Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1748, [early 1780s] (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
NLW MS 2056B: ii, 77 ff. (ff. 12 verso-77 verso blank) ; 195 x 160 mm.
NLW MS 2057B: iii, 183 ff. (partial foliation 1-70; many blank leaves) ; 200 x 160 mm.
NLW MS 2058B: ii, 185 ff. (many blank leaves) ; 195 x 165 mm.
NLW MS 2059B: iii, 136 ff. ; 195 x 160 mm.
NLW MS 2060B: v, 179 ff. ; 200 x 155 mm.
NLW MS 2056B: Quarter leather over boards; 'PAUL PANTON HIS BOOK 1767' (inside front cover, juvenile handwriting)
NLW MS 2057B: Vellum over boards with double blind fillets; 'Assumpsit Vol. 1' (ink on spine and on front cover); page edges stained red; 'Paul Panton, [junior], 1781' (f. i).
NLW MS 2058B: Vellum over boards with double blind fillets; 'P[aul] P[anton, senior] Novr 20 1748' (p. i).
NLW MS 2059B: Vellum over boards with double blind fillets; 'MS Vol. 1st' (ink on spine); 'Paul Panton Lincolns Inn Janry 1748' (inside front cover).
NLW MS 2060B: Covers as NLW MS 2057B; 'Informations' (ink on front cover and spine)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Paul Panton the elder (1727-1797), barrister and antiquarian, married in 1756 Jane Jones, heiress to the Plas Gwyn estate at Pentraeth, Anglesey. In addition to his responsibilities as squire of Plas Gwyn, Panton took a keen practical interest in the coal and lead industries of Flintshire, in which county he spent a large proportion of his time. He travelled extensively throughout Wales, England and Scotland and, like his friends Thomas Pennant and Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), was greatly interested in British antiquities, a passion reflected in his correspondence. An avid collector of manuscripts, Panton was to gain possession of Ieuan Fardd's papers shortly before the latter's death. The elder Panton retained communications with legal and political colleagues throughout his life.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Like his father, Paul Panton the younger (1758-1822) qualified as a barrister but also followed in his father's antiquarian footsteps, travelling a good deal in pursuit of his interests and maintaining a correspondence with prominent antiquarian and literary figures of his day. The family connection with the north-east of Wales also remained as the younger Panton was not only a prominent figure in Anglesey public life but was elected high sheriff of Flintshire in 1815.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Legal notebooks of Paul Panton, senior, 1748 (NLW MSS 2058-2059B), and Paul Panton, junior, [early 1780s] (NLW MSS 2056-2057B, 2060B).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Notes area
Note
Formerly Panton MSS 91-95.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MSS 2056-2060B.
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Title based on contents.