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The rent ledgers devote a single page or a single opening to each tenant, giving name, a description of the holding concerned together with its location, the rents due and paid, and after 1846, sometimes a reference to the appropriate page of the rental survey. In the earlier volumes, rents may be further broken down, distinguishing rent proper from land and property tax, and adding to or deducting from the rent due as property is added to or deducted from the holding. -- At any one time, a group of rental ledgers were in use, with new groups of books started in 1787, 1806, 1818, 1846, 1856, 1885-87, 1900-1904, and 1912-1914. The earliest groups of Monmouthshire estate rent ledgers, formerly MSS 365-384 (1779-1847), are briefly listed in the Preliminary Schedule of the Tredegar Park Muniments, pp. 3640-3711. From 1846, the books within each concurrent group are distinguished by letters of the alphabet: 1846, A-E; 1856, A-G (two G's); 1885-87, A-H; 1900-1904, A-D, E (two), J (two), K, T; and 1912-1914, A-B, D, F, J, Z. A few books get out of synch with the rest of the group, for example, the contents of successive volumes D are dated 1846-1856, 1856-1877, 1878-1896, 1897-1911, 1913-1927. The letter by which each volume is identified on its spine is given in the list below. -- Within each ledger, properties within a single parish tend to be listed together, although properties within a single parish may be split between several of the concurrent volumes. The majority of entries have a back reference to the 'Old Ledger' folio number, and a forward reference to the 'New Ledger'. Generally a property will descend from, for example, one ledger 'A' to the next ledger 'A'; this is especially true between 1846 and 1900, but before and after that period a ledger may have entries forwarded from several previous volumes, and may contribute entries to several successor volumes. However, many properties have a direct descent, as for example, Penyrheol Farm in the parish of Rumney, which descends through each ledger 'A' in turn from 1846 (AMA 10/23, fo. 35, with a back reference to 'OL, fo. 112', viz., AMA 10/20), to 1956, when the freehold was sold (AMA 10/67, fo. 84). -- The arrears accounts for 1898-1903 (AMA 10/45) and 1913-1932 (AMA 10/58) and a number of ledgers of weekly and monthly rents (AMA 10/56-57, 10/59) have been included in this series for convenience.

The Monmouthshire town estate was formed in 1919, and originally comprised the Tredegar town leaseholds (from AT 2), together with premises in the parishes of Basaleg (including Rhiwderyn), Bedwas, Bedwellte, Llanfaches, Machen, Mynyddislwyn, Risca, Roggiet, St Brides Wentlloog, St Mellons and St Woolloos that had previously been part of the Monmouthshire estate (see AMA 5/26-27). The Tredegar garden rents appear in the summary accounts only, as a total sum transferred from a separate series of rentals or collection books. The rent income from Tredegar town in 1919 contributed £2,387 to the total Monmouthshire town estate rent income of £8,751. This sum appears in the balance (AMA 6/1, fo. 79) together with the totals of the rents and other sources of income accounted in the Newport rents settled account book for 1919 (ANA 1/43, fo. 225). The Newport rents continue to be audited together with the income arising from the Monmouthshire town estate until 1938 (see AMA 6/11, p. 106). The books for 1939-1943 are missing. The subsequent surviving Monmouthshire town estate rentals, for 1944-1952 (AMA 6/12, 14-15), do not contain details of expenditure and no balance was struck, which is probably why these last three volumes are called rentals rather than audits. A volume of town estate receipts and payments, 1945-1952, which may contain the missing expenditure accounts, has been inclded in this series for convenience (AMA 6/13). -- From 1922 onwards the Tredegar town rents follow Bedwellte. With the exception of St Woolloos, all parishes in the 1919 audit book also appear in the 1952 rental. The St Woolloos rents (and two Basaleg rents) were 'Transferred to Newport dept as from 29 Sept 1930' (AMA 6/6, fo. 164). Premises in Rumney first appear in 1925, and had multiplied considerably by 1952. Caerleon and Coedcernyw make brief appearances (1922-1923 and 1936-1938 respectively) and Magor disappears in 1922, only to reappear in 1952.

The Monmouthshire town estate was created as a separate department with its own audit books in 1919. For all that, the first volume in the present series (AMA 8/1) only starts in September 1925. However, this may well be the estate's first dedicated collection book, as there is no balance brought forward from a previous book. Conversely, the last volume of the present series (AMA 8/13) is clearly not the last in the series, as in 1953 a balance of £537 16s. 4d. was 'carried forward to new collection book, folio 13'. This 'new' book was probably still in use in 1956 when the estate was sold to the Eagle Star insurance company, and may well have passed to the buyers.

The series comprises papers relating to a succession of legal actions between 1764 and 1785 relating to the inheritance of the Tredegar estate. The papers include deeds, counsel's opinion, affadavits, writs, bills of complaint, accounts, letters, and memoranda.

Rentals (called audit books by the Tredegar estate) of the Newport Rents Department and its predecessors. The volumes are intitled Tredegar Wharf Company audit books, 1855-1894 (ANA 1/1-17), Tredegar Wharf estate audit books, 1895-1904 (ANA 1/18-27), and Tredegar estate audit books, 1905-1953 (ANA 1/28-75). -- From 1906, with the expiry of the Tredegar Wharf Company's lease, the Monmouthshire estate's Newport ground rents and the Newport rack rents audit books (ANA 5) were merged with those of the Tredegar Wharf estate to form the Newport Rents Department (ANA 1/30 onwards).

The cash books contain*... -- The earliest surviving Tredegar Wharf Company cash book, started in Feb. 1807 (ANA 3/1), is almost certainly the company's first cash book, as no balance is brought forward from a earlier book, and the company was not formally established until the following month. -- The cash books reflect the essential continuity of the Tredegar Wharf and Newport estates, despite a number of changes to the titles of the volumes. The Tredegar Wharf Company (ANA 3/1-7) gives way to the Tredegar Wharf Estate (ANA 3/8). With the merging of the Tredegar Wharf Estate and the Newport ground and rack rents of the Monmouthshire estate in 1906, the books are intitled Newport rents cash books (ANA 3/9-11), although the numbered run of cash books 1-6 (ANA 3/6-11) runs straight through. -- The series is closed on 31 Dec. 1919, when the balance is carried forward to the cash book of the newly-created Monmouthshire town estate. From this point the Newport estate shares the Monmouthshire town estate cash book, each estate having its own column. -- A Newport rents department cash book relating to cattle market expenditure, 1921-1923, and railway and locomotive expenditure, 1921-1931 (ANA 3/12) has been added to the series for convenience.

Collection books of the Newport Rents Department and its predecessors. -- Collection books do not usually survive to the same extent as other series of books, as they do not contain anything that was not subsequently copied into the rentals and the ledgers. The surviving Newport estate collection books start later, and have larger gaps, than these other series of books. A ground rent collection book, 1872-1881 (ANA 2/1), and the reserved rent collection book no. 5, 1894-1897 (ANA 2/2), are all that survive from the 19th century. -- The earliest surviving Newport rents department collection books, 1908-1928 (ANA 2/3-18), were originally numbered 10-25, suggesting at least eight lost books. There is then another gap until 1937 (ANA 2/19), by which time the collection books have become annual volumes. The 1941 volume (ANA 2/23) is filled up with Jan.-March 1942, no doubt due to war-time austerity measures. The next volume is much less substantial, and sets the pattern for successive collection books, 1942-1955 (ANA 2/24-36), originally numbered N 1-13. -- On 4 Oct. 1955 a gross rent balance of £1976 16s. 11d. was forwarded from ANA 2/36 to 'Book 14', which is not found, and which may have been transferred to the Eagle Star Insurance Company on the sale of the estate in 1956.

Press copies of out-going letters of the Tredegar Wharf Company, 1881-1895, and its successors, the Tredegar Wharf Estate, 1895-1904, and the Newport Rents Department, 1904-1905. The letters mainly relate to estate properties, and include bills, rent demands and receipts. -- The spines of ANA 1/6-33 bear the original numbers 4-31, bearing witness to the essential continuity of the series despite the successive reorganisations. The last two volumes in the series (ANA 1/34-35) are press copies of Newport Rents accounts and receipts, 1904-1909, including a few notices to quit.

Leases and related papers relating to canal, dock, engineering and wagon companies, and wharves, sea walls and allotments on the Newport estate.

TWC lease books, containing particulars of existing leases and new leases granted on the conpany's estate.

Letters received by the Tredegar Wharf Company and its successors, the Tredegar Wharf estate and the Newport estate, mainly addressed to Henry John Davis (1881-1903) and G. P. Mitchell Innes (1903), successive TWC agents. A few letters are addressed to H. J. Davis in his capacity as mayor of Newport, 1891-1892, including ANC 2/16, no. 200, and ANC 2/18, nos 2-3. -- The letters have been extracted from their original binders.

Plan books, containing memoranda and plans of building plots in the TWC estate.

Rent ledgers of the Tredegar Wharf Company and its successors. The accounts of each individual tenant in Newport, St Woolloos and Pillgwenlli with the estate, detailing rents due, and how and when discharged. There are also credit and debit accounts for other individuals and companies, including for tonnages, wayleaves and wharves. The Newport Rents ledgers begin in 1907, as do the audit, cash and collection books, on the amalgamation of the Tredegar Wharf estate with the Newport holdings of the Monmouthshire estate. ANA 4/54 was re-used in pencil, apparently adding the Monmouthshire estate's Newport tenants to the Tredegar Wharf estate's tenants on the creation of the Newport Rents Department in 1906.

Reports, particulars and valuations of properties in the TWC's leasehold estate. Most of the reports seem to have been made to estimate the annual increased reserved rent to be paid by tenants for extensions of leases. ANS 4/1 is a collection of loose reports and valuations, c.1854-1901, brought together for convenience. ANS 4/2-4 comprise original files of particulars and valuations, 1881-1901, extracted from three binders intitled 'T. W. estate, W. Rees' reports'.

Files of reports by Habershon & Fawckner (Habershon, Fawckner & Groves from 1898) of surveys of properties in Newport and Pillgwenlli. Most of the reports seem to have been made with a view to a renewal of the lease of the property, and detail the repairs necessary before a renewal can be granted. Habershon & Fawckner were architects to the Tredegar Wharf estate (at least in 1896; see ANS 5/2, no. 73), although the Tredegar Wharf estate is not mentioned explicitely in these reports, as it is in the reports in ANS 4.

Surveys of the TWC estate, called terriers by the TWC, and including details of leases granted by the company. The earliest lease is dated 1808. In ANS 1/3 the leases are arranged by street.

Rentals (called audit books by the Tredegar estate) for the Newport rents department's ground rents.