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Papers, 1630-[?1877], of the Griffith family of Garn, Henllan, Denbighshire, mostly relating to George Griffith.
The papers comprise twenty-six letters, 1841-1865, to George Griffith (ff. 44-94), including ten from his wife Charlotte Griffith (née Douglas), March 1841, on the illness and death of her brother Hargreave (ff. 44-63), and ten from Joseph Brereton, Liverpool, 1861-1862 (ff. 69-79, 82-89); nine letters, 1833-1842, to Charlotte Griffith (ff. 22-43); and eleven letters, 1763-1848, addressed to other members of the family (ff. 1-21); together with other papers of George Griffith, [1850s]-[?1877] (some 100 items in total), which include draft and copy letters, newspaper correspondence, and drafts of articles and speeches, mostly by Griffith, on topics of both national interest, such as taxation, the Game Laws, the Reform Bill, etc, and local Denbighshire interest (ff. 95-415), some being written on the reverse of printed ephemera, dated 1859-1866 (ff. 95-108, 245-246, 306-307, 309-310). Also included are miscellaneous items including a receipt, dated 1 October 1630 (f. 416); part of a transcript, [?1690], of a valuation of the Lordship of Ruthin (ff. 417-418); draft answers, [c. 1705], to a bill of complaint of Richard Griffith, relating to the 1686 marriage agreement of Grace Williams, Coedmawr, and John Williams, Caerberllan (ff. 419-423); notes, [c. 1816], on Napoleon and recent European military matters (ff. 424-430); and a letter, 30 October 1853, from [the Deputy Assistant Adjutant General], Scutari, [Istanbul], to the Commanding Officer of the troops at Kulali, [Istanbul] (f. 431). A letter, 4 November 1958, from Ermine Dixon, Preston, to Edward Hall is included (f. iii), together with a few notes on specific items, apparently in the hand of Edward Hall (ff. 2a, 3a, 7a, 13a, 16a, 21b, 416a, 423a).

The file comprises letters by George Griffith, 1801-1842, to his father, mother, aunt, Elizabeth Williams, brothers, Edward and Thomas, John Copes and [sister-in-law?], Mrs Griffith, on his schooldays, the Denbigh, Flint and London elections, 1807, his training as a solicitor, 1817, news of the families of Rutter, Clough, Lloyd of Tros y Park, Sir Watkin [Williams Wynn], Price, Kenrick of Nantclwyd, 1817-1823, a visit to Holland and Belgium, 1819, his father's election as MP, 1820, fashions, institutions and social conditions in Paris, 1820, 1833, complaints about reduction in his allowance, his father's dispute with Philip Chambres regarding encroachment, 1822, death of his wife, Charlotte, 1842.

The file comprises letters to George Griffith, 1813-1870. Subjects not previously described include George's recovery from cholera, 1846, financial responsibilities concerning the marriage settlement of Edward Edwards of Clywedog and London, 1822-1823, visits of foreign royalty to London, 1814, a family settlement, 1832, candidature of Townshend Mainwaring in the Denbigh borough elections [c. 1844], county elections, 1852, church endowments, 1837, financial matters and family trusts. Draft or copy letters by George Griffith on additional subjects concern entitlement to the rents of the Llwyn estate and family scandal of Robert and Lewis Nanney, 1816-1819; robbery of his personal possessions near Naples, 1820; succession to his father's post as recorder of Denbigh [1834]; disagreement with John Heaton over water rights at Hafod Mill, 1835; disputes over a pew in Llanrwst church, 1847, and shooting, 1862; and numerous letters to newspapers on matters of national and local concern, such as the Corn Laws, industrialisation, taxation on landowners, free trade and poaching.