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A composite volume from the library of Morris Davies (1796-1876), Bangor containing Thomas Charles, Catecism Byr ... (Bala, 1808); Owen Jones, Arweinydd i Wybodaeth neu, Y Catecism Cyntaf i Hen Bobl a'r Ail i Bobl Ieuaingc. (Bala, 1829); Rheolau a Dibenion yr Ysgol Sabbothol yn Mon ... (Bala, 1820); John Hughes, Hymnau I'w canu yn yr Ysgolion Sabbothol ... (Bala, 1821); and an incomplete glossary in the hand of Morris Davies of words (Abba - Pen-bleth) extracted apparently from Thomas Charles, Geiriadur Ysgrythyrol (Bala, 1805). At the end of the volume are pencil drawings, partly coloured, of persons representing M[argaret] A[nn] Parry, M. A. Jones etc.

(I) A home-made notebook containing material compiled and collected by Morris Davies, Bangor towards his Cofiant Ann Griffiths ... (Dinbych, 1865). The material consists mainly of an incomplete draft biography and press cuttings, with an interleaved copy of John Hughes: Cofiant Mrs Ann Griffiths ... (Llanfyllin, 1847). The volume is made up of blank forms of claims by the Official Assignee, County Court Office, on behalf of Insolvents, 185[ ]. (Ii) An incomplete draft of the manuscript of Morris Davies: Cofiant Ann Griffiths ... (Dinbych, 1865), with copious revisions and suggestions by J[ohn] J[ones, Llanfyllin]. The text corresponds fairly closely to pp. 9-89 of the published biography.

Holograph sermons of John Hughes, Pontrobert preached at Myfod, Llanfair [Caereinion], Drefnewydd [Newtown], Llanidloes, Gleiniant, Crososwallt [Oswestry], Bala, Rhyw Gyfylchau, Tal y Bont, Pont Robert and Gwenynog; holograph sermons of Michael Roberts [Pwllheli], 1804; an anonymous funeral sermon ('Pregethwyd yn angladd plentyn Gwladeithe [Cynwyl Gaeo], Tachwedd 11 1885'); and a draft agenda of a Wesleyan synod meeting, with oral questions to be submitted to young candidates for the ministry ('Holi'r dynion ieuaingc'), [18]40.