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‘Savoury justice’,

Correspondence (1950-1963) and a typescript copy (1949) of a story for adults about Welsh valley characters broadcast by the BBC Welsh Home Service in June 1950. Reference made in correspondence in file 31.

‘Security upon lands in Wales’

‘Security’ (mortgage) for £9412 by Sir Pryse Pryse to Col John Lewes, Henry Charles Fryer and Col. Edward Lewis Peyse, 1876, on lands in Wales not comprised in the family settlement of 1846, endorsed with a release back to Sir Pryse Pryse, 1879, and two further charges for securing additional sums to enable the transfer of mortgages on Cwmsymlog Ganol and Cwmsymlog Issa, 1877-1878.

‘Snow White – Retold’,

Typescript copy (1957) of a story that was accepted on 2 Jan 1958 but published under the name of Violet Williams (see ‘Sunny Stories correspondence 14 March 1958, file 99). The story was also published in ‘Sunny Stories’, 7 April 1958 and the ‘Fishguard County Echo’ in October 1958.

‘State of the poll and other papers relating to Cardigan Election 1812’

Papers relating mainly to the election for the Cardigan Boroughs in which Pryse Pryse proposed Herbert Evans of Highmead against John Vaughan of Trawsgoed, 1812. The file contains printed notices of the state of the poll, resolutions of a meeting at Adpar in support of Col. Vaughan, election propaganda and the sheriff’s public proclamation of the election in the shire hall at Cardigan; part of a burgess list from Nancwnlle; letters of support to Mrs Pryse from Mrs Gilbertson of Dolyclettwr, Mrs Bonsall, and others; a letter to Edward Loveden Loveden of Buscot Park from Samuel Sellwood about the Lampeter books and questioning the rights of mayors and freemen; and the state of the poll in the Pembrokeshire election, 1812

‘Supplement Receipts’, building accounts

Large original parcel containing smaller packets of supplemental accounts, bills and receipts, mainly for building materials and labour at various properties belonging to the Gogerddan estate, including the Gogerddan gardener’s house and sheds, Pempompren Ucha, Clarach Schools, Blaendyffryn, Glan y mor, Cwmbwa house, Brysgaga, Cwmere buildings, Brynllys, Tynyrabbey, Henhafod, Penrhyn-coch farm, Henllys house, Cefncoch implement house and wool loft, Cynnull Mawr, Pwllglas, Tynohir, Glanyravon. Ystradeinion, Bryngwyn Isa, Bryngwyn Canol, Old Cwm (Cwmcynfelyn), Rhydypennau, Gloucester Hall and cow house, Lletty Llwyd, Brwyno, Bryngwyn Mawr, Tynyffynnon kennels, Bronygof and many other named properties, 1869-1881. Other items of interest are bills for the funeral expenses for the late James Lloyd, 1877; an account of the tithe rent charge, 1880; drainage at Tynllwyn, Neuadd March and Henhafod, 1871-1880, and at Lodge Marsh, 1871-1877; surveys and valuations by George Jones and James Green, 1880

‘The Azalea tree’,

Typescript copy of a 1950’s romantic fiction story for adults submitted to ‘Women’s Own’ and Amalgamated Press, but not accepted.

‘The Bards’,

Correspondence and a typescript copy of a humorous Welsh story for adults that was submitted to the BBC but not accepted.

‘The contented scarecrow’,

Two typescript copies of a story about Raggety the scarecrow, the original has many corrections; an extract from Sunny Stories, and correspondence. The story was sent to Collins Feb 1956 but was not accepted, rewritten and accepted by Sunny Stories; also included is an extract from ‘Sunny Stories’, 1 March, 1956.

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