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The collecting-book, 1802-1803, of the Reverend John Roberts, Llanbryn-mair, in connection with Bwlch-y-ffridd Independent chapel, Aberhafesb, co. Montgomery, containing a statement of the case, 1 January 1802, of the religious society at Aberhavesp soliciting assistance towards the expense incurred in building a chapel; recommendations of the case, etc., signed by (a) George Lewis, Llanuwchllyn, Wm. Thomas, Bala, Jenkin Lewis, Llanfyllin, Wm. Hughes, Dinas Mouthy [sic] and Edward Francis, Machy[n]lleth, (b) J[enkin] Lewis, Wrexham, (c) dated Shrewsbury, 7 January 1802, John Whitridge, Oswestry, Richd. (?) Everall, Salop, and David Francis, Ludlow, (d) Peter Edwards, Wem, Thomas Weaver, Shrewsbury, and William Lewis, Whitchurch, and (e) 7 June 1803, Thos. Towle, chairman, John Kello, secretary, and fifteen other members of the Congregational Board of Ministers in and about London, followed by a list of subscribers' names (signatures) and the sums given, amounting in all to £100-18-6, the balance when expenses had been paid being £84-11-3; and a covering letter, 1885, from Samuel Roberts, ['S.R.'], Conway, to his cousin, D[avid] Howell, concerning the manuscript, which he was sending to D. Howell because of the autographs. There are also one or two annotations by 'S.R.'.

Notes by D. Morgan Lewis on books in the Trevecka library, and lists by him of books in the Trevecka library bearing the autograph of Howell Harris and of the printed works of the Reverend Dr. George Lewis, Congregational minister and tutor, in the National Library of Wales.

A composite volume containing a copy (title-page wanting) of [Walter Davies, Rhyddid: traethawd a ennillodd ariandlws Cymdeithas y Gwyneddigion ar ei thestun i eisteddfod Llanelwy ... 1790 (Llundain, 1791)] and also Geirlyfr Ysgrythyrol (88 pp., Aaron - Barnu) [?1801], the original Part I (later withdrawn) of the work expanded by Thomas Charles and issued as Geiriadur Ysgrythyrol ... y llyfr cyntaf (1805). At the end of the volume are wrappers of [George Lewis], Esponiad ar y Testament Newydd, Rhif 1. (Caerlleon, [1800]) containing an advertisement for the Geirlyfr Ysgrythyrol, and there is also a cutting from Y Goleuad, [4 Chwef. 1871] containing a long letter from Morris Davies on the subject of 'Geirlyfr Ysgrythyrol John Roberts a Geiriadur Ysgrythyrol Charles'. At the beginning of the volume are (?) wrappers of Esponiad ar y Testament Newydd, Rhifyn XVII (Gwrecsam: Ioan Painter), with part of a sermon in manuscript, and Rhifyn XX (Bala, R. Saunderson), each with a list of books published by [Dr] G[eorge] Lewis. A note in the autograph of 'Morris Davies, Portmadoc' occurs on the first page of the Geirlyfr Ysgrythyrol.

A copy of the booklet Summary of the Life of the Rev. George Lewis, DD, and Genealogy (London, 1873), with annotations and corrections.