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Cuttings from the Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald, 1869, consisting of letters by Brinley Richards, Ellis Roberts (harpist to the Prince of Wales), William Rees (Llandovery), John Jones (Talhaiarn), and J. Balsir Chatterton, dealing with the Welsh triple-stringed harp.

An almanac for 1804 with entries and memoranda made by Walter Davies in various years.

Farm and household accounts, 1809-1826, kept by John Jenkins.

Highway rate assessments made on the inhabitants of the townships of Hendrehen and Trawscoed in the parish of Guilsfield, 1858-1872.

A Latin exercise book written by Walter Cecil Davies, 1819, and containing a transcript by Walter Davies of 'Cywydd i Dydecho Sant' by Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, etc.

Sermons, sermon notes, prayers, etc., written mainly by John Jenkins and Walter Davies.

Welsh music, vocal and instrumental, including national airs, hymn-tunes, etc., collected by John Jenkins and much of it transcribed by him; Welsh airs collected by John Gwynne (Philomusus) and Aneurin; and psalm-tunes, many of them sent for competition at the Powys eisteddfod, 1824, by J. Davies (Glynceiriog), David Harris (Nantllymysten, afterwards of Carno), David Jenkin Morgan (Dewi Cynllo), Cadwaladr Jones (saer maen, Trawsfynydd), John Cain Jones, Robert Jones (Saer maen, Llanuwchllyn), James Lewis (Cwmscawen, Radnorshire), William Owen (Gwilym Glan Hafren), David Owens (Eglwysfach, Denbighshire), Pierce Pierce (Mold), and Roger Woodhouse (Newtown).

Welsh airs and folk-tunes transcribed by Nicholas Bennet.

Welsh and English airs and hymn-tunes, and some English nursery rhymes transcribed by John Jenkins.

A copy of 'Proposals, for publishing by subscription, a collection of Welsh Airs, adapted to the harp and pianoforte ... By Richard Roberts, harper, of Carnarvon', 1824, and a list of some subscribers.

A transcript of 'Essay on the Poetry of Iceland' from Ebenezer Henderson: Iceland: or the Journal of a residence in that island (Edinburgh, 1818), and 'Italian Consonancy in Poetry', being a translation of pp. 277-83 of J. D. Rhys: Cambrobrytannicae Cymraecaeve Lingvae Institvtiones ... (London, 1592).

Miscellaneous notes written by Walter Davies and including 'Enwau Ceingciau adnabyddus i Gwen verch Wiliam, Cantores o Drev Rhiwaedog, o gylch 1550', and a few fragments in the hand of John Jenkins.

One of six volumes consisting of several hundred letters ranging in date from the late eighteenth century to about the middle of the nineteenth, and addressed mainly to Walter Davies, with some to his daughter Jane, to John Jenkins, and to John Vaughan, from numerous correspondents connected with various aspects of Welsh life and including : -- William Rees (Llandovery), W. J. Rees (Cascob), Jonathan Reynolds, (Nathan Dyfed), David Richards (Dafydd Ionawr), David Richards (Dewi Silin), T. Richards (Llangyniew), Henry Roberts (Camberwell), Dr. Griffith Roberts (Dolgelley), John Roberts (Llanbrynmair), John Roberts (Tremeirchion), Samuel Roberts (S.R.), Thomas Roberts (Llwynrhudol), L. Rowlands (Guilsfield), William Rowlands (Gwilym Lleyn), David Samwell, Robert Saunderson, Sir John Sinclair, Thomas Vowler Short (bishop of St. Asaph), Thomas Stephens, Joseph Tarn, David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri), John Thomas (Llanfyllin), John Vaughan (Penmaen Dyfi), John Waiters (Llandough), John Watton (Shrewsbury), P. Buckley Williames, D. T. Williams (Tydfylyn), Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg), Griffith Williams (Gutyn Peris), John Williams (Plasybrain), John Williams (Llanrwst), John Williams (Ystradmeurig), Morris Williams (Nicander), Peter Williams (Llanbedrog), and Peter Bayley Williams.

Twenty-five notebooks and fragments containing material relating mainly to agriculture and domestic economy in South Wales, collected by Walter Davies during journeys undertaken on behalf of the Board of Agriculture.