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Diary of John Thomas Beynon containing brief entries, 1833-1835, relating mainly to hunting, shooting and fishing and also references to fairs, petty and quarter sessions, assizes, and race meetings in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, together with a chronological index (f. 57 recto-verso).

Miscellaneous papers including a draft case on the petition of John Barlow [of Slebech], esq., and others, freeholders of the county of Pembroke, to the House of Commons on behalf of themselves and of Sir Wm. Wogan [of Rickardston], one of the candidates, against Sir Art[hur] Owen [of Orielton], bart., the sitting member, 1700; the case of Lewis Wogan [of Boulston], esq., petitioner against Sir Arthur Owen, bart., sitting member for Pembroke [1712]; a sworn list of the names of freeholders in the parish of Fishguard, 1783; a declaration of Christianity and Protestantism made by Thos. John [Baptist minister, of Little Newcastle], 1795; a certificate of approbation of John Roberts, minister of the Baptist church at Llangloffan, made by members of the church to the Court of Quarter Sessions, 1812; a petition, undated, to the House of Commons for the continuance of the Acts (31, 52 Geo III) 'for amending widening and keeping in repair the Road leading from the Town of Haverfordwest through the Town of Fishguard to the Town of Newport in the County of Pembroke And also from the Town of Fishguard to the City of Saint David's in the said County ...'; the nominatino and appointment of Nicholas Roch of Cocheston, esq., to be sheriff of co. Pembroke, 1835; facsimiles of testimonials by the magistrates of co. Carmarthen and of co. Cardigan to Mr. Richard Kyrke Penson, candidate for the appointment of surveyor of co. Glamorgan, 1853; resolutions of a meeting of freeholders and ratepayers of the parish of St. David's, disapproving of a proposed Joint Lunatic Asylum to be built at Carmarthen for cos. Carmarthen, Cardigan, and Pembroke, together with a memorial to the Court of Quarter Session of the county, 1858; a warrant of appointment of William Francis Roth of Butterhill [near Haverfordwest], esq., to be sheriff of co. Pembroke, 1879 (duplicate); etc.

An amended copy of the rules drawn up, 1831, for the Royal William Friendly Society of Milford [co. Pembroke]. On p. 28 John Tidd Pratt, barrister-at-law appointed to certify the rules of savings banks, certifies, 15 February 1832, that he had corrected the rules in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Act of Parliament, and [ ] Rees, clerk of the peace, certifies that they had been confirmed at the Quarter Sessions for co. Pembroke held at Haverfordwest, 4 April 1832.