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22 Letters, 1885-1917, from Sir James and Lady Hills-Johnes of Dolaucothi to William and other members of the Spurrell family (for letters from the Spurrells see NLW Schedule of the Dolaucothi Correspondence); three New Year cards from Sir James and his wife; and a letter, two copy letters, a telegram (all 1885) and a fragment of a letter (nd) from William Spurrell to Lady Hills-Johnes.

A letter, 1902, from William Bonville, giving details, which he had had from his father, of Nelson's visit to Carmarthen. This letter is accompanied by a covering note to Edith Spurrell and brief recollections (2ff.) of the Carmarthen of his youth by one David Rees, born in 1791.

Account book of W Bolam, acting executor of the late William Thomas, esq. [brother of Elizabeth Thomas], in account with Miss Thomas, 1824-26.

Copy book containing notes on the history of Carmarthen. The earlier notes are in William Spurrell's hand, the later in a hand which appears to be that of his grandson, H. W. Spurrell.

Journal of a world tour by Frederick William Turner, father of Walter Spurrell's wife, via Australia, New Zealand and the USA, Feb.-Nov 1896.

Journal ('travel notes') of another world tour by F W Turner via Ceylon, Australia, Japan, Canada and the USA, Dec. 1901-Oct. 1902.

Letters to William Spurrell, a number of which concern phonetics and spelling reform, from Ulick J. Bourke, 1872, nd (8/1-3); William Edmunds, 1853 (8/4); A. J. Ellis, 1874-84 (8/5-10); D. Silvan Evans, 1852-53 (8/11-13); J. Tilly-Hena[?], 'Gwillyan', 1876, with Breton poems (8/ 14-15); R. C. Hope, 1882 (8/16); Evan Jones, 'Ieuan Gwynedd' and his wife Rachel, 1852 (8/17-18); Lady Bulwer Lytton, 1856 (8/19); H. Mac Cormac, 1872 (8/20); Sir James Murray, 1873-85 (8/21-5); D. Nasmith, 1872-3 (8/26-29); George Nicholls, 1848 (8/30); J. E. Nolan, Hon Sec of the Gaelic Union, [1882?], 1883 (8/31-2); George Washington Noon, 1868 (8/33); Sir Isaac Pitman, 1877, 1880 (8/34-5); Thomas Prendergast, 1882 (8/36); Brinley Richards, 1873 (8/37); W. Wilson Rowe, 1875 (8/38-39); A. H. Sayce, 1882 (8/40); G. A. Schrumpf, nd (8/41); W. W. Skeat, [1874?], 1882 (8/42-4); Henry Sweet, 1878-81 (8/45-g); A. C. Tait, [1879] (8/50); Connop Thirlwall, 1850 (8/51), and R. F. Weymouth, 1874 (8/52), together with a draft letter from William Spurrell to the Rev. Morris Williams, 'Nicander', 1868 (8/55).

Letters, 1873-85, to William Spurrell, mainly concerning the history of the Spurrell family, together with a few draft and copy[?] letters from William Spurrell and some notes on family history.

Miscellaneous items including a book entitled Adventures in Two Worlds by William Spurrell, senior (nd). The author was not one of the Spurrells of Carmarthen.

Miscellaneous papers concerning Col Spurrell's 90th birthday in 1984.