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A volume of Crogen Iddon (Pontfadog, Denbighshire) provenance, written mainly during the second half of the seventeenth century. It contains pedigrees of North Wales families (including Owen of Crogen Iddon); 'cywyddau', etc., by Guto['r] Glyn, William Llyn, Davydd Llwyd ab Ll'n ab Gr., Euan Llafar, Lewis Mon, Thomas Price (Plas Iolyn), Gryffydd Phylib, Watkin Klywedog, Rees Kain, Ivan Clowedog, Sion Tvdyr, Ifan brydydd da, Sion Philip, Lewis Morganwc, David ap Rees, Edmund Prys, Sion Glyn ap Digan, Doctor Sion Cent, Morgan ap Hugh Lewis, Robt. Lewis, Richard Gele, John Clywedog, Ivan Gethin ap Ivan, Robyn Dyfi, William Phillip ('o ddyffrun y dudwu'), William Cynwal, Gryffydd Hiraethog, Mredydd ap Rys, Howel ap D'd ap Ie'nn ap Rys, Iolo Goch, Hugh Lloyd Cunwal, ?Jon. Hughes (Crogen Ithon), Hugh Moris, Rob. Cylidro, Sion Tudur, Ro[bert] Mydd[elton], Lewis Glyn Cothi, Mathew Owen, John Moris, Moris Becwn, Roger Kyffin, Wiliam Puw Llafar, Ffowlke Prys, and Tudur Aled; 'A sacred Mystery of ye Jesuits delivered in french to a Louer of ye reformed Religon, shortly After ye Murder of Henry ye 4th King of France'; 'Arfav twysogion Kymry ag arglwyddi'; and a list of contents of the pedigrees and poetry. Some of the later additions are in the hand of John Davies, Rhiwlas, Llansilin. The copious arithmetical calculations recorded in the margins are probably by John Edwards of Crogen Iddon, etc. (1755). Bound in at the end are six pages of notes on the volume in the hand of John Ceiriog Hughes ('Ceiriog'), 1880, together with an undated holograph letter from 'Ceiriog', Van Railway, Caersws to Nicholas Bennett [at Glanrafon, Trefeglwys].

Loose papers probably related to Octavius Morgan's antiquarian interests, including two share certificates, numbered 328 and 340, in the Monmouth Railway Company, in the names of Miss Mary Swinnerton of Wonastow and Sir Charles Morgan of Tredegar respecively, 1812; an English translation of the [pre-1599] manifesto of Henry IV, king of Navarre, concerning his divorce from Queen Margaret, [?1820x?1850]; a copy of an inventory of the furniture etc. in the manor house of Beddington, Surrey, on the death and attainder of Sir Nicholas Carew, 1540, when his estates were seized to the use of Henry VIII, and Sir Henry Stanhope was appointed keeper of the manor house, [?1860x?1900]; a window tax assessment for the parish of St Woolloos, Monmouthshire, 1750; a letter from Lord Rodney at Purbeck Park to an unnamed recipient [?Mr Blackburn], 1783. A file of papers, including a case for counsel's opinion relating to the marriage settlement of Charles Van and Catherine Morgan, 1754, a disposition of his estate at Llanworney, Monmouthshire, 1778, a copy of the marriage settlement of Robert Salusbury of Cotton Hall, Denbighshire, esq., and Catherine Van of Llanwern, spinster, 1780, and other papers relating to Salusbury, 1805-1818, was apparently bought at an auction. A pocket book including a list of the gentlemen who dined at a general meeting to nominate a candidate as M.P. in place of "my father", 1759, lists of freeholders living in Brecon, 1769, the common men and burgesses of the borough of Brecon, 1771, and Breconshire voters living at Hay and Talgarth, 1780.