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A bound volume containing papers relating mainly to the Merionethshire general election of 1859 in which David Williams of Castell Deudraeth stood as a Liberal against the sitting Conservative Member W.W.E. Wynne of Peniarth. The papers comprise a printed letter, 28 April 1859, from the Rev. Lewis Edwards of Bala to the chairman of David Williams's election committee opposing the re-election of W.W.E. Wynne; letters, 26 April 1859, from R.O. Rees and William Williams, both of Dolgellau, to David Williams, wishing him well in the forthcoming election and commenting on aspects of the campaign; a handbill, 28 April 1859, soliciting support for W.W.E. Wynne; a printed letter, 3 May 1859, from William Williams, Dolgellau, urging electors to cast their votes early in the day on behalf of David Williams; verses to be sung on the occasion of George P. Lloyd of Plasyndref assuming the office of Mayor of the Borough of Bala, 29 September 1859; together with press cuttings, April 1859, relating to the 1859 election in Merionethshire.

Family papers of the Williams family of Castell Deudraeth, 1859-1929, including a bound volume containing papers, including letters and press cuttings, relating to the general election of 1859 in Merionethshire in which David Williams stood as a Liberal against the sitting Conservative Member W. W. E. Wynne of Peniarth; scrapbooks, 1903-1929, containing press cuttings concerning the family, notably Sir Arthur Osmond Williams, and two typescript essays.