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Octavius Morgan's antiquarian papers

Loose papers probably related to Octavius Morgan's antiquarian interests, including two share certificates, numbered 328 and 340, in the Monmouth Railway Company, in the names of Miss Mary Swinnerton of Wonastow and Sir Charles Morgan of Tredegar respecively, 1812; an English translation of the [pre-1599] manifesto of Henry IV, king of Navarre, concerning his divorce from Queen Margaret, [?1820x?1850]; a copy of an inventory of the furniture etc. in the manor house of Beddington, Surrey, on the death and attainder of Sir Nicholas Carew, 1540, when his estates were seized to the use of Henry VIII, and Sir Henry Stanhope was appointed keeper of the manor house, [?1860x?1900]; a window tax assessment for the parish of St Woolloos, Monmouthshire, 1750; a letter from Lord Rodney at Purbeck Park to an unnamed recipient [?Mr Blackburn], 1783. A file of papers, including a case for counsel's opinion relating to the marriage settlement of Charles Van and Catherine Morgan, 1754, a disposition of his estate at Llanworney, Monmouthshire, 1778, a copy of the marriage settlement of Robert Salusbury of Cotton Hall, Denbighshire, esq., and Catherine Van of Llanwern, spinster, 1780, and other papers relating to Salusbury, 1805-1818, was apparently bought at an auction. A pocket book including a list of the gentlemen who dined at a general meeting to nominate a candidate as M.P. in place of "my father", 1759, lists of freeholders living in Brecon, 1769, the common men and burgesses of the borough of Brecon, 1771, and Breconshire voters living at Hay and Talgarth, 1780.

Morgan, Octavius, 1803-1888

Morgan Lewis and Rachel Van's marriage settlement

Original bundle of deeds and papers relating to the pre-nuptial articles of agreement of Morgan Lewis of St Pierre, Monmouthshire, esq., and Rachel Van, only daughter of Charles Van the elder of Llanwern, Monmouthshire, esq., comprising deeds, 1743-1755, and related papers, mainly accounts and vouchers, 1751-1757.

Loose family deeds,

Five family and family-related deeds comprising (i) the marriage settlement of John Morgan of Dderw, esq., and Martha Vaughan of Trebarried, spinster, both Breconshire, 1699; (ii) a release by Thomas Morgan of Ruperra and Jane his wife (formerly Jane Colchester, spinster), to Israel Woolaston of Chancery Lane, esq., and Bostock Toller of Hertford, gent., having received all the papers relating to a copyhold estate in the manor of the rectory of Ware and other estates in Hertfordshire and London, and £63 13s. 10d., the balance of the accounts relating to the personal estate and the rents and sale of the said estates in Ware, Hertfordshire and London, of Sir Thomas Clarke of Brickendonbury, Hertfordshire, dec., uncle of the said Jane, and the receipt of Susannah Clarke for £2000, which had been settled in 1726 on the marriage of the said Thomas Morgan and Jane, 1758; (iii) an assignment by Rev. Thelwall Salusbury of Gravely, Hertfordshire, clerk, and Sir Charles Morgan of Tredegar, to Thomas Graham of Lincolns Inn, esq., of a moiety of the manor and estate of Hawling for the residue of a term of 2000 years for securing £12,000 and interest, 1811; (iv) a draft release to Sir Charles Morgan and John Archer Houblon of Hallingbury Place, Essex, gent., from Martha, Mary and Elizabeth Swinnerton, all of Butterton, Staffordshire, spinsters, from the executorship of the will of their grandmother, Martha Milborne of the parish of St Mary-le-bone, Middlesex, widow, dec. (d. 1803), 1816; and (v) a faculty appropriating a pew in St Woolloos parish church to Charles Octavius Swinnerton Morgan, esq., and the occupiers of the Friars, 1824.