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Notes of a lecture on Cornwall and its legends.

Collectively called the Crosswood Manuscripts after their Montgomeryshire home, this collection consists of three groups of manuscripts known as the Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) Manuscripts, the John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri) Manuscripts, and the Frances Althea Trevor Manuscripts.

Extracts, in the hand of Walter Davies, from Cyfrinach Beirdd Ynys Prydain, possibly made from the original draft written by Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg); and notes by Walter Davies entitled 'Sylwadau ar ba Gyhydeddau a Mesurau y canent y prif-feirdd', and based on a study of the earlier Welsh poetry printed in the first volume of The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales.

Diaries of Walter Davies for various periods from 1822 to 1845.

Diaries and journals of tours in North and South Wales kept by Walter Davies at various times from 1797 to 1822, and containing references to agriculture and other industries.

A copy of Vol. I (A-Hachelai)of Carolus Stephanus (i.e. Charles Estienne): Dictionarium Historicum, Geographicum, Poeticum ... (Oxford, 1671), interleaved with manuscript notes, some of which are by Walter Davies.

'Antiquarian and Historical Documents &c. relating to Wales', including transcripts by John Jenkins of abstracts and extracts made by John Lloyd, Caerwys, from Sebright manuscripts.

'Dosparth Edeyrn Dafawd Aur', etc., copied 'from a Transcript of Lewis Richards of Darowen ... dated 1821; the commencement written by ... John Jenkins ... in 1829, and the remainder by ... W.J. Rees ... Cascob ... who finished it Feby 14, 1832'.

A copy of Dafydd Saunders: Dwy Awdl : y gyntaf ar Elusengarwch ... yr ail ar Farwolaeth Syr Thomas Picton ... (Merthyr Tydfil, 1820), with a few marginal notes by Walter Davies.

Printed forms and questionnaires, relating mainly to ecclesiastical affairs, sent to John Jenkins in his capacity as incumbent of Kerry and rural dean of Maelienydd Ultra Ithon.

Transcripts by Walter Davies, from manuscripts in the Ashmolean Museum, of letters to Edward Lhuyd from William Nicolson, William Price, Nic. Roberts, W. Rowlands, Jo. Maddocks, Edward Thomas, T. Davies, Thomas Hamorne, Maurice Jones, William Gambold, Erasmus Saunders, J[ohn] Ll[oyd], Robert Humphreys, and Humphrey Foulkes.

Material relating to eisteddfodau, mainly in the hand of Walter Davies, including notes on eisteddfodau, lists of subjects, adjudications, printed programmes, circulars, and minutes of committees, including some in the hand of John Jenkins, and original compositions by Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd), etc.

Copies by Walter Davies of englynion by himself and by Owen Williams (Waunfawr), John Jones (Tegid), Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant), Robert Davies (Bardd Nantglyn), etc.

Memoranda by Walter Davies, including copies of englynion, a Welsh-English vocabulary, etc.

Some of the poems of Huw Morus transcribed by Walter Davies for his edition of Eos Ceiriog : Sef Casgliad o Ber Ganiadau Huw Morus ... (Wrexham, 1823), together with a part of the editor's introduction.

Extracts by Walter Davies from James Howell : Epistolae Ho-Elianae; Familiar letters; extracts from Welsh manuscripts; etc.

Two essays on regeneration and the early history of the Christian church, written (c. 1810) by Edward Davies, author of Celtic Researches.

Three volumes of Latin and arithmetic exercise books of Walter Cecil Davies, son of Walter Davies.

An interleaved copy of a printed syllabus of lectures on experimental philosophy given by Dr. Hornsby, with notes, 1793-1795, by Walter Davies.