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Books by Thomas Morgan

Copies of (1) A Catalogue of Books, To be sold at Delph in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, by Thomas Morgan. Who proposes to remove to a considerable Distance ... (Manchester, 1763), (2) An Appeal To The Common Sense of plain and common Christians, in Behalf of the Old Christianity of the Gospel. Addressed to a Protestant Dissenting Congregation. Intended as a Preservative against the Principles and Practice of the Infidels and Enthusiasts of the present Age ... (Leeds, 1771), (3) a second edition of the same, printed at Leeds in 1771, and (4) A Sermon delivered at Salters-Hall, November 3, 1799, to the Supporters of the Sunday-Evening-Lecture at that place ... (London, 1799).

Commonplace book

A commonplace book, begun in November 1816, containing extracts from the works of various authors.

Correspondence and legal papers

A declaration by the clerk of the peace, 5 April 1744, that Thomas Morgan, 'a Teacher and Preacher to Dissenting Protestants', appeared at Carmarthen before the justices in Quarter Sessions and took certain oaths; a draft note in the hand of Thomas Morgan relating to his attitude to some of the Thirty-Nine Articles; a declaration that Thomas Morgan and Lewis Phillips appeared on 13 August 1749 before the justices in Quarter Sessions at Carmarthen to certifity that Llwyndrissni in the parish of Llangan in the county of Carmarthen 'is intended to be used by us Protestant Dissenters for a Place of religious Worship'; letters to Thomas Morgan from J. Davies, Wotton, 1763 (with a note on the reverse by Thomas Morgan, junior), Lewis Philips, John Palmer and David John 'of Lan' (written from Cilrhyd, 1766, informing him that 'Our worthy Minister Mr. Powell Dy'd last night'; and desiring Thomas Morgan to return as minister at Henllan), Rees Thomas, Llanboidy, 1768, Morgan Thomas, Gwernygerwn, 1780 and 1783, and David Morgan, Goldsland, Wenvoe, 1798; drafts or copies of letters from Thomas Morgan to Noah Jones, Cradley, Worcestershire, 1758, Job Orton, Salop, 1765 (3) and 1766, Lewis Phillips, Henllan, 1766, John Franklen, Cowbridge, 1770, Francis Skyrme, London, 1772, and Jo. Price, Llandaff Court, 1786; legal papers and drafts, including the marriage agreement, 5 August 1755, of Michael Maurice of Halifax and Anne Phillips of Laugharne, 'Thomas Morgan of the Town of Laugharne ... Minister of the Gospel' being a third party; some particulars of the wills of Michael Maurice and Lewis Phillips (T[homas] M[organ] married the widow of the latter); a ticket for a meeting at Swansea, 7 June 1749, of the 'Sea Serjeants', a South Wales Jacobite society; press cuttings; etc.

Correspondence and papers

Letters to Thomas Morgan from Noah Jones, Cradley, 1750, S. Morgan [?[Thomas's] wife], Laugharne, 1754, members of 'the Christian Church and Auditory of Protestant Disenters of the Calvinistical Perswasion meeting together for Gospel Worship at Delph within Saddleworth in Yorkshire', 21 September 1759 (with a draft of [Thomas Morgan's] reply), Samuel Morton Savage, Hoxton, 1768, M[ichael] Maurice, Pudsey, 1773, Samuel Price, Park, near Cardiff, 1773, [Thomas's] son, Thomas Morgan, junior, 1774, Thomas Maurice, minister, William Butler, Lewis Walter, and Alex. Gwynne, Laugharne, 1774, and Jane Scurlock, near Carmarthen, 1784; notes by Thomas Morgan, 16 October 1771, referring to his publications and the controversy with Dr Priestley; a draft of a note, signed by Thomas Morgan in 1752, to be submitted to the justices in quarter sessions relating to the 'Newhouse, lately built near ye Strand in the Town of Laugharne' which is intended to be used by 'Protestant Dissenters'; 'The Request and Desire of my Heart, and ye Subject of many of my Prayers', 1745, an unsigned letter to Thomas Morgan, apparently from some members of his church at Morley, and a draft of a letter from Thomas Morgan to D. Alred and John Dawson concerning an anonymous letter; papers relating to Thomas Morgan, junior, including 'Questions asked at my Ordination, and the Answers to them, with my Confession of Faith, 1774', a certificate signed by several 'Protestant Dissenting Ministers, in and about the Cities of London and Westminster', including Abraham Rees, concerning the setting apart 'for the work of the Ministry' of Thomas Morgan, junior, 11 May 1774, and a testimonial from three of his tutors - Samuel Morton Savage, Andrew Kippis and Abraham Rees, 1774; etc.

Daniel Phillips

A copy of a certificate relating to the ordination, 1688, of Daniel Phillips, who 'was educated for the ministry with Mr. Stephen Hughes an ancient minister liveing in the towne of Swanzey ... who dyed in the year 1687'; a letter, 2 September 1715, from 'Dan. Phillipes', endorsed 'a Letter of Mr. Dan Phillips Minister in Carnarvonshire'; letters to John Phillips, Kingsley, Cheshire, son of Daniel Phillips, from Timothy Quarrell, Llanfyllin, 1755, his mother, Anne Thomas, his father-in-law, John Thomas, Gwynfrin, Caernarvonshire, and his sister Dorothy; notes by Thomas Rees, Swansea on the families of Phillips and Thomas; a note relating to Lewis Phillips, Cilrhyd, and his wife, Margaret; and a copy of a sheet, probably printed in 1820, relating to the 'Case of the Protestant Dissenting Church at Pwllheli ...'.

Diary

A diary, 1741-1744, kept by Thomas Morgan.

Diary,

An incomplete diary or record of meditations, 1745-1786, together with a letter written by M. Ashworth 'For my dear children Phebe Dolly Hannah', with a few additional notes.

Extracts from the Cilgwyn church register

Extracts made by Walter David Jeremy, 1860, from the manuscript register of the group of 'Protestant Dissenting Churches' in Cardiganshire usually called 'Eglwys y Cilgwyn', with which Philip Pugh was associated.

Letter-book

'The Contents of my Letters to my Friends, &c.', 1762-1794, containing extracts from letters written by Thomas Morgan; 'The Names of Dissenting ministers of my Acquaintance, & wth some of whom I was very intimate. who died in Wales since I left yt Country ...'; 'The Names & Ages of those Children who had Lord Wharton's Bibles for saying ye Catechism at Morley, distributed by T:M:, 1764- '; various financial and other memoranda; a genealogical table, compiled by Walter J[enkin] Evans, showing the family and other connections of Thomas Morgan; etc.

Letters and miscellanea

Thomas Morgan miscellanea. They include 'The Expenses of our Removal from Laugharne to Delph, 1760'; a copy of the last letter, 23 October 1762, written by Sarah Morgan, wife of Thomas Morgan, to 'Mrs Rees at Laugharne'; a letter to Thomas Morgan's daughter; copies of letters sent by Thomas Morgan to The Gentleman's Magazine; letters to Mr [John] Dawson, Morley; fragmentary drafts and notes; etc.

Letters to Dr. Priestley and the Reverend W. Graham

A copy of Thomas Morgan: Letters to the Rev. Dr. [Joseph] Priestley, of Leeds, in defence of An Appeal to The Common Sense of plain and common Christians, in Behalf of the Old Christianity of the Gospel, and In Defence of the Author. To which is added, A Letter to the Rev. W. Graham, M.A., Containing Remarks on his Sermon lately published, intitled, Repentance the only Condition of final Acceptance ... (Leeds, 1772), reprinted from The Leeds Intelligencer, with drafts of the letters, and press cuttings.

Notebook

A notebook kept by Thomas Morgan containing miscellaneous extracts and personal, financial and other memoranda, addresses of correspondents, copies of poems, including hymns by David Jones, Caio, etc.

Notebook,

A notebook, 1740-1794, kept by Thomas Morgan. Among the contents, some of which are recorded in Y Cofiadur, I, pp. 10-14, are 'An account of wt. I received Since i went to School to ye Revd. Mr. Saml. Jones of Pentwyn which was Sept. 2d 1741', and other, later, financial memoranda; 'My fellow Students when under Mr. Saml. Tho.'s Tuition at Carmarthen in ye Year 1743'; hymns in English and Welsh; 'An account of Some deceased Ministers of ye Gospel ...'; 'A Sermon Pread. by Mr. Sam Jones Chappel Sion Febr. 14, 1741'; 'A Catalogue of ye Books wch I bought since I came to Pentwyn, wch. was Sept. 2. 1741', with additions for other years; a list of 'Letters & Short Essays of mine publish'd in ye Gent. Magaz.'; details relating to the 'Lectures' at Morley; 'Ordinations which I have been at &c.'; 'My Fellow Students at ye Academy in Carmarthen under ye Tuition of Mr. Evan Davies & Mr. Saml. Tho: ...'; 'Some Acct. of my Fellow Students &c.'; 'Ephemeris, Morley', being diary entries, meditations, etc.; 'An account of ye verses yt I Preached upon, with ye Month ... & ye places ... Beginning ... 1741 & ye year of my age 1741 [sic]; memoranda; etc.

Notes and sermons

Notes by Thomas Morgan, including 'An Account of all those I baptized. 1746' [and later], and '1760. Delph Dissenting Chapel. The Names of Children Baptized by Thos Morgan, M:V:D:' [in 1760 and later]; and sermons, most of them written by Thomas Morgan, with the names of places in Wales and England where they were preached.

Pamphlets

Drafts of 'An Appeal, To the common Sense of plain and common Christians, in Behalf of the Old Christianity of the Gospel ...', and 'The Contrast or ye Orthodox & Rationall compared ...', both by Thomas Morgan.

Papers relating to the Henllan Manuscripts

Papers and letters relating to the Henllan manuscripts, which includes information about their previous history. They include two letters, 1860, from John Morris, Brecon to Mrs Gentle Brown, Seaforth, grand-daughter of Thomas Morgan; two letters, 1869, from Thomas Rees, Swansea to W[alter] D[avid] Jeremy, London; a letter, 1900, from Mrs G. L. Nussey, Ilkeley, great-grand-daughter of Thomas Morgan, to Walter J[enkin] Evans, Carmarthen; and extracts from and notes on the Thomas Morgan manuscripts made by Walter J[enkin] Evans in 1901 when they were in his possession.

Sermons

'Ephemeris', being a list of sermon texts, etc. and of the places at which they were delivered, 1775-1794, by Thomas Morgan; most of the sermons were preached at Morley, Yorkshire, while others were delivered at Henllan and elsewhere in Wales. The sermons bear the serial numbers 3484 to 5572.

Sermons

'A Sermon Preached at Morley Old Chapel, November 5, 1797, By the Revd. John Luccock'; 'A Form, used at Fryston, at the Baptism of Richard Monckton Milnes; Augt. 8th, 1809'; and a sermon preached at Bollington, 1846, and at Wakefield, 18 February 1848.

Sermons

English sermons preached at Llanfyllin, Llanbrynmair, Trefeglwys and Niodd Goch, 1702-1704, possibly by Daniel Phillips; a Welsh sermon preached by Thomas Maurice in 1743; 'An account [by Thomas Morgan] of those who joyn'd in Church Communion at Henllan church since My Ordination June 26, 1746'; a similar list for Morley; etc.

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