Letters from Ladies of Llangollen,
- NLW MS 21682C.
- Ffeil
- 1809-1831 /
Butler, Eleanor, Lady, 1739-1829
Letters from Ladies of Llangollen,
Butler, Eleanor, Lady, 1739-1829
Rhan oHamwood Manuscripts
A volume, 1803-1859, containing verse and prose in English, French and Italian, mainly dedicated to Caroline Hamilton (née Tighe, d. 1861) of Hamwood, in various hands including those of members of the families of Hamilton, Tighe and Fitzgerald, as well as transcripts and watercolour decorations by Sarah Ponsonby, among them being two views of Plasnewydd (ff. 35, 39). The poetry includes an autograph unfinished poem by Thomas Moore, differing from the published version ('Tell me the witching tale again ...', ff. 3-4), an autograph, apparently unpublished poem by Mary Tighe ('Though Genius and Fancy hereafter may trace ...', f. 7 recto-verso), and two autograph published poems by Mrs Felicia Hemans (ff. 48 verso-49).
Ponsonby, Sarah, 1755-1831
Eleanor Charlotte Butler & Sarah Ponsonby: Letter
A letter dated 16 July 1798 from the Hon. Eleanor Charlotte Butler (1745?-1829) and Sarah Ponsonby (1755-1831) (the Ladies of Llangollen) to Hester Lynch Piozzi (1741-1821), Brynbella, Denbighshire.
Butler, Eleanor, Lady, 1739-1829
Rhan oHamwood Manuscripts
Medical recipes compiled and transcribed, [1790s], by Sarah Ponsonby, acquired from friends of herself and Lady Eleanor Butler.
Ponsonby, Sarah, 1755-1831
Plas Newydd, Llangollen, Manuscripts
Microfilm copies of Plas Newydd, Llangollen, Manuscripts, namely MS 1983.154: an account book of Sarah Ponsonby, 1791-1800; and MS EY 134: two bound volumes of letters, 1811-31, from Sarah Ponsonby to Mary Parker of Sweeney Hall, Oswestry, later Lady Leighton. Also included are engravings of related portraits and landscapes, and watercolours, 1830s, by Lady Leighton of Plas Newydd, its grounds and local views.
Ponsonby, Sarah, 1755-1831
Rhan oHamwood Manuscripts
Notebook containing coats of arms of various English and Irish families probably drawn and coloured, [c. 1801], by Sarah Ponsonby.
Ponsonby, Sarah, 1755-1831