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Loose letters and other associated papers, 1777-1948; and 15 volumes containing outgoing letters from the office of Longueville and Co. relating to the Wynnstay estate which was one of their major clients, 1928-1957. Many of the letters concern purchases, sales and exchanges of land in Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire, Merioneth and Salop, and they incidentally provide a record of contemporary conveyancing practices. Other recurrent topics include the Williams Wynn family settlements and trusts; the development of the railways; mining and mineral rights; fee farm rents and chief rents. The letter books provide a record of the Wynnstay estate in financial decline during the first half of the twentieth century, referring to the sales of land for housing development and the provision of local amenities. They also show how life on the estate was affected by defence regulations, requisitioning and evacuation during the Second World War.

Papers of, or in the possession of, the Rev. Charles Francis Powys, father of John Cowper Powys, comprising personal papers; letters from family members and other correspondents; personal and family estate documents; and papers of various family members, namely his brother Major Littleton Albert Powys, his wife Mary Cowper Powys and her sisters, and his parents Littleton Charles and Amelia Powys.

Papers of or relating to John Cowper Powys, comprising correspondence with family members, friends and acquaintances, publishers and agents, literary papers, including early prose works, and material relating to the Powys estate and literary executorship; together with papers, including estate papers, of previous generations of Powys's family.

Papers of James Morice originally of Carrog, Llanddeiniol,, later of Wallog, relating mainly to his work as agent to the Gogerddan estate but also incorporating papers of his wife, Anne Morice, and her family, Watkin of Moelcerney, 1810-1877; and the papers of Thomas Morgan of Rhiw Bank, Berriew, who had a personal connection with the Watkin family, 1779-1894.

Legal papers from the office of Longueville and Co. comprising miscellaneous documents resulting from the routine administrative work carried out by the solicitors on behalf of the Wynnstay estate, 1782-1925; and papers deriving from lawsuits mainly about trespass and property disputes involving members of the Williams Wynn family, [c. 1817]-1904. Notable items include an eighteenth century account book for the Court of Great Sessions, Merioneth, 1782-1784, and substantial papers from a lawsuit concerning trespasses at Moelfre Pool, Llansilin, in the manor of Cynllaith Owain (Watermark 1836)-1884.

Various records relating to the financial status of the Brogyntyn estate and the Ormsby Gore family, comprising groups of rentals with related memoranda and reports, 1795-1926, accounts, 1833-1934, estate vouchers (Watermark 1828)-1887, and a single series of inventories and valuations, 1876-1906.

Senior correspondence, arranged alphabetically by correspondent. For Baron Ashburton, 1836, see W. B. Baring (C 86); Blanco White, Joseph, 1831, see White, Joseph Blanco (C 822); Lord Brougham, 1832, see appendix I (ii) <link to PDF/Nassau Senior Papers>; (?) C. G. B. Daubeny, c.1819, see appendix I (xi) <link to PDF/Nassau Senior Papers>; Charles Hindley, 1830, see appendix I (vii) <link to PDF/Nassau Senior Papers>; Viscount Howick, see Earl Grey (C 115-125); Lefevre, 1833, see Shaw-Lefevre, Sir John George (C 369); Edward John Littleton, 1843, see Lord Hatherton (C 138-140); Bishop of Llandaff, 1830, see Edward Copleston (C 96); Louis Philippe d'Orleans, 1859-1863, see Orleans (C332-334); Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, 1831-1863, see Lord Lansdowne (C 164-238); William Thomas Petty Fitzmaurice, [?1834]-1835, see Lord Kerry (C 161-162); Senior family, 1764-[?1910], see class E; John Charles Spencer Spencer, 1831, see Lord Althorp (C 2); and G. W. F. Villiers, 1851, see Lord Clarendon (C 91).

Papers deriving from elections in Denbighshire, 1868, and in Montgomeryshire, Merioneth and miscellanous counties, 1813-1877. The papers from the Denbighshire election of 1868 include two good series of poll books and clerks’ check books, and a substantial file of vouchers, bills and correspondence, 1868-1869. The Montgomeryshire section contains papers from lawsuit of 1863 relating to the parliamentary election of 1862; and an electoral register of 1877.

Records from the office of Longueville and Co. relating to the administration of the Wynnstay estates, which supplement those in the main part of the Wynnstay catalogue. They comprise particulars and rentals (Watermark 1857)-[post1882]; leases, tenancy agreements and other papers relating to tenancies, 1815-1892; fishing and shooting papers, 1877-1928; tramway and railway agreements, 1878-1891; a petition and Act concerning Liverpool Corporation water supply, 1880-1893; applications for estate improvements under the Settled Land Acts, 1887-1905; mining and quarrying papers, 1814-1886; and a miscellaneous series consisting of one file each for enclosure, manorial and taxation records, 1858-1886.

The history of agricultural societies in Cardiganshire goes back to 1784, when the Cardiganshire Agricultural Society was founded by Thomas Johnes of Hafod. There was a Northern Division, of which Capt. Pryse was vice-president in 1856, and two shows for the north of the county were established at Aberystwyth. As early as 1858, the Society had proposed the establishment of a royal agricultural society in Wales. Eventually the Welsh National Agricultural Society was founded in 1904; Sir Lewes Thomas Loveden Pryse of Gogerddan was its first secretary and general manager. The annual show was held in Aberystwyth, then at Llanelli in 1910. Subequently it was held at various venues until 1963, when a permanent location was found for the Royal Welsh Show at Builth Wells. The North Cardiganshire Agricultural Society was founded in 1874 and the first show was held at Aberystwyth. Support for the shows declined towards the end of the nineteenth century. However, the success of of trotting matches at Tal-y-bont encouraged Sir Pryse Pryse and his son, Pryse Pryse Pryse, to instigate the North Cardiganshire Agricultural Society and Tal-y-bont Show in 1896. From 1861, the Gogerddan estate had also held its own farm and horticultural competitions,which ended c. 1904.
The papers relate to the various agricultural societies and shows with which the Pryse family of Gogerddan were involved or in which they had an interest, 1815-1924. Of particular significance are the papers from the foundation and early years of the Welsh National Agricultural Society, 1904-1910. The main groups relate to the Cardiganshire Agricultural Society, Gogerddan Show, North Cardiganshire Agricultural Society, Talybont and North Cardiganshire Agricultural Society and the Welsh National Agricultural Society, followed by smaller local societies and miscellaneous others. The majority of the papers comprise small paperback volumes containing printed reports, show schedules, livestock catalogues, lists of subscribers and prizes. Several of the reports and schedules are marked with manuscript amendments or annotations in the margins. This group also includes rules, subscription lists, show entry forms, balance sheets and letters.

Papers, 1868-[1964], relating mostly to T. I. Ellis's parents, Annie J. Ellis and T. E. Ellis, and to his uncle J. H. Davies, together with some other family papers.

Miscellaneous papers, 1864-1991, of or relating to T. I. Ellis. They include obituaries and other items relating to his death, 1970-1991.

Papers, [1890x1896]-[2000s], of the Headley family, including Mari Ellis's parents, her sister Alice, her uncle William Headley, and her children.

Diaries and other papers created or collected by Gwendoline and Margaret Davies related to their interests in art, travel and their work during the First World War with the Red Cross.

Papers relating to the issuing of licences for publishing banns, the solemnization of marriages and the revoking of such licences.