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Papers of Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866), antiquary, transcriber and collector of manuscripts and records, and daughter of John Lloyd (1733-1793), rector of Caerwys and friend of Thomas Pennant (1726-1798). The papers include correspondence; poetry; an election address, 1837; pedigrees of the Wynn family of Gwydir and Wynnstay; an essay on genealogy by Angharad Llwyd; posters and circulars relating to the activities of the Ruthin Literary Society, 1825, the Hendre and Llanover theatres, Monmouthshire, 1843, and the Rhuddlan Castle eisteddfod, 1849; etc.

Letters and papers of Angharad Llwyd, Caerwys comprising an 'englyn' ('Atteb Silin i Angharad Llwyd pan y cymhellai ef i aros yn Nghaerwys i ddarllen gwaith Lewis Dwn, ac yntau yn gorfod myned adref'); letters from P[eter] B[ailey] Williams, undated [?1832] (1) (congratulating her on her success notwithstanding he was her opponant [sic] investigator), [Rice] P[ryce] B[uckley] Williame[s], India Board, 1829 (1) (thanking her for each of her papers), and Aug[usta] Hall, Gwenynen Gwent, Llanover, 1838 (1) (an invitation); lines of verse written by Gwenynen Gwent, Llanover, 1842, to Miss Helen Lhwyd, asking her to let Angharad remain with them, and Helen Lloyd's reply, also in verse; An Ode written on the occasion of the Eisteddfod of the Cymmrodorion in Powys at Wrexham, Sept. 13, 1820 by T. I., London, Aug. 28, 1820, 4 pp. (Davidson, Printer, Old Boswell Court, London); a letter May 28 [ ], from A[neurin] Owen, Evershot (the copy he sent of the works of Lewis Glyn Cothi, the scribe of Llyvr du Basing, etc.); a pen-and-ink sketch of Ap Glanwylt Glendower, 1st. Seneschal of Euloe 'done by ? Rv'd Edward Stanley'; two letters, undated and 1832, from Henry Parry, [Llanasa] (the Hugheses of Halkin, requesting information about the Youde family, the illness of the writer's daughter, etc.); letters from M. Roscoe, Toxteth Park [Liverpool postmark, ?1828] (1, addressed to Miss Ann Lloyd, Caerwys) (a small box from the writer's cousin, Margaret Waln, family news, mention of Mrs Hemans), Richard Parry alias Monwysiad, Llanerchymedd (? Richard Parry 'Gwalchmai'), 1835 (1) (having a copy of her account of the Beaumaris Congress would render him essential assistance in drawing out an account of the Llanerchymedd Eisteddfod, 'englynion'), David Jones alias Dafydd ab Ioan, Llangollen, 1823 (1) (sending a sword as a gift at the suggestion of the Reverend Mr Jones alias Ioan Tegyd), and H. Meyrick, Beaumaris, 1824 (1) (she never saw a picture of Bishop Meyrick or Sir Gelly Meyrick at Bodorgan, her brother has a very extensive pedigree book); and miscellanea, including a ticket to Eisteddfod Caerwys, 1798.

Papers of Angharad Llwyd, consisting chiefly of correspondence, but also includes an englyn to her, notes, etc.

An armorial of Welsh and English families drawn and coloured by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866); illustrations of early costume; poems to Angharad Llwyd by Peter Llwyd, Morgan ap Rhys (Llanuwchllyn) and others; extracts from Robert Vaughan: British Antiquities Revived (Oxford, 1662); impressions of seals; letters to Angharad Llwyd and others from Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd) and others; verses written by Bishop Heber, Richard Newcombe and others for meetings of the Royal British Bowmen, 1822-1824; etc.

Transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866), including pedigrees and Achau Saint from a John Jones of Gellilyfdy manuscript, genealogies from other sources, notes on rectors of Bangor Iscoed, monumental inscriptions at Overton and Nannerch churches, extracts from parish registers, etc. at Overton and Caerwys and from the Llangynhafal vestry book, a cywydd by Gutun Owain (fl. ?late 15 cent.) and Lewis Daron (fl. c. 1520), Llythyr i ofyn rhwyd berced, and recipes; a letter, 1598, from John Spark to John Salusbury (1567-1612), Llewenni, and one, 1833, from William Watkin Edward Wynne (1801-1880) to Angharad Llwyd; etc.

An index compiled by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of arms of English and Welsh families, together with letters to her from E. Protheroe, E. G. R. Salusbury, etc.

A manuscript containing an index by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) to some of her folio manuscripts; correspondence to Angharad Llwyd; a printed pedigree of the Phillipps family of Pembrokeshire.

A manuscript containing an index by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) to some of her folio manuscripts; letters to Angharad Llwyd from W. W. E. Wynne (1801-1880) and John Williams (1833-1872), Beaumaris; a list of manuscripts belonging to Peter Bayley Williams (1763-1836); etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of pedigrees, letters of Edward Lhuyd (1660-1709), entries in the Clocaenog parish registers, and an account of the Civil War in North Wales; deeds of lands in Denbighshire, 1541, 1546; songs written for Royal British Bowmen meetings, 1824; englynion to Angharad Llwyd; notes written by John Lloyd (1733-1793), Caerwys, W. W. E. Wynne (1801-1880) and Edward Protheroe; letters to Angharad Llwyd from J. Kynaston Edwards and W. W. E. Wynne; etc.

A manuscript containing genealogical miscellanea in the hand of Richard Llwyd (Bard of Snowdon) (1752-1835); letters written to Richard Llwyd by William Owen [-Pughe] (1759-1835) and others and from Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783-1848) to Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866); a transcript of a letter from Ellis Price (1512?-1595?) to Thomas Cromwell (1485?-1540), 1538; an account of a tour in Scotland; an elegy in Welsh; English poetry; etc.

A manuscript containing letters from various correspondents to Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866); miscellaneous English and Welsh poems and poetry written for meetings of the Royal British Bowmen, 1819-1820; a copy of Hester Lynch Piozzi's (1741-1821) last letter to 'Mr. Roberts Vicar of Dymeirchion'; an essay on Welsh genealogies; extracts by Angharad Llwyd from Sir John Wynn's history of the Gwydir family, etc.; Flintshire and Cheshire historical notes; etc.

A manuscript containing miscellanea by Richard Llwyd (1752-1835), with a few notes by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866); Notes on the Registers and Churchwardens' Accounts of St. Michael's, Chester, by J. P. Earwaker, 1890; a letter from W. W. E. Wynne (1801-1880) to Angharad Llwyd; particulars of the sale of the manor of Kinmel, 1784; genealogical tables and papers relating to the family of Jones, Penrallt, Abergele; calendar notes of deeds relating to Denbighshire and Flintshire (many of the original deeds being now in NLW); etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) relating to land tenure in Cheshire, also transcripts by her from several parish registers, from memoranda in a Bible at Ruabon church, from a collection of arms of French families, from deeds at Hawarden, from Vaughan of Corsygedol monuments, and from various other sources. The manuscript also contains, amongst other items, genealogical notes relating to North Wales families and a letter, 1818, from Peter Roberts, Oswestry, to Angharad Llwyd.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of North Wales pedigrees, of a letter, 1656, from Edmund Meyrick (1636-1713), Ucheldre, to his brother-in-law Robert Vaughan (1592?-1666), Hengwrt, of the arms of several English families, and of miscellaneous correspondence, 17-18 cents, etc. The manuscript also contains letters to Angharad Llwyd and various other miscellanea.

A manuscript containing North Wales pedigrees, mainly of Anglesey and Caernarfonshire families; transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of other Welsh pedigrees and of legal and historical records; letters to Angharad Llwyd from Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783-1848), John Hughes, barrister, and W. W. E. Wynne (1801-1880); correspondence from Viscount Bulkeley (1736-1791), 1774, to John Lloyd (1733-1793), Caerwys, father of Angharad Llwyd.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of pedigrees of Welsh families and of letters from various correspondents to Robert Davies, Llanerch; a fragment in the hand of Lewys Dwnn (c. 1550-c. 1616), 1591; notes relating to the Holland family of Berw; a grant of a road in Corvedwen, Denbighshire, 1609; letters to Angharad Llwyd; an examination of Robert Griffith, Caerwys before Thomas Pennant (1726-1798), 1782; fragments in Cornish; etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of Welsh chronicles, pedigrees, etc.; a fragment of a 16th cent. Welsh manuscript containing a chronicle of the reign, 1422-1461, of Henry VI (1421-1471) and a list of Welsh poets and crythorion; an elegy by Katherine Philips (The Matchless Orinda) (1631-1666) on the death of Mary Lloyd, Bodidris, Denbighshire, 1656; a copy by W. W. E. Wynne (1801-1880) of a cywydd by Owen Gruffydd (c. 1643-1730); a letter to Angharad Llwyd; etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) from various sources, including diaries, essays, pedigrees of North Wales families, manuscripts, epitaphs, parish registers, correspondence, and songs for meetings of Royal British Bowmen; a letter, 1664, from Sir Thomas Powell, Horsley, to Robert Davies, Gwysaney; a letter, 1841, from Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth to Angharad Llwyd; etc.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of genealogical and biblical notes mainly relating to North Wales, together with miscellaneous extracts, and also a letter, 1828, from William Owen [-Pughe] (1759-1835) to Angharad Llwyd.

A manuscript containing transcripts by Angharad Llwyd (1780-1866) of Dymeirchion and other parish registers, together with inscriptions, poetry, etc., Salusbury of Llewenni letters, a Gwysaney memorandum and account book, 1637-1687, etc.; letters from Edward Parry (1798-1854) to Angharad Llwyd, 1836; etc.