Accounts concerning rates, 1838-1904, tithes, 1842-83, etc,
- Parcel 19.
- File
- 1838-1904.
Accounts concerning rates, 1838-1904, tithes, 1842-83, etc,
Accounts etc., of Edward Lewis of Hendrefawr and afterwards of Lan and Carnaugwynion, [p. Llangadog], and of other members of his family, including craftsmen's bills and cost of mourning.
Bank account books of Lewis and Mary Lewis and Ivor Lewis,
Bidding account book of Edward Lewis, 23 Feb. 1826, and 18 Feb. 1839, the latter probably being gifts paid by him at various dates; a bidding letter, 1862; eisteddfod posters, 1865-87; three ballads of local interest.
Correspondence (about 30 letters) between Hywel Davies and Ivor Lewis, mainly from the former while he was serving in the army during World War I.
Deeds and documents relating to properties in the parishes of Llandeilo Fawr and Llandybie, 1732-1866, and Llangadog, 1859-1892, including rent receipts, 1851-6, and letters, etc., as in Parcel 10.
Donated by Dr Ivor Lewis's widow, Mrs Nancie Lewis, St Asaph, May 1986,
Donated by Lewis Lewis's son, Ivor Lewis, DSc., MD, MS, FRCS (1895-1982), in July 1981,
Three bidding letters, 1862-69, have been transferred to the Department of Prints, Drawings and Maps (PE 2377-9). Donated by Lewis Lewis's son, the late Mr Ivor Lewis (1895-1982).
Donated by Mrs Ivor Lewis, St Asaph, in August 1983 and March 1984 and November 1984,
Donated by Mrs Ivor Lewis, St Asaph, in August 1983 and March 1984,
A bidding letter, 1877, has been transferred to the Department of Pictures and Maps (PE 3957).
Family papers, including correspondence, 1754-1806, testamentary and related papers, 1778-1906, chapel membership papers, 1825-1854, ?bidding account book, c. 1820, of Edward Lewis (cf. Parcel 5), and poetry.
Letters (10), 1894-1906, from Mary Lewis to her husband Lewis Lewis; (40), 1909-26, from Mary Lewis to her son Ivor Lewis; (about 96 and 19 carcs), 1915-50, from Ivor Lewis to his mother.
Letters (14) between Lewis Lewis and relatives and friends in the United States and Canada, including two letters, 1878, from D.N. Thomas ('Nicholas Ddu'), Treasury Department, Ohio. The earlier letters show that the Lewis family had emigration in mind.
Letters (49), mainly addressed to Lewis Lewis on family and business matters (cf. Parcel 8),
Letters (about 40), mainly to Lewis Lewis touching family and business matters. Six letters, 1877-80, from B[eriah] G[wynfe] Evans, and three, 1890-2, from [the Reverend] W[illia]m Thomas, Gwynfe Cottage, concerning local government elections, may be mentioned.