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Accounts, rentals and vouchers of the Breconshire estates of Walter Pryse, Lewis Pryse and Edward Loveden Loveden, 1740-1826. The majority comprise bundles of accounts, usually incorporating the rentals, vouchers and sometimes relevant letters, mostly from the office of Edward (‘Ned’) Jones, agent for Edward Loveden Loveden, at Llandovery. Many of the accounts include the rectory of Llan-gors and a portion of the tithes, held by lease from the Dean and Chapter of Windsor, and repairs to Llan-gors church. The vouchers typically record payments into Child’s Bank, shares in the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal, and costs of properrty repairs.

Cash books, being day books of payments and receipts.
The cash book account ends on 15 July 1940, when the balance of £32 16s. 3d. is transferred to "J. F. Storrar's agency", and the book is closed on 1 Oct. 1940 when the same sum is transferred to the agricultural estate account with the National Provincial Bank, Newport. -- ABA 9/5 and 9/7 are draft cash books covering the period 1894-1921.

Press letter books of out-going letters of the Breconshire estate. The 1861-1870 volume is numbered 'No. 2', so there was at least one earlier volume.

Letters and other relevant documents, addressed to Walter Pryse, Lewis Pryse and Edward Loveden Loveden, 1680-1821. Correspondents include Richard and John Hughes of Brecon, Edward Jones of Llandovery and George Tennant of Grays Inn. The contents concern the administration of the Breconshire and Abernantbychan estates, and they reflect the personal connections and influence of Edward Loveden Loveden both in Wales and in Berkshire. Major themes comprise the lease of the rectory and tithes of Llan-gors; valuations of the Breconshire and Abernantbychan estates; the sale of the Breconshire estate, 1805-1808; the poor condition of the estate farms; coal mining in Pembrokeshire and the dispute with Lord Milford at Moreton Colliery, 1784-1811

Letters received by the Breconshire estate office, relating to the administration of the estate. These include a number of original files of letters, mainly of letters from J. E. W. Rider, Tredegar's London solicitor, 1911-1915, and letters to J. H. Rosser, the Breconshire estate agent, and his draft replies, 1927-1930. However, most of the letters were found loose, including further letters from Rider and draft letters of Rosser.

Collection books, being day books of moneys received on rent days (and between rent days) for the Brecon and Palleg estates.
The ledger and folio to which the individual moneys are forwarded is usually noted, and include ledgers B (Brecon), C, F (Farm rents), P (Palleg) and S. References to ledgers C and S only appear in the first year, 1868, after which they disappear. References to ledger D (Dderw) appear in 1916 (ABA 7/1), and receipts forwarded to ledgers B and F are greatly reduced over the following few years, many Brecon and Farm properties having been sold, although references to ledger F continue until at least 1921, and to ledger B until at least 1923. References to ledger T (Therrow? =Dderw) appear in 1921, although there are also a few references to a ledger T in 1888 at least. ABA 8/4 forwards receipts to ledgers P and T only.

Audit books of the Dderw, Palleg and Tredegar estates in Breconshire, and the successor post-1806 Breconshire estate.
The books contain the settled accounts (the 'audits') of the Breconshire and Dderw estates. The audit books generally consist of fair copies of the rental and of any other accounts for which the agent was responsible, generally including casual profits and promiscuous payments. On most estates these audited accounts between the agent and the owner were loosely called rentals; on the Tredegar estate they were called audit books. -- There are three series of audit books: the main series, 1762-1927 (ABA 1), a series of copy audit books, 1872-1915 (ABA 2), and rough copy audit books, 1887-1915 (ABA 3). Two copies of the audit books were prepared during the period 1868-1889, one for the estate and one for the agent. Some of the volumes are inscribed either 'Mr Carlisle' or 'Mr Thomas', Lord Tredegar's auditor and agent respectively. The estate's copies are in ABA 1, while the agent's duplicates form series ABA 2, except for the period 1873-1886, where the agent's copies are in the main series at ABA 1/14, 16 and 18, in place of missing volumes. Starting in 1890, when only one copy of the audit was made, the remaining space in both ABA 1/19 and 20, the duplicate books started in 1887, was used before starting a new volume. Thus ABA 1/20 contains the audits for 1887-1891, and ABA 1/19 the audits for 1887-1889 and 1892-1893. -- The series of settled accounts ends in 1915 with ABA 1/26, although there were presumably further volumes, as ABA 1/26 also contains summaries of various payments, 1921-1927. -- In 1847 the rental consists of properties in the parishes of Cantref, Defynnog, Y Faenor, Garthbrengi, Hay, Llandyfalle, Llan-ddew, Llandyfaelog, Llanfihangel Nant Brân, Llanfilo, Llanhamlach, Llansbyddyd, Llys-wen, Merthyr Cynog, Penderyn, St David, St John the Evangelist and Ystradfellte, tithes in the parishes of St John the Evangelist and St Mary, the Palleg estate in the parish of Ystradgynlais. By 1867, rents in the parishes of Llandeilo'r-fân, Llanfihangel Fechan, Glasbury, Llywel and Ystradgynlais are included, as are ground rents in Ystradgynlais and Brecon, and tithes in Ystradfellte.

Copies of payment accounts in respect of the Breconshire estate. Many of these volumes appear to be drafts or rough copies of the fair copies in ABA 1 and 2, with much crossing out and large parts written in pencil. The volume for 1906 (ABA 3/15) was reused in 1915.

Copies of Isaac Davies of Brecon's bills numbered 1-10, 12-70, for surveying work in the Breconshire estate, and summaries of these and other bills.

Papers relating to the Finance (1909-10) Act 1910. ABA 12/1-3 are mainly files of papers and loose papers relating to the valuation of land and the completion of land owners' returns on duties on the value of the land, including Forms 1 (Land: notice to make returns), 2 (Land: instructions for making returns on Form 4), 4 (Land: return to be made by an owner of land or any person receiving rent in respect of land), 7 (Land: claim for site value deductions), 35 (covering letter accompanying Form 36), 36 (Land: provisional valuation), 38 (Land: amended provisional valuation), and 172 (Land: undeveloped land duty), while ABA 12/4-5 are copy land owners' returns.