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A roll of 3226 persons from Aberystwyth and district who signed the Total Abstinence Pledge between 21 October 1836 and 13 August 1855, with their addresses and occupations.

Letters addressed mainly to John Matthews, on political and literary matters, by T. F. Burton, Cromer, 1830; M. Daniel, Carmarthen, 1868; David Davies, Llandinam, 1868; Evan Davies, Swansea, 1868-9; J. Davies, Llandyssul, 1869; J. C. Davies, Holywell, 1869 (to G. O. Morgan); J. Lloyd Davies, London, 1855; Lewis Davies, Merthyr Tydfil, 1859; Edward Drury, Bala, 1825; Lewis Edwards, Bala, 1868; Thomas Charles Edwards, Bala, 1849-59; E. Ellis, Bettws y Coed; Griffith Ellis, Aberystwyth, 1867; A. M. Evans, Cardigan, 1868; H. C. Fryer; John Griffiths ('Y Gohebydd'), 1869; Edward Hall, Aberystwyth, 1901; Thomas Harris, Landyssul, 1868; J. and H. Hughes, Aberystwyth, 1869: John Jenkins, Chester, 1868; Messrs. Jones, Francis, & Bosanquet, London, 1864; David Jones, Aberystwyth, 1856; G. Jones, London; J. H. Jones, Aberaeron, 1868-9; Thomas Jones, Manchester, 1869; A. L. Lewis, Bethesda, 1861; W. L. Lewis, Berriew, 1870; Morgan Lloyd, 1840-5; Thomas D. Lloyd, Bronwydd, 1868-70; Anne Matthews, 1833; John Matthews, 1827-68; Jane Owens, Aberystwyth, 1870; Robert Parry ('Robyn Ddu Eryri'), 1839; W. Pierce, Penllwyn, 1858; E. L. Pryse, 1868; E. W. Richards, London, 1831; Henry Richard, 1828-69; E. M. Richards, 1868-70; Sloane Richards, 1869; I. Roberts, Manchester, 1835; John Roberts ('Ieuan Gwyllt'), 1853; John C. Roberts, Utica, 1870; D. M. Rowlands, Swansea, 1869-70; H. Sandwith, Belgrade, 1876; Edward Stephen ('Tanymarian'), 1858; B. T. Williams, London, 1869; Evan Williams, Merthyr, 1869; and W. R. Williams, Rhyl, 1869; and miscellanea. Also two letters to John Matthews, Amlwch, son of John Matthews, junior.

A roll of members of the Aberystwyth Auxiliary Temperance Society, formed 31 August 1835.

Resolutions passed at a meeting of the 'Young Men Society' at Tabernacle, Aberystwyth, 6 October 1846; papers relating to a church rate for the repair of St. Michael's Chapel, Aberystwyth, 1832, and to proceedings taken against dissenting ministers and others for non-payment thereof; an agreement for the conveyance of voters from Devil's Bridge to Aberystwyth, and bills of expenses and subscription lists in connection with the Cardiganshire election of 1868; adjudication of essays by Michael D. Jones, 9 December 1856; an agreement to let Aberystwyth Market Hall for the use of the Cardiganshire Choral Union, 1870; and recipes.

'Englynion a gyfansoddwyd ar ddydd croesawiad Ardalydd Mon Ynghaernarfon' by David Thomas ('Dafydd Ddu o Eryri'), Llandwrog, 1816; a poem entitled 'Gwlad fy ngenedigaeth'; 'englynion' addressed to John, son of John Matthews, Aberystwyth, when six weeks old, by Robert Parry ('Robyn Ddu Eryri'), 1838; a poem of condolence ('Anerchiad i Mr. J. Matthews') by 'Daniel Wineu', 17 November 1852; three 'englynion' by 'Gwyddno' addressed to John Matthews, president of the Aberystwyth Literary Society, 1861; two stanzas on 'Harddwch', endorsed 'The composition of Dr. Edwards, Bala'; and a political poem 'Britannia Weeping', by 'G.H.', Aberystwyth, 31 May 1845.

Rules and resolutions of the Aberystwyth Temperance Society; arrangements for festivals and processions; and minutes of committee meetings, 29 May-14 July 1837.

Y Dyddiadur Methodistaidd for the years 1861 and 1863 in two volumes, with diary entries by John Matthews, junior, land-surveyor, Aberystwyth.

Manuscripts and papers of John Matthews, senior, and John Matthews, junior, of Aberystwyth. -- They include a group of autograph letters of Henry Richard, written in his early days to his friend, John Matthews; manuscript and printed matter relating to Aberystwyth in the early part of the 19th century; letters and papers relating to the parliamentary election of 1868, when Mr Matthews acted as the agent of Mr E. M. Richards, the successful candidate for Cardiganshire; letters, papers and pamphlets concerning the Church Rate dispute in Aberystwyth; papers relating to the beginnings of the temperance cause in the Aberystwyth district; miscellaneous letters and papers, including some written by Thomas Charles Edwards and Ieuan Gwyllt in their early days, one letter by the former is in Latin; two diaries of John Matthews for 1861 and 1863.