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- 19 cent. (Creation)
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Charles Ashton (1848-1899), bibliographer and library historian, was born at Llawr-y-glyn, Montgomeryshire. He served with the police force at Dinas Mawddwy, but published several books on historical and literary topics, the most important of which is Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymreig o 1651 hyd 1850 (1893), and also competed in 'eisteddfodau'.
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Letters, 1893-1897, from Charles Ashton, Dinas Mawddwy, to Hubert Smith, Bournemouth (sometime town clerk of Bridgnorth), and press cuttings, 1899, relating to Charles Ashton, etc.
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English.
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On examination in February 2011 only two addressed envelopes remained in this bundle, the letters presumably having been misplaced.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 4939C.
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February 2011.
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- English
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Description revised by Rhys Morgan Jones;