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The file comprises a copy will, dated 16 Nov. 1666, of George Griffith, D.D., Bishop of St Asaph, great-grandfather of Mary Davies of Trewylan, wife of John Griffith (2) of Garn.

The file comprises a sheriff's writ for apprehension of David Owen to answer David Morris, 1690, duties of inhabitants of Clocaenog Park to attend manorial courts, list of persons summoned for a special jury in the case of William Jones, 1783, with instructions on the purpose of manorial courts and duties of officers in the Court Leet and Court Baron, list of gentlemen who have promised to serve on a grand jury at Denbigh Assizes, 1885, and a general release from a debt to the Inland Revenue, 1928.

The file comprises a case and opinion on the title of John Griffith (2) of Garn to a house in Ruthin, c. 1718.

The file comprises a rent roll of the paternal estate of Robert Myddelton of Chirk Castle, who died in 1733, succeeded by his brother, John, and three separate cases involving John Myddelton, 1736-1744: demands by his brother's creditors for payment of debts, a dispute with his sister-in-law, Anne, concerning non-payment of rents and entitlement to lands in Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire, and his own attempt to recover estate profits from the widow and son of his former steward. The cases may have been of interest to John Griffith (2) of Garn who was a trustee of the will of Sir William Myddelton and collected Chirk rents until 1750.

The file comprises the answer of William Markham, deft. to Joan Roberts, alias Williams, plt., claiming a legacy under the will of Evan Jones of London, 1741.

The file includes cases and opinions on the entitlement of John Griffith (3) of Garn to his mother's fortune and to the Cwyber estate, and the liability of his father's personal estate to payment of debts and legacies, following the latter's death in 1758. The difficulties had arisen through John Griffith (2)'s failure to fulfil completely the stipulations of his marriage settlement, despite a further settlement in 1755.

The file comprises the deposition of John Myddleton, smith, of Denbigh, reporting theft of £5 belonging to John Wynne Griffith, 1804.

The file comprises a claim by George Griffith of a debt from the bankrupt firm of Edward Weatherly, James Hilton Ford, William Legh Hilton, Richard Addison and Robert Gibson, 1840.

The file comprises an opinion on right of way, 1823, with copies of maps and an enclosure award, and heads of agreement and other papers regarding an exchange of land between Rev. Richard Briscoe and George Griffith to enable more convenient access by the vicarage road, Henllan, 1839.

The file comprises life assurance bills and receipts, 1819-1860.

The file comprises tithe accounts for Merllyn, Bryn Issa and Garn, demands for payment of tithe to the parishes of Cwm, Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Llanefydd and Llanrwst, with receipts and occasional covering letters, 1841-1844, 1904.

The file comprises a mortgage for £1000 dated 1760, by John Griffith (3) to Robert Wynne of Garthewin, of Cwyber and Tre-Llewelin in the parish of Rhuddlan, Flintshire, preceded by a deed to make a tenant to the precipe, 1759, to enable a recovery to be suffered to the use of the said John Griffith. This mortgage followed shortly after the death of John Griffith (2) in 1759, presumably a time of considerable expense, and indeed legal records suggest that his personal estate was insufficient to meet all the debts.

The file comprises pedigrees and notes, [1792x1809], 1814-1842, [post-1869], [c. 1900], showing the kinship of Griffith with Wynne of Garthmeilio and Plasnewydd, and the descent of Wynne from Roberts of Bryn y Neuadd and Coytmore; the descent of John Wynne Griffith and family from Hugh Roberts, Hughes of Cae'rberllan and Robert Griffith of Garn; copy burial record of William Henry Griffith; the family of George Griffith.

The file comprises a copy of the tombstone inscription of Thomas Roberts of Bryn y neuadd, who died in 1713.

The file comprises notes on the descent of Mary Owen of Brymbo. Her daughter, Jane, married Watkin Wynne, son of Cadwalader Wynne of Voelas and his wife, Jane (née Jane Griffith of Garn).

The file comprises a letter by Margaret Griffith to her son [John Griffith], concerning debts on the Cwyber estate, 1724.

The file comprises letters, 1789-1809, mainly to her husband, John Wynne Griffith, about local social acquaintances and the Hunter family of Birmingham, vestry meetings at Henllan for landowners 'claiming their property in the church', 1804, requests for fabric and personal items, intention of Miss Giffard to sell lands in Henllan, 1807, and to Jane Evans on the unfairness of legacies left by Mrs Myddleton, with a remedy for illness.

The file comprises letters by Edward Humphrey Griffith, 1806-1842, to his father, mother, brother, George, and wife, Maria, on his school work, requests for clothing, death of Conway Shipley, 1808, work as an apprentice in the import and wholesale business and bankruptcy of the company, Patterson and Malonek, Liverpool, 1810-1811, friendship with Philip Jones of Llysmeirchion, a riot at the theatre, 1810, news of the French defeat by Wellington, 1815, management of Denbighshire estate, particularly arrears of rents and difficulty of selling livestock, with accounts to his father, 1820-1822, an accident while travelling by boat, news of the Chambres and Heaton families, enclosures, 1822, lameness of his brother, William, 1824, and the death of George's wife [1842].

The file comprises letters by Harriet Griffith to her father, 1820, about social engagements, friendship of Mrs Botfield, overspending on clothes, unhappiness of the Dean of St Asaph concerning his son and his illness, schooldays at Mrs Gifford's, to her brother, William, 1832, about furthering his legal career, and to Maria Griffith, her sister-in-law, 1842, on the death of Charlotte Griffith.

The file comprises a letter, 1858, to his cousin, [William] Douglas Wynne Griffith, written from Gibraltar, on the subjects of shooting game birds, dogs, hunting, a fatal shipwreck, and meeting Lord Cardigan and [Adeline] de Horsey after their elopement.