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Correspondence with suppliers, contractors and others including John Wynne-Finch, regarding the building and supplying of the Conwy Falls Café and a new garage on the Voelas estate including some plans and drawings, 1939, 1952-1957.

The file comprises letters to John Griffith (2) of Garn, 1733-1757; correspondents include John Hosier, 1747-1757, on estate business, and Thomas Evans of Cambridge, 1750, describing Conyers Middleton's attack on the Bishop of London's Scheme of Prophesy. Other subjects not already discussed include trusteeship of the Voelas estate, destruction of personal papers in the fire at Garn in 1738, lawsuits, especially concerning title to Cwyber, 1739-1744, grazing rights in the Forest of Snowdon, 1748, mining, 1754, county election news, 1754. Drafts or copies of replies by John Griffith are dated 1745-1758.

Papers of Humphrey Jones, brother of John Jones of Maesygarnedd, including the deputation, 22 March, 1653/4, by Rice Vaughan of Graies Inne, co. Middlesex, esquire, and Humfrey Jones of London, gentleman, of the stewardship of the manor and lordship of Bromfeild and Yale, co. Denbigh, to Colonel John Carter of Kinwell [Kinmell], co. Denbigh, esq., together with an undertaking by John Carter to give a just account (mutilated); an account of receipts and disbursements on behalf of [?John Jones] since 6 August, 1683; a holograph letter from Hugh Williams, Marle, to Humphrey Jones, Alderman Bury, London, 1686 (legal, with reference to the Voylas estate); an account of money resting in Mr. [Charles] Price's hands, 23 August, 1687, and of money due at Michaelmas; and the answer, undated, of Humphrey Jones, one of the defendants to the bill of complaint of William Lloyd concerning properties said to be mortgaged by John Jones ('the regicide') (mutilated).

The file comprises deeds for land in Royton Seswick, Flintshire, and Acton, Denbighshire, 1712-13, rentals and accounts, 1719-1762, bonds, a mortgage by Cadwallader Wynne to John Griffith (2), 1731, of lands in Llanrwst, Tiryrabad, Tre-brys and Llaneilian as security for repayment of debts and moneys expended in lawsuits on his behalf, agreements and arbitrations, 1753, 1762, letters, legal cases concerning administration and debts, 1717-1761, and a release by Watkin Wynne to John Griffith (3) of £2900 directed to be taken out his father's estate for the payment of legal fees.