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Various adjudications and poetical compositions in connection with the Anniversaries or Festivals of Cymdeithas Cymreigyddion y Fenni (Abergavenny Cymreigyddion Society), 1834-1845. The adjudications are by [the Reverend Thomas Price] 'Carnhuanawc', and [John Davies] 'Brychan Bach', Tredegar, 1834; [Taliesin Williams, 'Taliesin ab Iolo'], 1835 (mutilated); W. Ellis Jones, 'Cawrdaf', Caerfyrddin, and [the Reverend Thomas Price, 'Carnhuanawc'], 1836; Henry Hallam, W. Watkins, J. Morgan, W. Williams and John Daniel, Abergavenny (the last four being co-adjudicators), John Parry , 'Bardd Alaw', and [the Reverend Thomas Price, 'Carnhuanawc'], 1838; and Taliesin Williams ('Ab Iolo') [1845]. The poetical compositions include 'englynion' to [Thomas Bevan] 'Caradawc', by [Henry Evans] 'H. Ddu o Ddyfed' and [William Morgan] 'Gwilym Gelli Deg', 'Can Anerchiadol. I Gymreigyddion y fenni' by David Jones, 'Dewi Glan taf', Merthyr Tydfil, 'englynion' addressing the Society by 'Yr Arth-hir' and 'englynion' 'i yr hên . . . Iaith yr Omeraeg . . .' by [John (Emlyn) Jones] 'Ioan Emlyn', Crughywel, all dated October, 1837; 'englynion' 'ar Briodas W. Williams, Ysw. o Aberpergwm a Meistresan Smyth o'r Castellau' by 'Geoffrey', to Sir Charles Morgan, president of the Abergavenny Cymreigyddion Eisteddfod, 1838, by 'Cadifor' (endorsed 'y goraf') and 'Estron' (endorsed 'yr ail'), and to the Breton visitors to the Eisteddfod by 'Macsen Wledig' and 'Myfyr', all submitted for competition at the 1838 Eisteddfod; and 'englynion' entitled 'Annerchiad i Gymreigyddion y Fenni' by 'Cawr Morlais', Dowlais, 6 October 1840.

One of six volumes consisting of several hundred letters ranging in date from the late eighteenth century to about the middle of the nineteenth, and addressed mainly to Walter Davies, with some to his daughter Jane, to John Jenkins, and to John Vaughan, from numerous correspondents connected with various aspects of Welsh life and including: J. P. Adams (Pembroke), Lewis Bagot (bishop of St. Asaph), Jona Barff (Shrewsbury), Thomas Beynon, R. Myddelton Biddulph, John Blackwell (Alun), J. B. Blakeway, Samuel Butler (Shrewsbury School), William Carey (bishop of St. Asaph), Nicholas Carlisle, Thomas Charles, Isaac Clarke (Ruthin), William Cleaver (bishop of St. Asaph), Lord Clive, Alfred B. Clough, Roger B. Clough, Eliza Colley, Athelstan Corbett, Edward Davies (Wrexham), Hugh Davies (Shrewsbury), John Davies (Fronheulog), Robert Davies (Bardd Nantglyn), W. Whitehall Davies, James Donne (Llanyblodwel), Ellis Owen Ellis ('Ellis Bryncoch'), Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion), D. Silvan Evans, Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd), Henry Evans (Harri Ddu o Ddyfed), R. Wynne Eyton, and Richard Fenton.

Some fifty letters, 1837-1841, to Henry Evans ('Harri Ddu o Ddyfed'), secretary of the Cambrian Society, Cardiff, on subjects of Welsh antiquarian and Cymreigyddion interest; together with notes gathered by Evans and verses by or concerning him. The correspondents include Edward Copleston, bishop of Llandaf (2) 1838, Thomas Phillipps, Middle Hill (7) 1837-39, Thomas Price ('Carnhuanawc') (3) 1837, Rice Rees, Llandovery (6) 1837-9, and William Williams, Aberpergwm (3) 1837-39.