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The account book of the Boughrood Charity. The book contains a memorandum of the intentions of the charity, a rental of the Boughrood estate in Radnorshire, 1772-1774, a list of the chief rents due in the manor of 'Colwyn' [=Elfael Uwch Mynydd], minutes of the annual charity meeting and accounts of the receiver, 1775-1791, and extracts from presentments at the court leet of the manor of Elfael Uwch Mynydd relating to heriots and encroachments, 14 May 1784 and 30 May 1789.

Papers relating to charities in co's Brec., Rad. and Mon., including charities sponsored by the Morgan family of Tredegar or administered by their agents, and charities where the papers came into the possession of the family.

The papers comprise deeds and papers relating to the Morgan family and the succession at Tredegar, the genealogy of the Morgan family of Tredegar and related families, the personal papers of individual members of the Morgan family, particularly the antiquarian papers of Octavius Morgan, appointments to public office, particularly as lord lieutenant and custos rotulorum, and deeds and papers relating to families that members of the Morgan family were involved with, for example as executors of wills or trustees of settlements.

The series comprises a collection of deeds, each in its own individual presentation box. The deeds include a grant of free warren, 1616, a royal pardon to William Morgan of Dderw, 1644, appointments as lord lieutenant, custos rotulorum and advocate general, 1702-1933, grants of arms, 1779-1792, licences to take new surnames, 1787-1792, and grants of the rank of baronet, 1702, and viscount, 1905. -- The great seal is attached to the letters patent and most of the appointments. The armorial seals of Garter and Clarenceux kings of arms are attached to the grants of arms, and a broken and crudely repaired seal of the Duchy of Lancaster is attached to the 1761 appointment as steward of the Three Castles.

The series comprises papers relating to the Tredegar Races, including race calendars (standing orders, subscribers and lists of runners and winners), 1816-1873, and hunter trails judges' notebooks, 1926-1932; papers relating to the Tredegar Show, including poultry books, c.1880-c.1927, correspondence, 1891-1927, and show catalogues, 1919-1921; and papers, 1845-1850, relating to a statue of Sir Charles Morgan, subscribed to and erected as a testimonial to his suppport of the agricultural interest. -- The letters include applications for entries and trade stands, apologies for pulling entries for various reasons, and the appointment and reports of judges of various classes. Also a few printed items, including the rules, report and members of the Welsh Leghorn and Minorca Club, 1906 (filed under letter A), and the schedule for the Tredegar poultry show, 1907 (also filed under letter A). Most of the letters are dated September, October and November of the particular year.

These papers are unrelated to the Tredegar estate, having been accumulated by members of the Morgan family of Tredegar and their agents in the course of their public or private lives, or otherwise strayed into the Tredegar estate records. The bulk of the strays are client files of Henry F. W. Harries, the Brecon solicitor who acted as the agent for Tredegar's Breconshire estate (P 5/6). These files probably became mixed with the Tredegar material on the final dispersal of the Breconshire estate and the removal of the Breconshire estate records to Newport. Six other groups also all come from within the sphere of influence of the Tredegar estate, comprising the Monmouthshire commission of sewers, 1660-1792 (P 5/8), Newport assessments, 1700-1753 (P 5/7), Newport turnpike trust records, 1759-1880 (P 5/1), charity papers, 1772-1959 (P 5/2), St Woolloos rate book, 1875 (P 5/4), and Christchurch Highway Board letters received, 1880-1890 (P 5/5). The three files of Sussex vouchers, 1775-1776 (P 5/3), relate to an estate in the trusteeship of members of the Morgan family.

Attornment of John Holford of Newick, Sussex, yeoman, to Charles Gould of Ealing, Middlesex, esq., for a copyhold messuage and lands called Rotherfield Farm in Newick, in the manor of Balneth. In 1753 John, lord De Lawarr (now Earl of De Lawarr) granted George Holford then of Chailey, Sussex, yeoman (John Holford's father, since dec.) a 12 year lease of the premises. Subsequently, De Lawarr mortgaged the property (among others) to King Gould of the parish of Westminster St James, Middlesex, esq. (since dec.). De Lawarr having defaulted, Charles Gould and Paston Gould of Ealing, esqs, King Gould's sons, took possession of the mortgaged property, and Paston Gould the younger son and his father's heir according to the custom of the manor, took possession of the mortgaged copyhold premises in the manor, which Charles Gould recovered by ejectment.

The series comprises papers relating to the period of Charles Gould's tenancy of the Langford Court estate. Although there is a theme to most files, whether it be papers relating to a particular subject, or papers from a particular time-span, most files also include papers that have nothing to do with that theme. This lack of care almost certainly related to the papers having no administrative value after 1802, when Sir Charles Morgan rid himself of the estate.

A catalogue (1861 watermark) of the collection of ancient silver gilt cups and other ornamental sideboard plate at the Friars, Newport, endorsed that the same were bequeathed by the late Octavius Morgan (d. 5 Aug. 1888) to be heirlooms with the Tredegar estate, signed by H. S. Milman, his executor.

Inventory of plate etc.

Inventories of household stuff at Dderw.

Records relating to the management of the Tredegar household. For convenience, Lord Tredegar's private account cash books and audit books have been included here, although they apply equally to the demense and other estate interests.

Records relating to the various Tredegar households, demesnes, home farms and estate works.

The Argoed lease, 1805, the Tredegar lease, 1815, the Tredegar Iron & Coal Company Ltd lease, 1881, and leases and related papers relating to properties in New Tredegar, 1879-1933.

Records of the Tredegar Town estate, and some records of its predecessors and successors.

Minute book of the Tredegar Wharf Company. A copy of the deed of partnership of the TWC, 27 March 1807, is engrossed in the front of the volume.