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- Ffeil
- 1897, March 12.
Thanks JW for the promptness in looking through the catalogue and for sending the cheque for £30. Thanks JW for taking so many of the books as they are somewhat out of his direct line.
Thanks JW for the promptness in looking through the catalogue and for sending the cheque for £30. Thanks JW for taking so many of the books as they are somewhat out of his direct line.
Informing JW that the 4 boxes are sent. In 1884 he bought most or many of George Borrow's Welsh books for a song. Most contain his autograph. JW has bought some of them and he suggests that JW might like the others. He wishes JW to have 2 or 3 books which had belonged to Thomas Brigstocke of Carmarthen with his signature.
Notes and queries on books at Nutt's which JW might like. Works of George Borrow. Apologies for delay in sending box. He is preparing a catalogue of about 300 works for JW which will be ready for Nutt to value on Wednesday or Thursday.
JW would have had the 2nd instalment of the catalogue on Saturday if Nutt had come to value. His financial commitments. He has now found and catalogued a perfect copy of Y Fel Gafod in the original wrapper.
He has packed up three quarters of the books. Books mentioned include Siluria, Warner's Wales, Thomas Jones of Mold's Dictionary, Gweddi'r Arglwydd wedi ei Egluro, 1685, the two editions of Twm o'r Nant's Gardd o Gerddi, 1826, one at Merthyr and the other at Ruthyn.
Sends JW some more sections of the catalogue. Says that the Gweddi'r Aralwydd is a very nice copy from some collection bought by Quaritch in 1886.
He hopes that JW is better.
He is sending the two other books of George Borrow with some odds and ends. Asks for £20 on account.
The sale of Col. Heywood's books and MSS at Crosswood.
He encloses letter from Richard Williams (dated 25 June 1898) concerning the Crosswood sale.
Financial matters [beginning missing].
A query concerning Llanstephan. His resignation as editor of the Cymmrodor.
Miscellaneous Correspondence To Sir John Williams,
Griffiths David N., Wandsworth Common,
As a former winner of the Eleanor Williams Exhibition, he gives JW an account of his subsequent career.
Hon. Soc. Of Cymmrodorion (E. Vincent Evans),
Informing JW of the date of the Annual Dinner (1895) and of a meeting of the Council of the Soc. (1902) .
Jenkinson, Meyler and Co. (Solicitors); London,
Pendlestone Road Ground Rents.
The Lewis Family of Pant Hywel, Pen y Crug, Penrhiw, and their arms.
Sending JW a Bronze Medal of Conyers Middleton.