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"A List of the Debts of the late W. John Jones of Tan y Dderwen Discharged by Mrs. Gaynor Wynne out of £1060 Purchase Money agreed to be paid for his Estate sold to her by the Exrs. and Trustees of his Will as followeth.". Among other payments are: To the Poor of Llysfaen, £41-6-8; The Poor and School of Bettus £171-8-6, The Poor of Llysfaen Annuity £52. The Poor of Llanelian £8-5-4. Balance in hand of Purchaser, £191-19-1 whereof a moiety is bequeathed to use of his son John Jones in Bethlehem Hospital £95-19-61/2. The other moiety, after payments to Mr. Hughes, 3 June, 1749, and 8 June 1751, divided into three parts, each £26-18-2 paid to William Jones and his brothers David and Peter, who give receipts therefor, signed and attested, viz. W. Jones, 10 Sept, 1754. Witnesses: Edw. Price and John Norman; - D. Jones, 17 April 1755. Witnesses: Margaret Humphreys, William Davies Sexton, Peter Jones. Endorsed: "Accounts stated with Receipts of the surplus of the Purchase Money.".

A List or Schedule of all the security Mr. Lewis Anwyl late of Tai yn y foel Dyed possessed of with the severall sums of money secured thereon respectively with their respective Interests due to the time of his Death." The dates range from 13 June 1745 to 24 August 1764; and the total amount is £1070. 14. 1. Note that this document probably belongs to the year 1702, and subsequent matter connected with the release of Tai yn y Voel, co. Denbigh.

"A List or Schedule of Mr. John Jones's Creditors", showing principal amounts and interest. One entry is dated 16 March 17[?4)7.

A memorandum book containing names of tenants and their holdings in Abergeley, Bettws, Caerwys, Denbigh, Cwm, Eglwys Fâch, Lanelian, Llangwstenin, Llanfwrog, Llanganhafal, Llangwyfan, Llanrhaiadr, Llanrhydd, Llansannan, Llansaintfraid, Llanyfydd, Llanynys, Nantclyn, Nannerch, Prestatyn, Ruthin, Tremerchion, and Ysgeifiog; followed by accounts of rents received, etc., 1802, 1803, with memoranda at the end. Paper. 4to. English. In the volume are: a receipt to John Wynne, Esqre., for chief rent due to Richard Myddleton Esqre, for two years ending at Michaelmas 1766. 27 Feb. 1767; and a list of arrears belonging to Mr. Wynne due 1800, and not paid 8th October 1801, for rents in Abergeley and several other of the above parishes. Paper. English.

A memorandum in Welsh: "Bidybys ibawb ysydd ac addel rrac llaw wneuthuror Gruff' ap Med' ap Dud' Cylyv aredd rwnc Res ap Jankyn ap Lli' ap Thomas or ynaill du ac Ieuan ap Res ap Lli' ac yncharad vz Gruff' ap Ieuan or du aralli' abod yn amod it Res adu Gwair ysydd yn ywern vawr yn llaw John ap Gruff' ap Belyn' i Ieuan ac i yncharad derym vi bylynedd am ddyledion oedd ar Isabell vz Gruff' ap Ieuan oed Kyrst mil a hanar ac ... x bylynedd". Paper.

A memorandum of the dates of sepulture of seven members of the family of Holland, covering the period from 1552 to 1786, viz., John, Humphrey, John, John, T., Thomas and John.

A memorandum relating to the strength of the Volunteer Army of Great Britain in 1806.

A mutilated deed, with sides cut, whereby Thomas Williams of .... co. Merioneth, gentleman, and Margaret, his wife, agree to levy a fine to John Vaughan of Caergai, same co., Esq., on (a messuage) and land in Penmaen, parish of Llanvawr, same co., called Penmaen alias Blaenyfedw, alias Tythun Gronow fongam alias Llwyn Howell, and other lands called y ffrith, y Rhos, y fedw, cae yn y Drws vcha, Cae yn Drws Issa, y Cerrig, y Bryn vcha, y Bryn Issa, y Coed Issa, y Cae Kill, y ddau gae gwyn, y Cae Beudu Newydd, y Cae Issa, Cae (r) fownog, y tri cyfer alias Cae tunty .... Nant, y Cae Banadle, Bryn Methiedig, Llwyn Howell, y Lledfron and Pwll (r) Gaer, etc., in Penmaen as above, called Tu yn y Nant, formally described in the fine as lying in Penmaen and T. Williams, having received £105 from J. Vaughan aforesaid, conveys the premises to the said J. Vaughan, subject to conditions of redemption, etc., at specified dates. Signature of John Vaughan. Witnesses: Hedd Lloyd; John Griffith, clerk: Maurice Trygarn, Charles Roberts. Endorsed: "A Deed belonging to Mr. John Vaughan of Caergai". English. Vellum.

A note of mortgage, dated 8 May, 1691; assignment of lease, 19 June, 1691, a further mortgage, 28 May 1692, and a bond, 18 Sept. 1703, followed by a discharge by John Steventon of Rhyd in the parish of Dysart, co, Flint, gentleman, purchaser under John Evans, grandson of John Evans of Pentre Du, deceased, of the lands called Mandir, co. Flint, Bich Wen-ydd in Kilkeng same co., to Sydney Williams, etc. Signed by John Evans and Jno Steventon. Witnesses: John Lloyd, Edw. Price. English. Paper. Endorsed: "Evans and Stepletons release to Mrs. Williams".

A packet of papers belonging to the Wynne family: 1. Memorandum of the death of "my aunt Wynne", 8 Jan. 1735; 2. Letter from Peter Wynne, Ruthin, 6 Feb. 1735;. 3. Another 9 Feb. 1735; 4. Programme of days of meeting at the Ruthin Assembly, Winter quarter 1759; 5. Bill of Edw. Lloyd to Peter Wynne for gallon of brandy. 27 Sept. 1765. Paper. English.

A packet of seven letters relating to the estate and the heirs of William Doley of Chester, merchant: (1) D. Cox to Mr. Hunt, stating that one John Doley had two sons and one daughter. One son died without issue; the other had an only daughter who married one Sheppard and also had an only daughter, the said Sheppard being (1) then in possession of the estate by virtue of his marriage. Dated : Coleshill, 21 Feb. 1728/9. (2) Thomas Fluitt to Mr. Fluitt, attorney at law in Chester, giving the result of enquiries made concerning the Doley family. Sheppard and Miss Doley had two daughters, of whom one died in infancy and the other married a clergyman in Wales, by whom she had one child, and is since dead. Dated : Birmingham; June 16 1747. (3) Ben. Palmer to Mrs. Fluitt at Mr. Randal Fluitt at Overton near Frodsham, Cheshire. Further information concerning the heirs to the Doley estate, Miss Sheppard married Mr. William Harries, a clergyman, and died leaving one daughter, Jane Ann Eleanor Harries, then about two and a half years old and residing with her father and grandfather at Tregwint in Pembrokeshire. Dated : 16 April 1748. (4) Thomas Fluitt to Mr. Randle Fluitt at Overton near Frodsham (but begins "Hond. Madam'). Matters relating to the Doley estate. Dated : Birmingham, 16 April 1748. (5) Thomas Williams to Mrs. Fluitt at her house in Holywell, Flintshire. Mr. William Harries has moved from Tregwint to Llangharn (sic.) in Carmarthenshire, and has married again. His daughter lives with him. Sends 69lbs of butter at 31/2d per lb Dated : Denbigh, 8 December 1752. (6) Thomas Williams to his cousin [Mrs. Fluitt]. Further information concerning the Doley estate. Should Miss Harries die before attaining her majority, and without issue, then Mrs. Fluitt is the next heir. Dated : Denbigh, 29 June 1753. (7) Philip Pugh to Mr. Thomas Williams in Bull Lane, Denbigh. Miss Harries has eloped with one Captain Wilson, to be married in Scotland. No recovery could be passed on the estate as yet. Dated : Tuglyn, 14 Feb. 1763.

A packet of sixteen papers, labelled "Letters relating to my detention and escape from the Old Capitol Prison at Washington, 1863, Jan 27th". This note is in the autograph of General Edward Wynne of Coed Coch, who, when a captain in the Grenadier Guards and stationed in Canada during the American Civil War, obtained leave to visit the scene of operations as a spectator; he was arrested as a spy, but succeeded in escaping and returning to his regiment. The documents include: (a) An account, in General Wynne's autograph, of his capture, detention, and escape. (b) A typewritten copy of the above, with a further note by Mrs Brodrick. (c) Various letters and copies of letters in connection with the affair, including autograph letters of E. B. Malet, afterwards Sir Edward Malet, KCB, who was then a youthful member of Lord Lyons's staff at the British Embassy in Washington. (d) Extract from an American newspaper; relating to Wynne's escape. (e) "Sales a/c goods sold by order & for a/c of Lt. Col. E. Wynne, G.G.", and other accounts. (f) A printed booklet of 20 pages, entitled Letters from a Maryland Mail Bag. The so-called letters are in the form of verses relating to various aspects of the American Civil War.

A paper endorsed "Piers Wynne, gentleman, copie of order for costs under teste". Being copy of an order made at Ludlow, at the suit of Peter Wynne, gentleman, plaintiff, against David Ffoulke ap Robert, defendant, which said defendant is ordered to pay to the said plaintiff 6sh. 8d. for a delay in the hearing of the suit; addressed to David Ffoulkes, William Holland, and Piers Roberts. Paper. Latin and English.

A parcel consisting of papers, bills and receipts, relative to the property near Ruthin, sold in August 1855 (see no. 2818). Included are some bills for legal expenses, concerning Mr. Wynne's Trust, and the Coed Coch Estate.

A parcel containing (a) A large number of receipts (in English and Latin) for chief-rents paid for lands in co. Denbigh, between the years 1613 and 1827, together with a few letters and memoranda relating thereto. (b) A copy of a writ of George III, dated April 1784, commanding John Wynne, Esq., Dorothy his wife, and John Wynne of Rhos, Esq., to appear, under penalty of £100, at the next Great Sessions for co. Denbigh, to be held at Wrexham, to answer a charge against them by William Davies and Elizabeth his wife. (c) "A particular of the estates of John Wynne, Esq., at the re-letting, Oct. 1801." The names of the tenements, of their occupiers, and of the parishes and counties in which they were situated, are listed. (d) A supplement page to the Chester Courant of 29 November, 1854, giving a detailed account of the Battle of Inkermann, with lists of casualties, etc. On the back are manuscript notes relating to officers killed and wounded. English and Latin.

A parcel of bills and receipts paid by Mrs. S. Williams, and John Wynne, to various persons by way of fees, interest, etc.

A parcel of documents entitled "Old Rentalls & Administration of Mrs. Eliz. Wynne with other matters, belong to Bryther, etc" comprising no. 1761: Release, 28 September 1722, by Sydney Willaims of Rhos co. Denb., widow, to William Wynne of Plas yn Llanganhaval, co. Denb. Signed and sealed: a long-shaped shield of arms. Witnesses: Wm. Jones, Robert Morgan [see No. 1737]. No. 1762: Release, 3 November 1733, by Dorothy Williams of Rhose, co. Denb., to her mother Sydney Williams of Rhose, in regard to certain wills under the provisions of which the said Dorothy benefited and the said Sydney dealt with the bequests to this end. Signed. Seal of arms. Witnesses: Dorothy Wynne, Price Maurice. No. 1763: Deed, 28 August 1722, whereby Sydney Williams of Rhôs, co. Denb., widow, for £500 release to William Wynne of Plas yn Llanganhaval, co. Denb., two several provisoes relating to the reversion of the messuage called Ty yn y Rhos and a messuage in Scorelygen, etc. Signed. Seal of arms. Witnesses: Wm. Jones, Robert Morgan, Lewis Williams. No. 1764: "Mr. Kenrick's opinion about the old mortgage in Brithdir", and deed of settlement made by Edward Wynne, dated 25 June 1674. Signed: Andrew Kenrick. No. 1765: Copy of the above document. No. 1766: Formal attornments, 31 May 1739, of Henry Parry of Maes y Groes in Kilken, co. Flint, and others, tenants in Maes-y-Groes, Llanveress, co. Denb., of Dorothy Wynne and Sydney Wynne, widow, of Ruthin. No. 1767: "An account of the Particulars of my lands". At Brithdir, in Maes y Groes and Llanverres. Entitled on the back: "An old Rentrole of Brithdir Estates".

A parcel of letters relating to the mortgages of the Coed Coch Estate, forming part of the correspondence between Peter Thomson, Scottish Conservative Club, Edinburgh, Messrs Mair and Blunt, Solicitors, Macclesfield, and J. Parry Jones, Solicitor, Denbigh. Some are copies. Dates range from 19 August, 1889, to 3 February, 1892. 1. J.P. Jones to P. Thomson, 19 Aug. 1889; 2. Same to Mair & Blunt, 24 Sep. 1889; 3. Mair and Blunt to J.P. Jones, 28 Sep. 1889; 4. J.P. Jones to P. Thomson,. 30 Sep. 1889; 5. Same to same, 12 Dec. 1891; 6. Same to P. Thomson, 16 Dec. 1891; 7. Same to same, 4 Jan. 1892; 8. Same to same, 6 Jan. 1892; 9. Same to same, 7 Jan. 1892; 10. Same to same, 12 Jan. 1892; 11. Same to same, 3 Feb. 1892.