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Manuscript [sermon], in Welsh, entitled 'Dammeg yr Hanwr', n. d.

Diary, 9 April-16 June 1900, of Morgan S. Williams of Aberpergwm House, Neath, recounting an expedition to British East Africa [now Kenya] on safari with two companions identified only as Godfrey [probably his eldest son, Godfrey Herbert Joseph Williams] and Rhys (ff. 1 verso-23 verso), together with thirty-six photographs taken on the safari (pasted in on ff. 25-60, rectos only).
The group left London on 9 April and set sail from Marseille the following day (f. 1 verso), reaching Mombasa on 28 April (f. 3 verso). They made preparations there (ff. 3 verso-6) and left on the Uganda Railway for the interior on 2 May, along with fifty-one local porters and fifteen others. From the rail head beyond Nairobi the group trekked northwards to the vicinity of Lakes Naivasha, Elementaita and Nakuru, where the three men hunted game for several days, 9-14 May (ff. 7 verso-14). The trip was cut short due to Godfrey falling ill; he and Morgan left Rhys and returned to Mombasa, sailing to Zanzibar, where Godfrey was hospitalised, and finally sailed back to Europe on 27 May (f. 20), arriving in London on 14 June (f. 23). The photographs mostly comprise various groups of Maasai people (ff. 25-32, 34-39, 43-48, 53), the group's encampments (ff. 33, 54, 59-60) and trophies including two dead rhinos (ff. 49-53, 55-58); an European appearing in three photographs is probably Williams himself (ff. 54, 56, 60). The inclusion of a photograph labelled 'Lake Baringo' (f. 42) suggests they were taken by Rhys, as the only one to continue north to that location. Also included are various memoranda and lists relating to the safari (ff. 97 verso-100) and a pencil sketch of Mt Kilimanjaro, dated 3 May (f. 100).

Letter to the bishop regarding copies of the terrier and inventory, p. Llansamlet, 1900

A volume containing some seventy-eight letters, 1796-1901, mostly relating to the Davies-Cooke family of Gwysaney and Owston, with a few apparently collected as examples of autographs, together with miscellaneous other papers, 1790-[late 19 cent.], and engravings and photographic reproductions of paintings, 1832-[late 19 cent.].
The correspondents include G[iovanni] B[attist]a Niccolini, 1841 (f. 1), Thomas V[owler Short, Bishop of] St Asaph, 1849, 1852 (f. 2), [Stapleton Cotton, 1st Baron] Combermere, Dublin, 1825 (f. 3), [Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl] Beauchamp, 1875 (f. 4), [George Osborne, 6th Duke of] Leeds, Milan, 1821 (f. 6), [Sir] G[eorge] O[nesiphorus] Paul, 1800 (ff. 7, 11), Thomas Pennant, 1796 (f. 8), W[illiam] D[avies] Shipley, 1800 (f. 9), [Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount] Melville, Admiralty, 1814 (ff. 11, 33), [James Hewitt, 4th Viscount] Lifford, 1874 (f. 13), R. R. Reinagle, 1828 (ff. 13, 14, 15), C[harles] Duncombe, 1819 (f. 14), P. F. Robinson, [?1833] (f. 15), [Charles William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl] Fitzwilliam, 1843, 1852 (ff. 16, 18), [John Mitford, 1st Baron] Redesdale, 22 August 1817 (f. 16), C. L. Ebor [Charles Longley, Archbishop of York], 1860 (f. 17), [George Nugent, 1st Marquis of] Westmeath, Chester, 1852 (f. 18), W. Ebor [Archbishop William Thomson], York, 1864 (f. 20), Tho[ma]s Worsley, Cambridge, 1867 (f. 21), [Thomas Littleton Powys, 4th Baron] Lilford, 1862 (f. 24), George Müller, Bristol, 1852 (f. 25), S[usan, Duchess of] Marlborough, [n.d.] (ff. 26, 29), [Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquis of] Westminster, 1837 (f. 26), [Charles Wood, 1st Viscount] Halifax, 1880 (f. 27), [Frederick Temple Blackwood, 1st Marquess of] Dufferin [and Ava], [n.d.] (f. 27), Richard Owen, 1858 (f. 29), [Charles John Shore, 2nd Baron] Teignmouth, 1838 (f. 30), [George Venables-Vernon, 5th Baron] Vernon, Geneva, 1842 (f. 30), W[illiam] Gregory, Dublin Castle, 1821 (f. 33), E. Maunde Thompson, 1881 (f. 34; concerning Barnabe Fitzpatrick), [George, 2nd Baron] Kenyon, 1804-1814 (ff. 37-38, 46), [Charles Grant, 1st Baron] Glenelg, Colonial Office, 1836 (f. 40), T[homas] Gaisford, Ch[rist] Ch[urch], 1849 (f. 42), [Robert Stewart, Viscount] Castlereagh, Dublin Castle, 1800 (f. 43), and [Edward King, Viscount] Kingsborough, 1811 (f. 44). The main recipients are Bryan Cooke, 1800-1821 (ff. 6-40 passim), Philip Davies Cooke, 1828-1853 (ff. 2-42 passim), and Philip's brother W. B. Cooke, 1827-1842 (f. 1, 21, 25, 30), father-in-law George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston, 1800-1826 (ff. 3, 11, 12, 33, 43), and son Philip Bryan Davies-Cooke, 1860-1901 (ff. 4, 17, 20, 23, 24, 27, 29, 31, 34). Other items in the volume include Bryan Cooke's passport, 1818 (f. 19), miscellaneous notes, copy letters and documents, etc., 1797-[?late 19 cent.] (ff. 24, 32, 34-36, 61) and printed items, 1790-1889 (ff. 31, 39, 59-60).

Three letters, dated 1892 and 1901-1902, from Archdeacon D. R. Thomas addressed to P. B. Davies-Cooke of Gwysaney, together with a prospectus for his publication The Life and Work of Bishop Davies & William Salesbury (Oswestry, 1902).

Public notice, dated 1902, of an audit of land rents on the Gogerddan estate, to be held at the White Lion Hotel, Tal-y-bont, in January 1903.

Four volumes of unpublished catalogues of bee books, one each for German; French; Italian; and Miscellaneous publications, compiled by E. Drory (Berlin, ?1903).

Correspondence between William George and Miss Jones regarding deeds, and a postcard portraying Lloyd George as St George and referencing the land campaign, possibly sent by William.

Religious census, c. 1906.

Draft deed between Dame Louise Alexandra Williams Wynn of Llangedwyn and Gertrude Mary Giradot of Rose Hill, Ruabon for the exchange of mines and minerals under lands in the parish of Erbistock, Flintshire, 1907.

Bundle of letters and notes regarding questions on parochial finances and other statistics from the Royal Commission, c. 1906-1907

Letters to Sir Edward John Webley-Parry-Pryse of Gogerddan, George R. Pryse and William Lloyd, 1907. Recurrent correspondents and subjects are described at series level. Other correspondents include D. Williams of Cletwr Hall, J.G. Morris-Davies of Hafod estate office, RSPCA, Lewes T. Loveden Pryse, Matthew Vaughan-Davies MP, the Loveden Mining Company, John Mitchell of Wanlockhead, Lanarkshire, the Royal Engineers Office at Pembroke Dock, Evan Evans of Cardiganshire County Council, R.J.R. Loxdale of Castle Hill, Llanilar, the Office of the Official Receiver in Bankruptcy, Evan Reese of Machynlleth, Edward Owen of Beulah, J.J. Hughes of Tal-y-bont, relieving officer and registrar, Frederick W. Cable of Westminster, E.R. Hunt and Lilias Hunt of Baschurch, and Walter G. Thomas of Immanuel Baptist Church, Utica, USA. Subjects include leases of land for the use of the Cardigan militia; the erection of drainage at Tal-y-bont and Rhydypennau schools; the bankruptcy of John Davies of Lampeter, clogger; negotiations for a cricket field at Borth; the leases of Cwmbwa, Penrhyn-coch, and Ffynon Caradog; and operation of the quarry at Braich Garw. The file also contains a schedule and notice of distraint for chief rents in the manors of Cyfoethybrenin and Perfedd, the deputation of Edward John Webley-Parry-Pryse as His Majesty’s gamekeeper in the parish of Ysbyty Ystwyth, a prospectus of the General Land Drainage and Improvement Company, and an account of J.E. James of Aberystwyth

Printed report of the Beagle Club, 1907.

Copi E. Vincent Evans o broflenni cyfrol Charles Ashton Llyfryddiaeth Gymreig o 1801 i 1810 (Croesoswallt, 1908), yn cynnwys cywiriadau ac ychwanegiadau ar gyfer 1811 ac 1812. Ceir nodiadau yn llaw E. Vincent Evans ar y tudalennau drwyddi draw y gyfrol yn awgrymu cywiriadau.

Manuscript story, [1896x1908], entitled 'Gibbet or Cross?', by Allen Raine; together with a copy of Carmarthenshire Life (Autumn 2008), including an article 'Allen Raine, a voice from the past' by Carol Byrne Jones.

A bundle comprising a series of MS notes believed to be in the hand of Frank Morgan, [later first secretary of the Representative Body of the Church in Wales], relating to the minutes of evidence taken by the Royal Commission on the Church of England and other Religious Bodies in Wales and Monmouthshire, 1910. The notes are bound into separate sections, viz.:
I The religious census
II Clergy, education, clerical income, curates
III Communicants, communicants rolls, Nonconformists' evidence regarding communicants
IV Co-operation between Churchmen and Nonconformists
V The discipline of the various denominations
VI Endowment of the Church of England in Wales
VII The Free Church Council
VIII Numbers of members of the nondenominational churches
IX Details of ministers and local preachers
X National schools
XI Non-worshippers
XII Objections to the established Church
XIII Organisation of the nondenominational churches
XIV Parsonages
XV Pastoral work
XVI Prayer meetings
XVII The Revival and its effects
XVIII Services
XX Sunday schools
XXI Transfer letters
XXII Adherents
XXIII Average attendance
XXIV Baptism
XXV Burials
XXVI Chapels
XXVII Church building
XXVIII Confirmations
XXIX County statistics
XXX Directories and calendars
XXXI Doctrine
XXXII Famous men
XXXIII Foundation of Nonconformist causes
XXXIV Language
XXXV Libraries
XXXVI missing
XXVII Marriages
XXVIII Missions
XXXIX Music
XL Parochial church councils
XLI Progress in the Church of England and in the Nonconformist Church
XLII Proportion of communicants to total population
XLIII Seating accommodation
XLIV missing
XLV Temperance
XLVI Voluntary contributions
XLVII Year books
Church of England: miscellaneous
Nonconformists: miscellaneous

Statistics, by Frank Morgan, of percentages of communicants and accommodation to population in the diocese of St Davids, by archdeaconry, c. 1910

Bundle of letters and notes regarding questions on parochial finances and other statistics from the Royal Commission, c. 1906-1907

Printed article The Forward Movement (or Church Extension Society) of the Calvinistic Methodist or Presbyterian Church of Wales, by Rev. John Pugh, c. 1906, with typescript evidence to the Royal Commission on the Forward Movement by J. Morgan Jones, chairman of the South Wales Committee, 1910