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Miscellaneous papers, [19 cent., last ¼]-1903, relating to the parish of Llanbadrig, Anglesey, collected by the Rev. Thomas Prichard, vicar of Llanbadrig.
These include a manuscript entitled 'My Village', [19 cent., last ¼], describing Cemaes and Llanbadrig (ff. 1-27); a volume in the hand of Thomas Prichard containing various texts including transcripts of documents concerning local charities and Church land, [late 19 cent.], and tithe commutation tables, 1891-1902 (ff. 28-66); miscellaneous correspondence of Thomas Prichard, 1893-1902 (ff. 49-50, 69, 83-84, 97, 100-103); tax receipts, 1892-1895 (ff. 71-82); and papers relating to the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Act 1871, 1897 (ff. 87-90).

Some sixty letters, 1901-1902, from Lieutenant Thomas Lewis Prichard, first Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers, South Africa Field Force, to his parents, the Rev. and Mrs Thomas Prichard, Llanbadrig Vicarage, Anglesey. Written mostly from South Africa, they describe his experiences on active service during the South African War, 1901-1902, including accounts of skirmishes with the Boers and the progress towards peace (ff. 1-121). Also included are four letters, 1914, relating to his service in France, where he died on 11 November 1914 (ff. 122-129).