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An original series of volumes containing typescript copies of letters sent out from the office of Longueville and Co. on behalf of the Wynnstay estate, 1928-1957. The letters are addressed to the Wynnstay estate agents, other solicitors’ firms, private individuals, Wrexham Rural District Council, Denbighshire County Council, Machynlleth Urban District Council, Ceiriog Rural District Council, Cefn Mawr Parish Council, Penllyn Rural District Council, the County Council of Salop, utility companies, mining agents, land agents, the Coal Commission, insurance companies, banks, vicars, St Asaph Diocesan Registry, the War Agricultural Executive Committee (WAEC), the Inland Revenue, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Forestry Commission, members of the Williams Wynn family and the trustees. The contents reflect the routine work of the solicitors’ practice, referring to estate sales and purchases; leases; financial management under the Wynnstay family trusts; tithe rent charges and chief rents; charities; sporting rights; mineral rights; manorial rights; and sales of Wynnstay land for housing, public utilities, amenities and commercial purposes. Most of the transactions concern the main Wynnstay estate and Llangedwyn estate in Denbighshire, Machynlleth, Cemais and Llanbryn-mair in Montgomeryshire, Llanuwchllyn and Bala in Merioneth, and Llanforda and Trefonnen near Oswestry, Salop. Notable land sales include Plas Kynaston Hall and estate, 1935-1947, 1951. Purchases include the Bryngwalia estate, Denbighshire, 1951-1954. Projects involving former Wynnstay lands are Liverpool Corporation waterworks and the Vyrnwy Aqueduct, 1930-1936, the Great Western Railway and Plas Madoc Branch, 1930-1934, the Swansea to Manchester Trunk Road, 1953, 1957, and the Dovey Valley Water Scheme, 1954-1957. Some of the contents demonstrate the local effects on the Wynnstay estate of various Acts of Parliament, such as the Housing Acts 1930, 1936 and 1949, the Tithe Act 1936, the Coal (Registration of Ownership) Act 1937, the Coal Acts 1938 and 1943, the Hill Farming Act 1946, the Town and Country Planning Acts 1947 and 1954, the Agricultural Holdings Act 1948; National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949; and the effects of the Second World War such as Defence Regulations 1939-1946, requisitioning by the WAEC, 1943, and the evacuation of [Hawtreys] School to Llangedwyn Hall, 1944-1946. Letters following the deaths of Sir Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams Wynn in May 1944 and his son, Watkin Williams Wynn in May 1949, discuss the subsequent legal business under the terms of the will and the family trusts; recurrent themes are the separate trust of the Llanbryn-mair estate, death duties and the family heirlooms. The financial decline of the Wynnstay estate is perceptible in the negotiations for the sale of Llwydiarth, Glan-llyn, Aberhirnant, part of the Cefn estate, Eglwyseg, Erbistock Hall, Wynnstay Hall and its contents, Llandysilio Moor, Plas Isa, parts of the Llangedwyn and Llanforda estates, and many other individual properties, 1944-1957; the demolition of Llanforda mansion is recorded, 1949.

Estate and family records, 1183-1957, of the Wynn and Williams Wynn family of Wynnstay, Denbighshire. The archive includes a group of architectural drawings, c. 1770, by James Byres; a group of early charters and deeds, 1183-1676, from the Cistercian Abbey of Strata Marcella (Ystrad Marchell) near Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, and elsewhere; antiquarian, legal and literary manuscripts; account rolls of Sir Richard Wynn, Treasurer to Queen Henrietta Maria, 1627-1649; manorial records relating to manors and boroughs in Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, 1364-1895 (1934-40 and 1952 deposits); parliamentary election papers for Anglesey, Cardigan (county and borough), Denbighshire, Flintshire and Montgomeryshire, 1621-1883; family and estate correspondence, including part of that of Sir William Williams (1634-1700), Speaker of the House of Commons; rentals and account books, 1300-1925 (preserved in an almost unbroken series from the time of Sir William Williams); over 5000 title deeds and documents, [pre-1290]-[c. 1910], mainly relating to properties in the six North Wales counties and Shropshire, including records for Glascoed and Llanforda, Llwydiarth, Llangedwyn and Glanllyn, Plas-y-Ward, Rhiwgoch and Mathafarn, estates acquired either by marriage or purchase in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; together with papers relating to administration of the estates, 1573-1946; family papers, 1499-1913, county and central government administration papers, 1608-1880; two discrete groups of Much Wenlock estate records, 1534-1860, and Nantcriba estate records, 1381-1680; and various maps. There is an additional group of papers relating to the Wynnstay estate which came from the office of Longueville Gittins solicitors, Oswestry, dated 1582-1957.

The Wynnstay (Longueville) group consists of papers which were identified as Wynnstay material within the several supplementary groups of Longueville papers deposited at NLW between 1942 and 1992. They comprise family settlements, trusts and probate records, 1710-[1948]; title deeds and other documents mainly relating to land sales and purchases, 1582-1945, including the purchases by Charles Watkin Williams Wynn in Montgomeryshire in the early nineteenth century; financial papers, 1770-1921; estate administration records, 1814-1928; estate letters, 1777-1957; legal papers, 1782-1925; election papers, 1813-1877, which include poll books and check books from the Denbighshire election of 1868; and miscellaneous files assembled by the Longueville and Co. office, 1717-1909.

Loose letters and other associated papers, 1777-1948; and 15 volumes containing outgoing letters from the office of Longueville and Co. relating to the Wynnstay estate which was one of their major clients, 1928-1957. Many of the letters concern purchases, sales and exchanges of land in Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire, Merioneth and Salop, and they incidentally provide a record of contemporary conveyancing practices. Other recurrent topics include the Williams Wynn family settlements and trusts; the development of the railways; mining and mineral rights; fee farm rents and chief rents. The letter books provide a record of the Wynnstay estate in financial decline during the first half of the twentieth century, referring to the sales of land for housing development and the provision of local amenities. They also show how life on the estate was affected by defence regulations, requisitioning and evacuation during the Second World War.

Volume of typescript copies on flimsy paper of letters out, 25 June 1956-8 Nov. 1957. Spine labelled 'Letter book' and inscribed 'Wynnstay no. 14'. Discusses the future of the picture ‘The Blind Harpist’ following the death of Sir Eric Skaife, 30 October 1956 (p. 203), 24 Sept. 1957 (p. 861)

Volume of typescript copies on flimsy paper of letters out, mainly letters addressed to the Wynnstay estate office, or relating to Wynnstay estate business, 8 Nov.-30 Dec. 1957. Spine labelled 'Letter book'. Index (unused) at the front of the volume.

Volume of typescript copies on flimsy paper of letters out, 3 Feb. 1955-25 June 1956. Spine labelled 'Letter book' and inscribed 'No. 13'

Volume of typescript copies on flimsy paper of letters out, 27 Oct. 1953-3 Feb. 1955. Spine inscribed 'Wynnstay no. 12' and labelled 'Letter book'. Topics include the Wynnstay George III silver gilt toilet service, 16 January 1954 (p. 145); the National Library of Wales binding of John Gould’s monograph on Humming Birds, March-May 1954. Index (unused) at the front of the volume.

Volume of typescript copies on flimsy paper of letters out, 30 June 1952-27 Oct. 1953. Spine inscribed 'Wynnstay no. 11' and labelled 'Letter book'.

DescriptionVolume of typescript copies on flimsy paper of letters out, 30 Dec. 1950-30 June 1952. Spine inscribed 'Wynnstay no. 10' and labelled 'Letter book'. Index (unused) at the front of the volume. Describes the origin and valuation of some furnishings and pictures belonging to the Williams Wynn family, 11 July 1951 (p. 321). Gives information about the Wynn name and arms, 10 November 1951 (p. 523). Discusses deposit of Wynnstay estate records at the National Library of Wales, November 1951. Index (unused) at the front of the volume.

Volume of typescript copies on flimsy paper of letters out, 13 June 1949-30 Dec. 1950. Spine labelled 'Letter book' and inscribed 'Wynnstay no. 9’. Discusses the position and valuation of the Wynnstay heirlooms; the picture of the Blind Harpist was sold to Brigadier Eric Skaife, 1 February 1950 (p. 533)

Volume of typescript copies on flimsy paper of letters out, 11 May 1948-13 June 1949. Spine labelled 'Letter book', and front cover inscribed 'Wynnstay no. 8'. Describes the sale of Glan-llyn and parts of the Montgomeryshire estates, 28 December 1948 (p. 597); and the cleaning of Hoppner portraits, 25 April 1949 (p. 867)

Family settlements, papers relating to the family trusts, and abstracts of title of the Williams Wynn family of Wynnstay, 1771-1933, together with an inventory of the Wynnstay settled chattels, [1948]; and a small number of similar documents relating to trusts of other, non-Wynnstay families, 1846-1881. Most of the documents are copies or drafts.

Papers relating mainly to the inheritance and settlement of the Wynnstay estates belonging to the Williams Wynn, comprising marriage settlements, various family trust papers and abstracts of title, 1771-1933, and an inventory of the Wynnstay settled chattels [1948]. A separate series describes the Williams Wynn family probate records, 1710-1924. Both series contain a large amount of information, in the main content of the deeds and in the recitals, about the individuals concerned, the other families into which they married, their trustees, the operation of the trusts, investments in land purchases and the purchase of stocks and shares, in accordance with the terms of the trusts. A further series describes a small number of non-Wynnstay trusts, 1846-1881.

Letters in an original folder labelled ‘Jan. ’48 to Dec. ’48. WYNN, A.W. Williams, Probate [?] 1948 only’, concerning the payment of death duties due on the estate and investments of Arthur Watkin Williams Wynn of Coedymaen, dec., the settlement of his widow’s financial affairs and the trust of Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, dec. The bulk of the correspondence is between the office of Longueville and Co. and the executrices, Alice Nesta Margaret Williams Wynn and her mother, Alice Mary Williams Wynn. Other correspondents and recipients include the Estate Duty Office of the the Inland Revenue, representatives of Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd, Meifod Electricity Company, Cooke and Arkwright of Mold acting as agents for the Coedymaen estate, Lady Harvey, other firms of solicitors, banks and insurance companies.

Volume of typescript copies on flimsy paper of letters out, 31 May 1947-11 May 1948. Spine labelled 'Letter book', and front cover inscribed 'Wynnstay no. 7.

An inventory of Wynnstay settled chattels [1948] in two parts: Part I listing articles of national, historic or artistic interest at Dolben, Cefn, National Provincial Bank in St Asaph, Langedwyn Hall and the London Museum, St James, which include important pictures, gold plate and silver, and objects of art, Jacobite relics, etc.; and Part II listing furniture, table and ornamental china and glass, books, pictures and miniatures, oil paintings and drawings, gold plate, silver, etc., silver-gilt, silver, Sheffield and electro-plate, jewellery and further similar items at Dolben, Llangedwyn Hall, Belan, Cefn, Llandysilio Hall, National Provincial Bank in St Asaph and Wynnstay Estate Office. The inventory describes the location, the room where deposited and valuation for insurance purposes. Two sets of typescript proofs

Loose letters and other associated papers accumulated by the office of Longueville and Co. relating to the Wynnstay estate, 1777-1948. The letters, mostly incoming, are from the Wynnstay estate agents, other solicitors, land agents and valuers, vendors and purchasers, tenants, members of the Williams Wynn family and the trustees. The contents reflect the routine work of the solicitors’ practice, referring to Wynnstay estate sales and purchases; property leases; mining and mineral rights; financial management under the Wynnstay family trusts; and sporting rights. Some files relate to particular topics such as Rhosllanerchrugog coal mines, 1785, 1859-1879; the sale of the manor of Stanwardine and purchase of Plas Ucha, 1805-1818; West Wye Valley Mine, etc. 1858-1914; crown rents, 1860-1881; the life policy of Sarah Sealy, 1868; clay extraction at Gwersyllt 1883-1884; letters of W.W. Wynne to Rev. George Williams, 1901; and the estate of Arthur Watkin Williams Wynn, deceased, 1948.

Family settlements, papers relating to the family trusts, and abstracts of title of the Williams Wynn family of Wynnstay, 1771-1933, and an inventory of the settled chattels, [1948]. The series includes the marriage settlements and related documents of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, fourth Baronet, and Charlotte Grenville, 1771-1828, Charles Watkin Williams Wynn and Mary Cunliffe, 1806-1808, and Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and Henrietta Antonia Clive, 1817; various settlements, wills and trusts relating to Lady Charlotte Wynn, 1832-1869, Sir Watkin Williams Wynn [fifth and sixth Baronets] and family, 1842-1885, Charlotte Henrietta Williams Wynn and Count Frederick Bismarck, 1856-1886, and Sir Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams Wynn, 1884-1933.

Volume of typescript copies on flimsy paper of letters out, 11 July 1946-31 May 1947. Spine labelled 'Letter book', and front cover inscribed 'Wynnstay no. 6'. Index (unused) at the front of the volume.