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Llythyrau at Hugh Jones,

Letters mainly addressed to Hugh Jones ('Cromwell o Went'). Most of the letters have sermon notes by Hugh Jones on their blank pages, and many are concerned solely with preaching engagements. The correspondents include Hugh Jones's father, Rowland Jones, his mother, Jane Jones, 1839, his wife, 1832, and his son, Ellice John Jones, 1859-1871, together with one letter, 1836, to Mrs Hugh Jones; W. L. Bathurst, 1854; William Howells, 1851; Edward Davies, Independent minister and tutor, 1838-1847; David Davies, principal of Carmarthen Academy, 1846-1847; Evan Davies ('Eta Delta'), 1834; William Davies, Independent minister and tutor, 1847; David Edward Edwardes, 1871; Griffith Jones, Bala and Tregarth, 1860; David Rees, Llanelli, 1835-1841, 1862; and William Rees ('Gwilym Hiraethog'), 1858-1871.
There are some references in NLW MS 10275E to David Rees, Llanelli.

Notebook,

A notebook, 1740-1794, kept by Thomas Morgan. Among the contents, some of which are recorded in Y Cofiadur, I, pp. 10-14, are 'An account of wt. I received Since i went to School to ye Revd. Mr. Saml. Jones of Pentwyn which was Sept. 2d 1741', and other, later, financial memoranda; 'My fellow Students when under Mr. Saml. Tho.'s Tuition at Carmarthen in ye Year 1743'; hymns in English and Welsh; 'An account of Some deceased Ministers of ye Gospel ...'; 'A Sermon Pread. by Mr. Sam Jones Chappel Sion Febr. 14, 1741'; 'A Catalogue of ye Books wch I bought since I came to Pentwyn, wch. was Sept. 2. 1741', with additions for other years; a list of 'Letters & Short Essays of mine publish'd in ye Gent. Magaz.'; details relating to the 'Lectures' at Morley; 'Ordinations which I have been at &c.'; 'My Fellow Students at ye Academy in Carmarthen under ye Tuition of Mr. Evan Davies & Mr. Saml. Tho: ...'; 'Some Acct. of my Fellow Students &c.'; 'Ephemeris, Morley', being diary entries, meditations, etc.; 'An account of ye verses yt I Preached upon, with ye Month ... & ye places ... Beginning ... 1741 & ye year of my age 1741 [sic]; memoranda; etc.

Erthyglau a thraethodau,

A file of articles and essays mainly intended for publication in Y Cronicl:- 'Yr Ysgol Sabbothol' by B. Emlyn Davies, Birmingham; 'Dyledswydd bwysig Athrawon yr Ysgol Sabbothol', by John Jones, Pantycelyn; 'Traethawd ar Fywyd a Nodweddion Esther, un o destunau cyfarfodydd llenyddol Dolgelley y Nadolig, 1866'; 'Sistem newydd eto i ddwyn deiliaid Satan oddi arno'; 'Myfyrdod ar alluowgrwydd Duw' by Peter Edwards ('Pedr Dulas'); 'Hanes yr achos Anibynnol yn Sardis, Maldwyn', and a sermon by W. R. Edwards; 'Amaethu ucheldiroedd Cymru' and sermon notes by John Roberts; 'Traethawd ar wastraff' by 'Ruben'; 'An oration concerning the duty of inoffensive conduct ... delivered at the [Carmarthen] Academy by Thomas Jones'; and a letter to the Editor of Y Cronicl by Edward Roberts, Liverpool.

Pregethau,

Sermon notes, 1799-1821, by Thomas Jones, Denbigh and Moelfre; with one sermon preached in English at the Carmarthen academy.

Thomas Jones.