the greeting party. Near the back of the diary for 1880 are a breakdown of cash accounts seemingly including many donations to institutions and places of worship, including Bala College and local chapels.