File NLW MS 23511A. - Journal,

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NLW MS 23511A.

Title

Journal,

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  • 1861-1864 / (Creation)

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i, 95 ff. ; 150 x 95 mm. Leather covers.

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Journal of Margaret Mostyn Jones (née Davies), mostly concerned with the period 19 September 1861 - 6 October 1862 spent in the employ of Augusta Hall, baroness Llanover, with further entries to March 1864. The domestic life of the household at Llanover Hall, with its strict observance of the language, customs and traditions of Wales, is portrayed.

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English.

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The contents of NLW MSS 22853-23691 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 9 (Aberystwyth, 2003).

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Extracts from the diary have been published by David Thomas in Country Quest, 8 (1967), pp. 31-4; see also NLW MS 23514E, ff. 33-6.

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Preferred citation: NLW MS 23511A.

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vtls004655649

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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  • Text: NLW MS 23511A.