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Drafft, [1909], yn llaw T. Gwynn Jones o'i awdl 'Gwlad y Bryniau', awdl fuddugol Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1909, Llundain. = A holograph draft, [1909], of 'Gwlad y Bryniau' by T. Gwynn Jones, the winning awdl at the 1909 National Eisteddfod in London.
Mae'r llawysgrif yn gyfrol gyfansawdd, gyda nifer fawr o ddalennau (ff. 2-6, 8, 10-22, 25, 27-29, 32, 34-35) wedi eu tynnu allan o lyfr poced (LlGC, Papurau Thomas Gwynn Jones D320 erbyn hyn) sydd yn cynnwys drafft cynharach o rannau o'r awdl. Mae'r gweddill yn ddalennau newydd yn cynnwys rhannau diwygiedig o'r gerdd (ff. 1, 7, 9, 23-24, 26, 30-31, 33, 36-44). Mae'r testun yn cynnwys nifer fawr o newidiadau a diddymiadau, ac yn y ffurf ddiwygiedig yma mae'n cyfateb yn agos iawn i'r fersiwn orffenedig (gw. LlGC, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru - Cyfansoddiadau a beirniadaethau 1909/1). Cyhoeddwyd yr awdl gyntaf yng Nghofnodion a Chyfansoddiadau Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1909 (Llundain), gol. gan E. Vincent Evans (Llundain, 1910), tt. 25-36, a'i ail-argraffu yn T. Gwynn Jones, Detholiad o Ganiadau ([Y Drenewydd], 1926), tt. 20-44. = The manuscript is a composite volume, with many folios (ff. 2-6, 8, 10-22, 25, 27-29, 32, 34-35) being leaves removed from a pocket book (now NLW, Papurau Thomas Gwynn Jones D320) which contains an earlier draft of parts of the awdl. The remaining folios are new leaves containing revised sections of the poem (ff. 1, 7, 9, 23-24, 26, 30-31, 33, 36-44). The text contains many emendations and deletions and in this revised form corresponds very closely to the submitted version (see NLW, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru - Cyfansoddiadau a beirniadaethau 1909/1). It was first published in Cofnodion a Chyfansoddiadau Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1909 (Llundain), ed. by E. Vincent Evans (London, 1910), pp. 25-36, and re-printed in T. Gwynn Jones, Detholiad o Ganiadau ([Newtown], 1926), pp. 20-44.

Llyfr cyfrifon, 1887-1906, [David Hughes], crydd, o Lanuwchllyn, sir Feirionnydd, yn cynnwys manylion atgyweiriadau a wnaethpwyd, costau'n daladwy, ayyb. = A ledger, 1887-1906, of [David Hughes], bootmaker, of Llanuwchllyn, Merioneth, containing details of repairs carried out, costs payable, etc.

Gohebiaeth 'Alaw Ddu', 1870-1904; copïau llawysgrif o'i gyfansoddiadau cerddorol, yn cynnwys alawganau, 1878-1901, anthemau,1875-1903, emynau,1865-1895, caneuon crefyddol,1875-1896, caneuon seciwlar, 1879-[c. 1900], a darnau cerddorfaol, 1889-1899; ac eitemau amrywiol, 1879-1894 = Correspondence of 'Alaw Ddu', 1870-1904; manuscripts of his musical compositions, comprising cantatas, 1878-1901, anthems, 1875-1903, hymns, 1865-1895, religious songs, 1875-1896, secular songs, 1870-[c. 1900], and orchestral pieces, 1889-1899; and miscellaneous items, 1879-1894.

Albwm llofnodion, 1872-1878, 1901, a fu'n eiddo i Sarah Williams, Bont Dolgadfan, Llanbrynmair, sir Drefaldwyn, yn cynnwys enghreifftiau o farddoniaeth, emynau a rhyddiaith Cymraeg a Saesneg yn nwylo tua 123 o weinidogion, beirdd ac unigolion eraill a oeddynt yn adnabod ei thad, William Williams (Gwilym Cyfeiliog). Ceir yn y gyfrol yn ogystal dau ddeg pedwar o lythyrau, 1840-1891, 1901, y rhan fwyaf at Gwilym Cyfeiliog neu ei blant, a phedwar eitem arall, i gyd wedi'i tipio i mewn. = Autograph album, 1872-1878, 1901, of Sarah Williams of Bont Dolgadfan, Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, containing examples of poetry, hymns and prose in Welsh and English in the hands of some 123 Nonconformist ministers, poets and other individuals, mostly acquainted with her father William Williams (Gwilym Cyfeiliog). Also included are twenty-four letters, 1840-1891, 1901, mostly addressed to Gwilym Cyfeiliog or his children, and another four items, all tipped into the volume.
Ymysg y cyfranwyr mae Mynyddog (f. 32), [William Rees] (G[wilym] Hiraethog) (f. 53 verso), [Richard Roberts] (Gruffydd Risiart) (f. 66 verso) a Ieuan Gwyllt (f. 74). Ceir llythyrau gan W[illiam] Rowlands (Gwilym Leyn), [18]64 (f. 3), S[amuel] R[oberts], 1876 (ff. 10-11), [y Parch.] Richard [Williams], [ewythr Sarah Williams], [18]42 (f. 14), John Evans (I. D. Ffraid), 1870 (f. 18), [y Parch.] Henry Rees, [18]59 (f. 21), J. R. Kilsby Jones, Tachwedd-[Rhagfyr] 1866 (ff. 23-24, 28 verso-29 (copi)), J[oseph] Parry, 1870 (f. 26), E[dward] Stephen (Tanymarian) (f. 31), [y Parch.] John Elias, 1840 (f. 41), James Sauvage, 1882 (ff. 45-46), Fre[deri]ck Hanbury Tracy [AS], 1878 (f. 50), Mary Davies, [18]83 (f. 61), Cranogwen, 1867 (f. 65 recto-verso), ac eraill. Hefyd yn y gyfrol mae copi o'r emyn pedair pennill, yn cychwyn 'Er mai hollol groes i nattur…', o waith Ann Griffiths, yn llaw y Parch. John Hughes Pontrobert, [?1840au] (ff. 56 recto-verso; gw., er enghraifft, Gwaith Ann Griffiths, [gol. gan O. M. Edwards] (Llanuwchllyn, 1905), tt. 30-31), ar gefn byr-gofiant Thomas Meredith, Llanbrynmair, gan 'WH' [?William Howell] (ff. 56 verso-57; gw. hefyd f. 52). = The contributors include Mynyddog (f. 32), [William Rees] (G[wilym] Hiraethog) (f. 53 verso), [Richard Roberts] (Gruffydd Risiart) (f. 66 verso) and Ieuan Gwyllt (f. 74). There are letters from W[illiam] Rowlands (Gwilym Leyn), [18]64 (f. 3), S[amuel] R[oberts], 1876 (ff. 10-11), [the Rev.] Richard [Williams], [Sarah Williams's uncle], [18]42 (f. 14), John Evans (I. D. Ffraid), 1870 (f. 18), [the Rev.] Henry Rees, [18]59 (f. 21), J. R. Kilsby Jones, November-[December] 1866 (ff. 23-24, 28 verso-29 (copy)), J[oseph] Parry, 1870 (f. 26), E[dward] Stephen (Tanymarian) (f. 31), [the Rev.] John Elias, 1840 (f. 41), James Sauvage, 1882 (ff. 45-46), Fre[deri]ck Hanbury Tracy [MP], 1878 (f. 50), Mary Davies, [18]83 (f. 61), Cranogwen, 1867 (f. 65 recto-verso), among others. Also inserted into the volume is a copy of the hymn of four stanzas beginning 'Er mai hollol groes i nattur…' by Ann Griffiths in the hand of the Rev. John Hughes, Pontrobert, [?1840s] (f. 56 recto-verso; see, for instance, Gwaith Ann Griffiths, [ed. by O. M. Edwards] (Llanuwchllyn, 1905), pp. 30-31), written on the reverse of a brief memoir of Thomas Meredith, Llanbrynmair, by 'WH' [?William Howell] (ff. 56 verso-57; see also f. 52).

Llyfrau nodiadau o waith William Cosslett (Gwilym Elian) yn cynnwys cerddi holograff, 1856-1900, ar amryw destunau. = Notebooks of William Cosslett (Gwilym Elian) containing holograph poems, 1856-1900, on various subjects.

Adysgrif, [?1890au], gan John Williams (Wyr yr Eos), o'r traethawd 'Llawlyfr Cyfarwyddiadau i ganu Penillion ac Awdlau gyda'r Tannau' a ysgrifennwyd yn y 1870au gan ei daid John Williams (Eos Môn). = A transcript, [?1890s], by John Williams (Wyr yr Eos), of an essay on penillion singing, 'Llawlyfr Cyfarwyddiadau i ganu Penillion ac Awdlau gyda'r Tannau', written in the 1870s by his grandfather John Williams (Eos Môn).
Cynhwysir hefyd lythyr, 22 Medi 1955, gan y rhoddwr, yn disgrifio hanes y llawysgrif (f. i). = Also included is a covering letter, 22 September 1955, from the donor, describing the history of the manuscript (f. i).

Copi yn llaw Watkin William Pritchard Williams, Nueva Imperial, Chile, [?1890au], o rannau o'i ddyddiaduron ar gyfer y blynyddoedd 1889 a 1891. = A transcript by Watkin William Pritchard Williams, Nueva Imperial, Chile, [?1890s], of parts of his diaries for the years 1889 and 1891.
Mae'r dyddiaduron yn cynnwys hanes, [2]-5 Rhagfyr 1889, taith ar fwrdd agerlong i Concepción, y brifddinas ranbarthol, i gyfarfod gyda swyddog mewnfudo (ff. 1-3 verso, 4 verso), a dyddiadur yn cofnodi bywyd bob dydd ar y fferm deuluol yn Nueva Imperial, 17 Awst-16 Hydref 1891 (ff. 5-16 verso). Ceir cyfieithiadau o'r dyddiaduron i'r Saesneg (heblaw am f. 11 recto-verso) yn Huw Watkin Williams, The Watkin Path to Patagonia (Castell-nedd, 2006), tt. 97-101, 105-119. Ceir nodiadau ynglŷn â Phatagonia mewn Sbaeneg, a hynnu mewn llaw wahanol, ar f. 4 (testun â'i wyneb i waered). = The diaries comprise an account, [2]-5 December 1889, of a trip on board a steamship to the regional capital, Concepción, to meet with the immigration supervisor (ff. 1-3 verso, 4 verso), and a diary detailing everyday life on the family farm at Nueva Imperial, 17 August-16 October 1891 (ff. 5-16 verso). English translations of the diaries (f. 11 recto-verso excepted) can be found in Huw Watkin Williams, The Watkin Path to Patagonia (Neath, 2006), pp. 97-101, 105-119. There are also notes on Patagonia in Spanish, and in a different hand, on f. 4 (inverted text).

Copi personol Thomas [Edward] Ellis, wedi ei ryngddalennu, o Morgan Llwyd, Llyfr y Tri Aderyn (Lerpwl: Isaac Foulkes, 1893), yn cynnwys nodiadau ac arnodiadau helaeth, yn Saesneg a Chymraeg, yn llaw Ellis, [c. 1897]. Ellis oedd golygydd cyfrol gyntaf Gweithiau Morgan Llwyd o Wynedd (Bangor, 1899), lle'r atgynhyrchwyd testun argraffiad cyntaf Llyfr y Tri Aderyn (1653) (tt. 151-266). = Thomas [Edward] Ellis's personal interleaved copy of Morgan Llwyd, Llyfr y Tri Aderyn (Liverpool: Isaac Foulkes, 1893), containing copious notes and annotations, [c. 1897], by Ellis in English and Welsh. Ellis was the editor of the first volume of Gweithiau Morgan Llwyd o Wynedd (Bangor, 1899), in which was reproduced the text of the first edition of Llyfr y Tri Aderyn (1653) (pp. 151-266).
Mae'r gyfrol yn cynnwys mân arnodiadau ar y testun gwreiddiol gyda nodiadau ychwanegol ar y rhyngddalennau (ff. 28 verso-141 verso passim). Ceir nodiadau a dyfyniadau mwy sylweddol, ar bynciau megis y Rhyfel Cartref a'r Werinlywodraeth, Oliver Cromwell, John Milton, diwinyddiaeth Gatholig, y Bumed Frenhiniaeth a'r Piwritaniaid Cymreig, ar y dalennau ychwanegol ar gychwyn a diwedd y gyfrol (ff. 1 verso-15, 25 verso-26, 145-150), gan ddyfynnu amrywiaeth o ffynonellau. = The volume contains minor annotations to the original text with further notes supplied on the interleaves (ff. 28 verso-141 verso passim). More substantial notes and quotations, on subjects including the Civil War and Commonwealth, Oliver Cromwell, John Milton, Catholic theology, the Fifth Monarchy and the Welsh Puritans, have been written on the additional leaves at the beginning and end of the volume (ff. 1 verso-15, 25 verso-26, 145-150), quoting various sources.

Llawysgrifau Daniel Owen, [1885]-[1895], yn cynnwys drafftiau o'r rhan fwyaf o'i nofel Profedigaethau Enoc Huws (Wrecsam, 1891), a rhannau o'r cyfrolau Y Siswrn (Yr Wyddgrug, 1886), Gwen Tomos (Wrecsam, 1894) a Straeon y Pentan (Wrecsam, 1895). = Manuscripts of Daniel Owen, [1885]-[1895], including drafts of most of his novel Profedigaethau Enoc Huws (Wrexham, 1891), along with parts of the volumes Y Siswrn (Mold, 1886), Gwen Tomos (Wrexham, 1894) and Straeon y Pentan (Wrexham, 1895).

Llyfr nodiadau, [?1891], yn cynnwys rhan o anerchiad gan Sarah Jane Rees (Cranogwen) ar yr Ysgolion Sul Cymreig a'r diffygion ymddangosiadol yn y dulliau dysgu a arferwyd ynddynt. = Notebook, [?1891], containing part of an address by Sarah Jane Rees (Cranogwen), on Welsh Sunday Schools and perceived deficiencies in the teaching methods employed in them.
Mae rhan cyntaf y testun ar gefn y dail yn unig (ff. 1-9), wedi hynny mae wedi ei ysgrifennu ar draws pob agoriad (ff. 9 verso-16 verso); mae'r diwedd, ac o bosib y dechrau, yn eisiau. = The first half of the text is on the rectos only (ff. 1-9), thereafter it is written across each opening (ff. 9 verso-16 verso); the end, and possibly the beginning, is missing.

Papurau teulu Roberts, Llanbrynmair a Chonwy, 1779-1885, yn cynnwys dyddiaduron Samuel Roberts (S.R.), 1843-1885 gyda bylchau; gohebiaeth S.R. a'i dad, John Roberts, ymysg eraill, 1800-1884; pregethau a nodiadau pregethau S.R., [1827x1885], ei frodyr John Roberts (J.R.), [1829x1884], a Gruffydd Rhisiart (G.R.), [c. 1872]-1883, eu tad, John Roberts, [19 gan. cynnar], Jenkin Lewis, [1779x1811], Thomas Jones, 1794-1821, a John Breese, 1828-1829; traethodau, erthyglau ac anerchiadau gan S.R., J.R. ac eraill, [1820x1885], llawer ohonynt ar gyfer eu cyhoeddi yn Y Cronicl; llyfrau casglu, 1828-1881, yn bennaf ar gyfer Apel y Capeli Annibynol Cymreig, 1835; barddoniaeth ac emynau gan S.R. ac eraill, [1820x1885]; nodiadau amrywiol a phapurau eraill S.R., [c. 1807]-[1885], a J.R., 1857-[1884]; 'Llawlyfr y Gweithiwr' gan G.R., 1875; cyfrifon a phapurau eraill mewn perthynas a Thomas Jones ac ysgolion Dinbych a St. Sior, Sir Ddinbych, 1791-1866. = Papers of the Roberts family of Llanbrynmair and Conwy, 1779-1885, including diaries of Samuel Roberts (S.R.), 1843-1885 with gaps; correspondence, 1800-1884, mainly of S.R. and his father, John Roberts; sermons and sermon notes of S.R., [1827x1885], his brothers John Roberts (J.R.), junior, [1829x1884], and Gruffydd Rhisiart (G.R.), [c. 1872]-1883, John Roberts, senior, [early 19 cent.], Jenkin Lewis, [1779x1811], Thomas Jones, 1794-1821, and John Breese, 1828-1829; essays, articles and addresses by S.R., J.R. and others, [1820x1885], many intended for publication in Y Cronicl; collecting books, 1828-1881, mainly for the Welsh Congregational Churches Appeal Fund, 1835; poetry and hymns by S.R. and others, [1820x1885]; miscellaneous notes and other papers of S.R., [c. 1807]-[1885], and J.R., 1857-[1884]; G.R.'s 'Llawlyfr y Gweithiwr', 1875; accounts and other papers relating to Thomas Jones and to Denbigh and St. George schools, Denbighshire, 1791-1866.

Dyddiadur Evan Isaac Thomas, Llandysul, sir Aberteifi, ar gyfer 1 Ionawr 1876-31 Rhagfyr 1885, yn cynnwys cofnodion byr (dwy dudalen y mis) yn bennaf ynglŷn â'i waith fel saer dodrefn, trefnydd angladdau a ffermwr, ei ddyletswyddau fel ysgrifennydd a thrysorydd y Llandyssul Benefit Society a'i aelodaeth o Gapel y Bedyddwyr Penybont, [Pont Tyweli]. = Diary of Evan Isaac Thomas, Llandysul, Cardiganshire, for 1 January 1876-31 December 1885, containing brief entries (two pages per month) mainly relating to his work as cabinet maker, undertaker and farmer, his duties as secretary and treasurer of the Llandyssul Benefit Society and his membership of Penybont Baptist Chapel, [Pont Tyweli].

Casgliad o chwe dogfen, 1876-1882, yn ymwneud â sefydlu Derwyddiaeth yn Unol Daleithiau'r Amerig dan awdurdod 'Gorsedd Dderwyddol Ynys Brydain a Chadair Morganwg'. Cynhwysa'r casgliad ddwy ddogfen femrwn, y naill yn dystysgrif, 1876, yn awdurdodi James Davies ('Corafar') [y Parch. James Davies M.A. yn ôl Bye-gones (1874-5), t. 123], 'Rhag-archdderwydd America', i hybu derwyddiaeth yn 'hemisffer gorllewinol y byd' (f. 1), a'r llall, 1878, yn cymeradwyo sefydlu 'Prif-athrofa dderwyddol' yn yr Unol Daleithiau, dan awdurdod James Davies (f. 2). Am sylwadau ar y brifysgol dderwyddol yn Buffalo, Efrog Newydd, gweler ymhellach Young Wales, IV (1898), 213. Cynhwysa'r casgliad hefyd dri llythyr ar bapur, 1881-2, oddi wrth Evan Davies ('Myfyr Morganwg') at J.H. Davies, Efrog Newydd, yn trafod materion derwyddol, ynghyd â darn o lythyr arall yn llaw Evan Davies, a anfonwyd o bosibl at yr un derbynnydd (ff. 3-6). = A collection of six documents, 1876-1882, relating to the establishment of Druidism in the United States of America by authority of 'Gorsedd Dderwyddol Ynys Brydain a Chadair Morganwg'. The collection includes two parchment documents: a certificate, 1876, authorizing James Davies ('Corafar') [the Revd. James Davies M.A. according to Bye-gones (1874-5), p. 123], 'Vicarial Arch-druid of America', 'to perpetuate and propagate in the western hemisphere of the world the Druidic cause' (f. 1), together with a document authorizing the establishment of a Druidic University in the United States, under James Davies' direction (f. 2). On the druidic university at Buffalo, New York, see further Young Wales, IV (1898), p. 213. The collection also includes three letters on paper, 1881-2, from Evan Davies ('Myfyr Morganwg') to J.H. Davies, New York, discussing druidism, together with a fragment of another letter in the hand of Evan Davies, possibly sent to the same recipient (ff. 3-6).

Llyfr nodiadau, 1819-1868, yn cynnwys cerddi holograff gan W. J. Roberts (Gwilym Cowlyd), 1858-1868. = Notebook, 1819-1868, containing holograph poems by W. J. Roberts (Gwilym Cowlyd), 1858-1868.
Mae'r cerddi yn cynnwys fersiwn ddrafft a chynllun o'r bryddest 'Dr William Morgan' (ff. 2-15) a fu'n fuddugol yn Eisteddfod Betws y Coed, Nadolig 1859, a 'Gogangerdd i Ddirmygwyr Cyfarfodydd Llenyddol', 1868 (ff. 17, 19), y ddwy wedi eu cyhoeddi yn Y Murmuron (Llanrwst, 1868), ynghyd â nifer o englynion a phenillion eraill (f. 17 verso-18 verso, 19 recto-verso, 21 verso). Mae yna hefyd nodiadau amrywiol ar William Morgan, Robert Ferrar a'r Diwygiad Protestannaidd (ff. 19 verso-21). Mae yna ychydig gyfrifon amrywiol, 1819, mewn llaw arall (f. 1 a thu mewn i'r cloriau). = The poems include a draft version and a plan of a pryddest to Dr William Morgan (ff. 2-15) which won a prize at Betws y Coed Eisteddfod, Christmas 1859, and a satire, 'Gogangerdd i Ddirmygwyr Cyfarfodydd Llenyddol', 1868 (ff. 17, 19), both published in Y Murmuron (Llanrwst, 1868), along with englynion and other verses (some illegible) (f. 17 verso-18 verso, 19 recto-verso, 21 verso). There are also miscellaneous notes on William Morgan, Robert Ferrar and the Protestant Reformation (ff. 19 verso-21). A few miscellaneous accounts, 1819, are in a different hand (f. 1 and inside the covers).

Llyfr nodiadau, [?1827]-1868 (dyfrnod 1824), yn llaw'r Parch. Hugh Pugh, gweinidog capel Annibynnol Cyssegr, Mostyn, sir y Fflint, o 1837 i 1868. = Notebook, 1827-1843 (watermark 1824), of the Rev. Hugh Pugh, minister of Cyssegr Congregational chapel, Mostyn, Flintshire, from 1837 to 1868.
Cynhwysa'r gyfrol restr o briodasau yng nghapel y Cyssegr, 1837-1842 (f. 2 verso); rhestr o bregethau a draddodwyd gan Pugh ym Mostyn a'r cyffiniau, 1837-1841 (ff. 3-14); copi o gyffes ffydd Pugh, a adroddwyd yn ei gyfarfod ordeinio yn Llandrillo, Meirionnydd, 3 Gorffennaf 1827 (cyhoeddwyd yn W. Rees a T. Roberts, Cofiant am y Diweddar Barch. Hugh Pugh, Mostyn (Lerpwl, 1870), tt. 20-22) (ff. 46-57 verso, testun â'i wyneb i waered); a rhestr o'r rhai a dderbyniwyd i gymundeb ym Mostyn, 1837-1843 (ff. 41 verso-45 verso, testun â'i wyneb i waered). Mae saith eitem rydd, 1863-1868, yn cynnwys llythyrau ac effemera a ailddefnyddiwyd gan Pugh i ysgrifennu nodiadau pregethau, wedi eu tipio i mewn ar ddail gwag (ff. 35-40 verso, testun â'i wyneb i waered). = The volume includes a list of marriages at Cyssegr chapel, 1837-1842 (f. 2 verso); a list of sermons preached by Pugh in Mostyn and the surrounding area, 1837-1841 (ff. 3-14); a copy of Pugh's confession of faith, delivered at his ordination in Llandrillo, Merioneth, 3 July 1827 (published in W. Rees & T. Roberts, Cofiant am y Diweddar Barch. Hugh Pugh, Mostyn (Liverpool, 1870), pp. 20-22) (ff. 46-57 verso, inverted text); and a list of those received into communion at Mostyn, 1837-1843 (ff. 41 verso-45 verso, inverted text). Seven loose items, 1863-1868, include letters and ephemera reused by Pugh to write sermon notes, have been tipped in on blank leaves (ff. 35-40 verso, inverted text).

Dyddlyfr John Davies, Blaenafon, Troed-yr-aur, Ceredigion, yn disgrifio ei daith, yng nghwmni ei chwaer Elizabeth, o Lerpwl i Sydney, Awstralia, Tachwedd 1865–Chwefror 1866; ynghyd â’i brofiadau yn Sydney, Chwefror–Mai 1866. = Journal of John Davies, Blaenafon, Troed-yr-aur, Cardiganshire, describing his voyage, in the company of his sister Elizabeth, from Liverpool to Sydney, Australia, November 1865–February 1866; with an account of his experiences in Sydney, February–May 1866.

Llawysgrif yn dwyn y teitl 'Detholiad o adroddiadau (recitations) Cymreig mewn rhyddiaith a barddoniaeth, dwys a llon. Testun yr Eisteddfod Genhedlaethol 1863' yn cynnwys englynion (tt. 1-7), awdlau a chywyddau (tt. 7-15), caneuon a phryddestau (tt. 15-21), canu caeth a chanu rhydd (tt. 21-48) a rhyddiaith (tt. 49-72). Mae'r awdur yn anhysbys. = A manuscript entitled 'Detholiad o adroddiadau (recitations) Cymreig mewn rhyddiaith a barddoniaeth, dwys a llon. Testun yr Eisteddfod Genhedlaethol 1863' ['Selection of Welsh Recitations in Prose and Poetry, Grave and Gay. Subject for the National Eisteddfod 1863'], containing transcripts of englynion (pp. 1-7), odes and cywyddau (pp. 7-15), songs and pryddestau (pp. 15-21), verse in strict and free metres (pp. 21-48) and prose (pp. 49-72). The author is unknown.
Ymysg y beirdd a gynrhychiolir mae [William Williams] (Caledfryn) (tt. 1, 34, 41-42, 44-48), [William Rees] (Gwilym Hiraethog) (tt. 1, 8-9, 37, 40-44), [Richard Foulkes Edwards] (R[hisiart] Ddu o Wynedd) (tt. 2, 3), [Evan Jones] (Ieuan Gwynedd) (tt. 3, 38), [Thomas Essile Davies] (D[ewi] W[yn] o Essyllt) (tt. 3-4, 7-8, 17-18), [David Owen] (D[ewi] Wyn o Eifion) (tt. 4, 9), [Robert Ellis] (Cynddelw) (tt. 9-10, 23-24), [William Ellis Jones] (Cawrdaf) (tt. 10-11, 33-34), [John] Ceiriog [Hughes] (tt. 19-20, 25, 29-31, 47), [John Jones] (Tegid) (tt. 24, 31), [Robert Parry] (Robyn Ddu o Eryri) (tt. 36, 45-46) a [David Thomas] (D[afydd] Ddu o Eryri) (tt. 36-39, 42, 44). Ymysg y darnau rhyddaith mae yna dri darn gan J[ohn] Roberts [J.R.] (tt. 49-56, 60-64, 66-69). Roedd y testun yn rhif 4 yn adran Rhyddiaith Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 1863; yn y pen draw rhannwyd y wobr rhwng J. D. Jones, Rhuthun, Rhydderch o Fôn a Gwilym Teilo. = Amongst the poets represented are [William Williams] (Caledfryn) (pp. 1, 34, 41-42, 44-48), [William Rees] (Gwilym Hiraethog) (pp. 1, 8-9, 37, 40-44), [Richard Foulkes Edwards] R[hisiart] Ddu o Wynedd (pp. 2, 3), [Evan Jones] (Ieuan Gwynedd) (pp. 3, 38), [Thomas Essile Davies] (D[ewi] W[yn] o Essyllt) (pp. 3-4, 7-8, 17-18), [David Owen] (D[ewi] Wyn o Eifion) (pp. 4, 9), [Robert Ellis] (Cynddelw) (pp. 9-10, 23-24), [William Ellis Jones] (Cawrdaf) (pp. 10-11, 33-34), [John] Ceiriog [Hughes] (pp. 19-20, 25, 29-31, 47), [John Jones] (Tegid) (pp. 24, 31), [Robert Parry] (Robyn Ddu o Eryri) (pp. 36, 45-46) and [David Thomas] (D[afydd] Ddu o Eryri) (pp. 36-39, 42, 44). The prose pieces include three items by J[ohn] Roberts [J.R.] (pp. 49-56, 60-64, 66-69). The subject was No. 4 in the Prose section of the 1863 National Eisteddfod; the prize was ultimately shared between J. D. Jones, Ruthin, Rhydderch o Fôn and Gwilym Teilo.

Estate and family records of the Chirk Castle estate, mainly in Denbighshire, comprising deeds from 1284; manorial records, mainly of the lordship of Chirk and Chirkland, 1322-1853, including receiver's accounts, ministers' accounts, court rolls, etc.; records of the estate's involvement in the coal, iron and lead industries in Denbighshire from 17 cent.; Denbighshire Quarter Sessions records, including order books, 1647-1675, rolls, 1643-1699, and a book of indictments, 1670-1690; Denbighshire militia records, 1602-1797, and related local government records, 1602-1811; business papers of Sir Thomas Myddelton (1550-1631); personal and estate correspondence from c.1600; literary manuscripts, c.1630-1887; and parliamentary election papers for Denbighshire and Denbigh boroughs, 1681-1852, including papers relating to quo warranto proceedings against the mayor and burgeses of Holt, 1739-1743.

Ten designs for stained glass panels, with armorial pedigree of the Myddelton family attributed to A. W. N. Pugin and John Hardman Powell; three hundred and thirty-two volumes relating to the Chirk Castle estates; a collection of miscellaneous volumes and documents relating to the Chirk Castle estates, including an account book of the Nangwrud Slate Quarry, rentals books, account books, volumes relating to the Black Park Colliery, a rabbit account book, and other papers; and an indenture, 1812, relating to Bodlith, Llansilin, part of the Chirk Castle estate were acquired. These remain uncatalogued.

A manuscript account book for Sir Richard Myddelton's properties at Chirk Castle and Soho Square, London, 1686-1700 and 1748-1752.

A manuscript Steward's letter-book relating to Chirk Castle, 183501838.

Llenyddiaeth a gyflwynwyd i eisteddfodau Cymreigyddion y Fenni, gyda beirniadaethau, 1834-1853. Nid yw'n cynnwys unrhyw bapurau gweinyddol. = Literary works submitted to the eisteddfodau of Cymdeithas Cymreigyddion y Fenni, with adjudications, 1834-1853. No administrative papers are included.

Tri llythyr, 1818-1845, oddi wrth ymfudwyr Cymreig i Ogledd America. = Three letters, 1818-1845, from Welsh emigrants to North America.
Maent yn cynnwys llythyr, yn y Gymraeg, 16 Mehefin 1818, oddi wrth wraig Thomas Morgan, yn ninas Efrog Newydd, at ei rhieni a'i theulu, yn adrodd hanes ei mordaith o Fryste, ei chyrhaeddiad yn Efrog Newydd, a'u bwriad i fynd ymlaen i Dyffryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (ff. 1-2 verso); llythyr, yn Saesneg, 26 Ionawr 1835, oddi wrth David Morgan [?mab Thomas Morgan], Beamsville, Upper Canada [sef Ontario, Canada], at ei daid a nain ym Merthyr Tydfil (ff. 3-4 verso); a llythyr, yn y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg, 8 Ebrill 1845, oddi wrth y Parch. Joseph H. Jones, Cleveland, sir Oswego, talaith Efrog Newydd, at ei fam, Elizabeth Jones, Troedrhiwdalar, plwyf Llanafan Fawr, sir Frycheiniog, ac at ei chymydog David Davies, Penycrug (ff. 5-6). = They comprise a letter, in Welsh, 16 June 1818, from the wife of Thomas Morgan, in New York, to her parents and family, recounting her voyage from Bristol, her arrival in New York City and their intention to go on to Dyffryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (ff. 1-2 verso); a letter, in English, 26 January 1835, from David Morgan [?son of Thomas Morgan], Beamsville, Upper Canada [now Ontario, Canada], to his grandparents in Merthyr Tydfil (ff. 3-4 verso); and a letter, in Welsh and English, 8 April 1845, from the Rev. Joseph H. Jones, Cleveland, Oswego County, New York, to his mother Elizabeth Jones, Troedrhiwdalar, parish of Llanafan Fawr, Breconshire, and her neighbour David Davies, Penycrug (ff. 5-6).